Quote: snowdog "wigan supporters calling roby for not going to australia to' test himself against the best' and become a better player for the good of international rl when he opted to stay at saints
wigan supporters over the moon that tomkins has signed a 5 yr contract to stay with them and not go to the nrl
wigan supporters make your mind up
fwiw well done at keeping those players in super league,i have no desire to see our best playing in the nrl.'"
What I've advocated for many years is that we (all Superleague teams) should send their best young academy player to Australia on a years scholarship.
Listening to Radio Merseysides try time (Merseyside Sport) on Thursday it appears that Widnes have done it this year.
It was a very good programme, with Simmons, Smith and Maguire discussing the new play the ball interpretation.
Listen again
rlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_merseyside/20110203rl the discussion starts about 1 hour in.