Quote: jonny the leyther "Is he any good?'"
I haven’t seen him play in the flesh (I don’t watch any Union in the flesh!) but I’ve seen him on tv a couple of times
He went on the 2009 Lions tour to South Africa which means he’s not too bad (we have signed many Unions internationals over the years who were very good League players and this was before their game was pro)
One thing that sticks in my mind is that when I saw him play, my first impression was “this guy is a League player playing Union”. His game is all about running rather than the breakdown work and when he runs he looks to break the line while the vast majority of Union forwards go into the tackle with a low body angle to ensure they don’t get turned over which means very few tackles broken. Funnily enough, it’s his running to break the tackle that brings him criticism from Union people as he gets isolated and runs too upright... as I say, I think he could be a very good League forward. Or could have been, maybe 32 is too late
Good publicity for Wales and the world cup if it works out though