YORK City Knights general manager Ian Wilson admitted it was frustrating to continue waiting to hear if new recruit Garry Green can play this season.

The Knights initially hoped to hear from Rugby Football League chiefs on Friday but when no news was forthcoming, they expected to be given notice yesterday – again with no answers.

The Aussie prop, who joined from Batley in the off-season, needs to pass new criteria which makes it harder for overseas players to be eligible to play in British rugby league.

Wilson said: “It’s a bit infuriating. It’s disrupted our plans and it’s probably worse for Garry himself. I know how keen he is to play. He didn’t get much opportunity at Batley and he’s bent over backwards to be able to play and try to show what he can do.”

The Knights re-signed another forward, Mark Applegarth, last week, but Wilson said this was not because they feared Green would be unavailable.

“Luckily we’ve brought another prop in but I’m sure Garry will get opportunities to play even with Mark here,” he said.

“We would always be on the lookout for players of Mark’s quality. Hopefully Garry can play too.”