NRL | Rookie Knights hooker Tom Starling cleared to make his NRL debut against the Dragons on Saturday at McDonald Jones Stadium

By Barry Toohey
Updated August 30 2018 - 11:56am, first published August 29 2018 - 8:00pm
Cleared: Rookie hooker Tom Starling has been given the all clear by the NRL to debut against the Dragons.
Cleared: Rookie hooker Tom Starling has been given the all clear by the NRL to debut against the Dragons.

A showdown between the Knights and the NRL over the eligibility of rookie Tom Starling was avoided yesterday when the 20-year-old hooker was given the green light to make his top grade debut against St George Illawarra on Saturday at McDonald Jones Stadium.

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