Benji Marshall to Top League?

[Draggs]

Benji Marshall's manager has raised the prospect of the star playmaker seeking a release from his contract with Wests Tigers to play a stint in Japanese rugby union following Sonny Bill Williams' signing with Sydney Roosters.
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"If we were going to do it, it would be for the 2013-2014 Japanese season," Tauber said. "It's something I want to discuss."

http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-leag...-for-rugby-stint-in-japan-20121115-29dfk.html

Does he qualify for the crims? I'd love to see him lineup for them, even though it would never happen.