Multiple outlets report the NRL is looking to add about 100 more players and is turning to non-traditional talent sources to do so. The articles focus on South Africa and New Zealand’s south island as potential rugby league pathways, describing them as regions where players with the physical and athletic traits suited to league can be identified. The coverage frames the strategy around recruiting athletes who have rugby backgrounds and who may already be conditioned for the style of play associated with league, such as speed, strength, and physicality. The reports also indicate that these areas are being treated as “next” development routes, alongside existing pathways, rather than replacements. While the articles differ only slightly in emphasis, they broadly agree on the core message: the league is planning to widen its player recruitment pipeline by looking to rugby strongholds outside Australia and then converting promising athletes into league-capable players through targeted identification and development efforts.