For mine it's harder to learn how to play Union if you are a league convert than a Union convert to league.
Is it physically tougher than league I don't think so especially for backs who sometimes hardly have to make a tackle.

I like Lee Smith as a player and would be more than happy to see him back at Leeds but were does he fit into the squad?

I agree if he is but several months out learning another game he'll probably be off the pace.

Can we insist on him re-growing his 'fro?

I can't see how it's difficult, I honestly think that Union clubs sign league backs for the wrong reasons. I looked at Wasps squad this year and couldn't see where Smith would get a game. He can't play full back straight off and they signed Tom Varndell (already an England international on the wing) to add to Sackey, had one of the best young centres in England and two 10's who had to play (one becaue he was good and the other because he's called Cipriani).

I think they (Wasps) were under cap because they offloaded a lot of forwards, and litteraly just picked Smith up like they were walking through Waitrose and saw a nice pack of Hob-Nobs to stick in their trolley.

Looking back to the interview he gave after the Grand Final was anyone convinced he really wanted to leave the Rhinos?

I think Gareth Thomas would agree with you.

I think you're probably right about him initially playing on the wing but would disagree about him 'fighting 'for his place. They wouldn't have given him a 4yr deal if that was the case. Senior must be looking over his shoulder now.

Sorry but I missed this one last night. If you are still interested here they are.

Leeds - Lee Smith by starting position - SL Era (All Comps):

Full-Back - 24
Right Wing - 40
Right Centre - 18
Left Centre - 2
Left Wing - 13

Total 97 + 5 substitute appearances

Tries 51, Goals 22, Drop Goal 1, Points 249



More shoddy journalism, imagine missing off the last bit of the sentence: [i“He went there for the year and there are salary-cap implications.”[/i =#FF0000now that we have re-signed Lee Smith.

Which recent converts other than Smith and possibly Rayner do you consider to have flopped ?

Chris Ashton & Stephen Myler seem to have done ok at Northampton.

It'll depend how long that piece of string turns out to be:

Karl Pryce?
Chev Walker?