“Hull have also complained about an alleged approach from Wigan to their promising 16-year-old Richard Horne. It is a clear breach of the Super League Code of Conduct, which was established only a month ago, and we will be asking clubs what they are prepared to do about it.”This issue strikes at the heart of the so-called Super League philosophy. Clubs with non-productive junior set-ups should not be allowed to take the best talent of those who have got it right.”The Wigan chairman, Peter Norbury, denied any wrong-doing “My conscience is completely clear,” he said. HALIFAX HAVE launched a furious attack on Wigan for “poaching” one of their brightest young prospects. David Hodgson, a 17-year-old winger or centre described by Halifax as as “a future international”, has signed for Wigan for next season, by which time his current contract will have expired, writes Dave Hadfield. The fee will be decided by a tribunal, but Halifax, who have already sold Chris Chester and Gavin Clinch to Wigan to ease their financial pressures, are angry about losing an important asset for the future and are asking Super League to intervene.
“There is evidence suggesting an illegal approach,” alleged Halifax’s football director, Robert Atkinson “We are furious. “There was just one gentleman and a bag,” Hermenjat said.Hermenjat said an agreement might have been reached if the SOC had informed Gstaad organisers of its plans.

But the SOC said it did not inform federations it was coming, believing such notice would defeat the purpose of unannounced tests.. Organisers said the ATP, which runs the men’s tour, had its own testing and the SOC had no right to conduct tests at such events.The ATP and Gstaad organisers also argued that there was no proper security or facilities to conduct such sensitive tests, which could have left the results open to dispute. He was denied access to the players by the tournament director, Jacques Hermenjat, on the grounds that it was an ATP tournament. “The position of Gstaad and the ATP is that it isn’t our right.”
A controller from the SOC arrived at the Swiss resort on Tuesday evening and told tournament organisers he was there to conduct unannounced tests on Swiss players. “It’s our law, our position and our right to be able to control every Swiss athlete whenever and wherever we want,” Fred Ernst, the chief of doping controls for the SOC, said.

The SOC believes the position of the Gstaad organisers and the ATP was wrong legally as well as politically in the current doping climate. The incident occurred after first-round play at the Swiss Open on Tuesday, with both sides claiming they have jurisdiction. A BITTER ROW has broken out in Gstaad after the Association of Tennis Professionals refused to allow the Swiss Olympic Committee to conduct surprise dope tests on Swiss players, saying they alone were responsible for testing. Substitutes used: Spencer, Salter, Callaway, Sykes.Referee: R Smith (Castleford).n Wigan hope to find out today whether the Brisbane and Australia centre Steve Renouf is interested in joining them for next season.. Substitutes used: Goldspink, Haughton, Chester, M Smith.London Broncos: Fleming; Peters, Ryan, Timu, Tollett; Hammond, Thomas; Cram, Beazley, Seibold, Retchless, Wynyard, Gill.