Whiteside and Golding recruited to Invercargill by Star Rugby Club in 1946.....

Nothing has really changed!!!

Thought Yacck might be interested in this article.  Everyone talks about players being poached from other unions.  This was happening back in 1946 which says the following:
The "talent scouts" of the Star Football Club have not wasted opportunity on the available football material which has come to Invercargill recently.  Two more first-grade players from northern clubs have linked up with Star. They are D. Whiteside, a forward from Albion Club, Christchurch and J. Golding, a five-eight who paired with M. B. Couch, Wairarapa and New Zealand five-eight in the Star club of Caterton,.  Star expected to field at least four teams in the Inter-Club competition this year.