Kevin Ellis, david bishop and Jonathan Griffiths were pretty good halfbacks from Wales in the 80s. Ricky Stuart was the best RU convert halfback of that era.

League Weekly nosey Parker reporting that Woolford ready to bring his son over to Huddersfield if Leeds do push to sign Kruise Leeming.

League Express reporting Matt Prior should be completed next week

Maybe so played only 40 games so that may have been just over a season.IIRC he started off slowly due to change of code and fittnnes then started to put some good performances before his RL career was cut short with injury.

They were successful backs which I believe is where union converts have the most success

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/10306774 ... heir-list/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/10306774 ... heir-list/

The question of what has happened in the past is totally irrelevant to the modern era. Rugby Union players these days have skill sets far different to previous era’s. They are also far better athletes than they used to be. The whoLe game has moved on due to league coached tactics as part of their game. Players wouldn’t struggle cross code these days, from union to league, not like previous.

As The Biffs Back said, the top players in Union are now earning big money, these are some of their supposed salaries

[urlhttps://www.ruck.co.uk/these-are-the-highest-paid-players-at-each-gallagher-premiership-club/[/url

plus England players get circa £25k per game for playing for England, I'd imagine they would make additional money from endorsements etc too

Manu Tuilagi would be useful.


Further to Gotcha's comment too, the game is policed rather differently than back in the day, sure any converts would be tested out and get plenty of tackling practice, but biff / high tackling wise the game the game bares no relation to what it did, which would make the transition easier.

I'd have no concerns over the transferability (is that a word?) of skill set of a back or half. Forwards are entirely another matter. I don't see a place in RL for any of the front rowers in RU, not the second rowers. Flankers and Number 8 might make RL Props or second rowers.

Given our positions of need, I'm not seeing that much RU talent even worth talking to, never mind signing.

Maybe the threat of us blowing the budget on Ford might persuade anyone dithering over signing that they'd best move a bit sharper.

Maybe you’re right...