Chase did nothing that any Englishman couldn't do in that game. Can't see any reason for selecting an antipodean thug who's nice to children in Castleford in place of more deserving candidates.

Go on then....

Name an English halfback who has won more awards than Rangi this season.

Thought not. More deserving? Take a good long look at your pathetic excuse for a troll and blush for shame.

That's rich ! coming from a fan of club who have just taken on Cockayne

Yawn , bath time for you , you little jealous tyke you

Quote: RebelRebel "Yes, I'll have to concede that point to you, although in the unlikely event of Cockayne being called up for England, he could at least justify his selection on account of being English. The point still stands, though, that in his first 2 games he's done little to show that he's streets ahead of every other English half back. If he turns in match winning performances against Australia or New Zealand, I'll eat my words. In the meantime, applaud your player, but I can see very little to justify the hype, or the controversy that his selection has generated.'" Yeah, man of the match on debut and 3 assists in his first 4 Nations game is terrible and a mod going off topic? Who'd have thought it...just another Wakey troll Here's something else for Rangi this season too, to get back on topic: www.rlif.com/rugby-league-intern ... yer-of-the

Quote: RebelRebel "Yes, I'll have to concede that point to you, although in the unlikely event of Cockayne being called up for England, he could at least justify his selection on account of being English. The point still stands, though, that in his first 2 games he's done little to show that he's streets ahead of every other English half back. If he turns in match winning performances against Australia or New Zealand, I'll eat my words. In the meantime, applaud your player, but I can see very little to justify the hype, or the controversy that his selection has generated.'" Yeah, man of the match on debut and 3 assists in his first 4 Nations game is terrible and a mod going off topic? Who'd have thought it...just another Wakey troll Here's something else for Rangi this season too, to get back on topic: www.rlif.com/rugby-league-intern ... yer-of-the

Great achievement for Rangi to be on that list, but I'm afraid he's made from the bits that were left over when God created Benji.

That said - well done Rangi.

And if my granny had wheels she'd be a car. Who's to say that anyone else would have put in a performance that won man-of-the-match against France and produced moves and passes that led to 3 tries being scored last Saturday.

Let's face it, you don't like the fact he's from NZ. However, he's qualified to play and he's played. There's absolutely nothing you can do about that, so why go bleating on about it, especially on a thread marked "Well done Rangi" on this forum?

Why don't you just change your nick to "The Trolling Mod"?

A thread praising Rangi Chase's performances for England seemed a reasonable enough place for me to offer an alternative opinion, regardless of your wish to turn this into some sort of eulogy.

Credit to the player - he was as bemused by his MoM award in the France game as many others, and clearly felt he had a lot of improvement left in him. Against a very weak Welsh team, England were uninspiring for long periods of the game. Again, nothing to write home about.

Whether you like it or not, he will be judged more harshly on his performances, for very obvious reasons. As I've already stated, if he turns in a match winning performance against Australia or New Zealand, I'll eat my words and add a "well done Rangi" to the 12 pages of well done Rangi. Until then, I'll stick to my opinion.

You're right, we can't replay both games with a different half back and compare performances. However, I can assure you that if your granny had wheels, she'd be a granny with wheels. This may make her a car in your eyes, which probably explains why our perceptions differ.

If i offer my opinion i'm a troll so how about a critical/honest assessment by a Tiger fan as to how they thought Roger played against the Welsh?

I've only managed to see the first forty minutes.

From that, he was very good in the first half. Creative, elusive and helped put the side on the attacking front.

"England were uninspiring for long periods of the game." - All Rangi's fault, obviously. There wasn't anyone else on the field. You could have asked: "Why don't they pick a lot of other England players who are more deserving of a place?" But you didn't, so don't come on now trying to make your argument look like a balanced one. You haven't addressed your "more deserving" rant at all, because if you look at Rangi's performance, he was one of the better players in both games, and it's not like there are other halfbacks in the country who have this season been given the accolades he has. They weren't given to him by Cas fans or Rangi himself - they were all given by a group of people with no axe to grind.

"Whether you like it or not, he will be judged more harshly on his performances, for very obvious reasons." - It's not whether I like it or not, it's whether people can cope with the fact he qualifies under residential rules or not. The rules are there and he hasn't broken any of them. As I said, if you don't like the rules, you can't change them and there's no point in bleating about it - especially not in the form of trolling his adoptive club's forum. There's nothing we can do about it either.

"You're right, we can't replay both games with a different half back and compare performances. However, I can assure you that if your granny had wheels, she'd be a granny with wheels. This may make her a car in your eyes, which probably explains why our perceptions differ." I seriously can't believe I'm reading this garbage. If you've never heard the phrase before, I apologise. However, its a quite common piece of sarcasm which is used to indicate someone's frustration with another person putting forward a pointless hypothetical situation, such as "Can't see any reason for selecting an antipodean thug... in place of more deserving candidates." Especially not when the guy you're actually referring to has been the outstanding candidate according to his form and the views of any unbiased observers over the course of the previous season.

"A thread praising Rangi Chase's performances for England seemed a reasonable enough place for me to offer an alternative opinion, regardless of your wish to turn this into some sort of eulogy." Of course, and please remind me to send you an "I hope you have the crappiest day of your life" card on your birthday.

In a fairly quiet game, he created 2 tries and assisted in another. Also with a decent amount of foresight he nearly scored one himself - only fingertips away. Not exactly a man of the match performance but I've seen a hell of a lot worse from others over the years.