Quote: konichiwabitches "Atkins is quality.
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Yes, but a pretty ordinary sort of quality.
He left because he wasn`t good enough to break into the side, and despite what anyone says he was given the chance. He left as fourth or fifth in the pecking order for a centre spot.
In fact it`s exactly what the salary cap is designed to do. He`s improved by playing more regularly, which is only to be expected and he`s got a couple of England caps, which on a personal level I`m pleased for him about. We`re no where near as strong now as we were when he left but if we`d re-signed him I still wouldn`t be exactly ecstatic.