Quote: Saddened! "Of course he has. In what categories relevant to a half back would Eastmond rank lower than Tomkins exactly?'"
Getting onto the field, clean breaks, long distance speed, ball handling, breaking tackles, scoring tries, creating space for his team mates, teamwork and panache. I expect those gaps to be greater too now that Eastmond has spent two years out of the game (remember Iestyn Harris, who was actually better than Kyle when he went to union). In fairness to Eastmond he has a better kicking game and he's probably a bit quicker off the mark.