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| Don't we play Samoa next in the mid season game, or am i missing something?
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| Quote: JEAN CAPDOUZE "What a performance from Gareth Widdop, one of England's finest rugby league talents. He will pose a challenge to the superb and brilliant Theodore Fages in the England vs France game.'"
Contrary to others I find you fairly amusing.
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| Quote: wire-quin "Don't we play Samoa next in the mid season game, or am i missing something?'"
No, you are correct. England vs Samoa will be mid-season. England vs France will be in October before the World Cup, IIRC. Or am I mistaken on that schedule?
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| How did Catalans get on today JC?
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| Hodgson was apparently busted before the season started. Playing as a shadow of himself. Whitehead starting to hit his straps again now in the back row once more. Tom Burgess had a stinker on his recall to first grade. Jury is out on him.
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| All three Burgess brothers at Souths need to step up. George and Tom look leaden-footed far too often, not to mention absolutely horrendous ball control. The first could be helped by losing a few kilos- neither busts the line much anyway so I don't think they'd lose a lot.
Sam is working hard but just looks way down on the player he was before he left for RU. He isn't bending the line with every carry, which he was before, so he's not attracting defenders in the same way. Not sure what he needs to do TBH, but I had hoped for England's sake we'd see the pre RU Sam Burgess this year.
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| Sam Burgess's problem is mental more than physical it seems. A complete change of club and challenge would totally revitalise him. He knows he'll never re-capture the context of Souths' Premiership winning season.
A benefit for Burgess, GB/England and the game would be a move back to the UK with Rhinos making him their marquee signing. Nice house, get his wife settled & kid into a posh nursery then school. T & G would then likely follow back to a SL club and they would benefit too. It would be high profile for all three but a less stifling pressure than battling on in Sydney.
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| having watched the Souths game at the weekend i would echo the sentiments of the two posts above mine, all three could do with moving from the Souths club and a new challenge, it seems very stale there right now. I still think Sam is one of the top NRL players and will thrive again at a new club. Would be great to see the twins in SL, they are still very young for front rowers and have plenty of time to re-invigorate themselves.
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| Think part of the problem they have is that the whole set up needs a refresh. Maguire isn't working his magic any more.
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| Anyone who thinks they'll come back to SL is kidding themselves. Even if they fall out of favour with Souths, another NRL club will snap them up immediately.
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| Quote: Mr Churchill "Sam Burgess's problem is mental more than physical it seems. A complete change of club and challenge would totally revitalise him. He knows he'll never re-capture the context of Souths' Premiership winning season.
A benefit for Burgess, GB/England and the game would be a move back to the UK with Rhinos making him their marquee signing. Nice house, get his wife settled & kid into a posh nursery then school. T & G would then likely follow back to a SL club and they would benefit too. It would be high profile for all three but a less stifling pressure than battling on in Sydney.'"
Which of the Leeds beaches do you think Sam would enjoy swimming at most?
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| Quote: JEAN CAPDOUZE "Which of the Leeds beaches do you think Sam would enjoy swimming at most?'"
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| Quote: Mr Churchill "'"
Somehow I don't think that this peaceful location would fit the bill for Sam -- at least not until he is well into old age.
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| I think there's a two main things that are impacting the Burgess boys;
1 - They've gotten too big for their boots and stopped putting in the hard yards, they'd 'made it' in 2014 and success has gone to their heads - they seem to be more interested in taking cool selfies with their tops off and their shades on at all the hip places rather than getting their hands dirty and doing the extras in the gym/on the training ground - Props aren't meant to be the cool kids - props are meant to be salt of the earth, workers, battlers - they're too pampered away from the pitch
2 - They've all now flown the nest - they've got wives/girlfriends and more importantly kids. I think they flourished living together, being young single blokes with that natural competitiveness to be the best - you do lose a bit of that when you've a wife and kids (and cool selfies to take).
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