I hope they don't play him at fullback, the boy can't/won't catch the ball. I guess now he's realised he's not an international rugby league player he fancies having a try at union. Good luck to him.

Surely his body needs a rest when you consider he played in the World Club Challenge, SL, Challenge Cup and Internationals.

My thoughts exactly. If he performs like he did yesterday, he's simply going to convince the Union fans that Rugby League is still a northern provincial game where average players are over hyped in the media.

The lads 22. Give him a break.

Fair point. At what age does he grow a pair of balls?

You already have and you already do

Very weak, do you know Barry Mackenzie or Phipps?

I think its a disgrace at so many levels.

1. Its undermines Wigan and Rugby League. The idea that an elite player in rugby league can just go and play a game of union whenever they come calling is nothing short of a joke.

You think if the Barbarians wanted Billy Slater the NRL would even entertain the request. They would tell Union where to go and rightly so.

2. What if Sam suffered a serios injury and was out for the start of SL in 2012. Our best player being injured playing rugby union. Absurd.

3. The media will only use it as a proof that sam is going to Union and him playing means he wants to go to Union. They wont care about Wigan one little bit.

4. If he played badly the RU media and pundits will no doubt use it as a way to knock rugby league.

5. Its RU FFS. I am now getting really sick of these so called link ups with that sport. Things like this only portray the message that Rugby League is the little brother of Rugby Union.

Wonder if they have changed their minds after last nights performance

Good to know our international representatives are fully focused on the task in hand during major tournaments. Or was this all dreamed up after full-time last night?

So England best rugby league player gets a taste of plaing in front of 70,000 at Twickenham when players always say the attraction of playing in front of so many at international level is too big to turn down?? Yeah really shrewd move Wigan!!

Ridiculous





Just what will it achieve. RL should have nothing to do with RU. When England RU trained with Leeds Rhinos they tapped up Chev Walker. As it turned out, he failed but that sort of thing shouldn't come around.

edit: not tapped up, but you know what I mean

Will the RFL actually respond to this news or sit back and do nothing?