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After seeing Chris Ashtons MOM performance for England at the weekend, who would you say is the biggest loss to union??
Chris Ashton?
Jason Robinson?
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None of them.
Myler & Ashton weren't doing much in league. Robinson & Farrell were old, Hape wasn't as good as when he first arrived by the time he left for union.
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Henry Fa'filli
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Rikki Sherrife. Devestating. Taken from us in his pomp!!
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I'd say Henry Paul. Still in his pomp when he was at Bradford, I think he was one of the best players I've seen. I know he came back, but not with any effect.
His union career was spent mostly on the international 7's tour, which, although was probably a lot of fun, isn't the best use of talent in my book.
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Shaun Edwards, Mike Ford. The sons of Farrell and Ford.
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Martin Offiah.... oh hang on thats not right... erm Jonathan Davies.... oh this is going very well.
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I honestly don't see the diff between losing a player to say another superleague club and a player retiring or going to union.
Soon as they are gone they are forgotten.
Do Wigan fans really care about Ashton leaving? they have just won superleague!
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Ashton was turd in RL, he's where he needs to be now. Alright he's earing loads of money, but he's playing the sport where he has a acres of space and time to showcase skills that he never could in league, simply because league is much better, quicker, more skillful, need I go on...
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Anyone who thinks ashton is a loss to rugby league need only look up Richard Moore's try for Wakey against Wigan.
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| Quote: Offside Monkey "Anyone who thinks ashton is a loss to rugby league need only look up Richard Moore's try for Wakey against Wigan.'"
Never seen that before, wonder what Martin Johnson would think of that if he saw it  |
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Tait
Iestyn
Edwards
Larder
all losses
Couldn't care less about that pudding Puglsey
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| Quote: Iain "Shaun Edwards, Mike Ford. The sons of Farrell and Ford.'"
Yep, I'd go for Edwards, maybe one day he'll be back, hopefully coaching the national team. |
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| Quote: moxi1 "Ashton was turd in RL, he's where he needs to be now. Alright he's earing loads of money, but he's playing the sport where he has a acres of space and time to showcase skills that he never could in league, simply because league is much better, quicker, more skillful, need I go on...'"
Ashton wasn't turd for Wigan, and he'd have been a great attacking runner in either code. His "Try of the century" at Twickers was only such big news because England can't score a bloody try in Union. Certain players ARE crap and are still try machines - remember Danny Arnold? He'd have been England RU captain  |
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| Quote: mrpurfect "
Do Wigan fans really care about Ashton leaving? they have just won superleague!'"
No and it's amusing everytime this gets brought up. I've no doubt he would have been a talented and useful player in our code but compared to Sam Tomkins? He's nowhere near the same quality!
I'd be more worried if Rugby Union started snaffling up our forwards at a young age rather than any backs. |
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