A good watch if you've got an hour to spare, and says as much about Sinfield as any game clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0tO_SQCAcM

A good watch if you've got an hour to spare, and says as much about Sinfield as any game clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0tO_SQCAcM

Apart the obvious lack of pace I've always found some of the comments towards Kevin Sinfield a little patronising. His lack of pace is obvious, however is all round skill set for the most part has been superb. Excellent kicker, superb hands, and an intelligent runner. All this coupled with his superb ability to read the game have made him one of the best players of his era IMO.

Absolutely. Speed of thought should never be underestimated either.

This is a great day for England rugby league. It cements Gareth Widdop's position at No. 6.

Good luck to the lad, he’s put enough shifts in at the top, nice for him to slow down as he heads towards retirement.

I think he’ll do ok, he’s got a great rugby brain, & has got to be in the top three all-time players for Leeds, he’ll be a big miss.

He'd already retired from Internationals you utter bell

Depends what you class as the best I suppose, I wouldn't have him in the top 10 players in SL, maybe not the top 20.

Fair enough... I'd be genuinely interested to know whom the 20 better players are

Didn't see this coming. Little bit of me is disappointed that he'll end his RL career by gifting some positive headlines to the RFU, but he doesn't have many games of RL left in him, so I can hardly begrudge him the chance to increase his pension pot in a less physically demanding game.

The big question now is who will fill the very significant gap in leadership which he leaves behind at Leeds. He's been instrumental in their success over the last decade, and I don't see an obvious replacement.

It's going to be a very tough transition for Kevin. Union's rules are so much more complex. It will take him quite some time before he can referee a Union game.