We even played Danny Tickle and Mick Cassidy at prop a few times that season.

that team would get mullered i think off the top of my head a team of

tomkins
atkins
charnley
hall
mcguire
burrow

would come alot closer all have speed, agility and there is strength in there

I am not bothered either way as 7's to me is a waste of time. But what I dont want is the English union at Twickers to be in charge as it will be GB & it should be done by the British olympic commitee, If they think any of our players are good enough they should ask. We have to stop the propaganda machine of Union grabing the name & all things Rugby.

So let me get this straight. The people who do want to see league players in Rio, would you be happy to see super league and NRL teams lose their best players during the season.

We are looking @ the players being away for around 4 weeks right?

Which club would be stupid enough to allow this?

The 7's teams will be picked from Union players as the RU's will be the ones picking the players...

Swimming Aus picks the swimmers, Athletics Aus picks the runners, etc. 7's is a Union promoted game so it only makes sense that the ARU will pick the teams.

The RLIF should be working on getting touch footy or 9's more widely accepted and get that into the Commonwealth games first and then try for the Olympics.

Moves are afoot to get RL Nines in the C'Wealth games but as usual with RL efforts are 1/2 ar5ed.

Exactly. One of the tiny number of players the media have the slightest interest in. Gets asked a few questions, gives an answer, might not even have spent much time thinking it through, might be right, might be wrong, but he's not running around the country trying to stitch up the sport he loves. FWIW I can tell you for a fact he'd much rather stay in League. One day, because everyone is entitled to make the best living they can, he might decide that Union is the best option to fill up a healthy pension pot for his future life, but I'm sure he'd rather not if it can be avoided. League in Europe isn't going anywhere good in terms of earning potential whilst we can't attract any commercial interest.

i am sure its a different governing body, and its not as if the england 7's team is the union version of england knights. its a totally different set of players i think.

Would be good to see.


7’s is a union administered game, not a generic ‘rugby’ game.

In Aus the ARU picks the Wannabes and 7’s teams.

Just as the ACB picks the Test, ODO and Twenty20 teams, etc.

we are far too confident, things have come a long way since Wigan and Bradford played in the middlesex 7s, I think any RL league all-star 7 teams playing a specialised rugby union 7's team would get absolutely bummed hard

Quote Bill Sonny="Bill Sonny"we are far too confident, things have come a long way since Wigan and Bradford played in the middlesex 7s, I think any RL league all-star 7 teams playing a specialised rugby union 7's team would get absolutely bummed hard'" A QLD school who had never trained with RU rules before won the national sevens comp last year... www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... -reyz.html Aus Union players are a joke but the Wallabies are still the second best team in the world. Says it all really.

Quote Bill Sonny="Bill Sonny"we are far too confident, things have come a long way since Wigan and Bradford played in the middlesex 7s, I think any RL league all-star 7 teams playing a specialised rugby union 7's team would get absolutely bummed hard'" A QLD school who had never trained with RU rules before won the national sevens comp last year... www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... -reyz.html Aus Union players are a joke but the Wallabies are still the second best team in the world. Says it all really.

Nice.

Why would they though, and would this happen before or after the game?

How do you think it would affect the play?