All Blacks fans have a reputation for being a little over-zealous.

SBW is a great athlete.

Apparently he took a 75% pay cut to try and make it into the All Blacks.

He's only on $500,000 a year?

he can take a running jump, not often I wish injury on a player but I wouldn;t shed any tears in his case. Not against him earning whatever he can but to walk out mid season whilst under contract is a disgrace and reflection of the mans character.

It's a dog act walking out on your mates, but doing it a week or so after telling them that you're staying is beyond rough.

I repeat...he is not in the AB's on merit...he is there due to NZRU trying to get a ROI on their investment. I think he will be a liability in their midfield on the Northern Hemisphere tour and that will be that...he will miss out on a potential Second World Cup Winners medal...........a fitting thing if it happens and even more so if the Kiwis can prevail in 2013....
...as for a return to League........the only people to benefit from that will be lawyers

Bet you wouldnt have said that if he had walked out on the Doggies and decided to move to Perth to play for the WA Reds!

The point is Barry he is a low life who walked out on his team mates and walked away from a contract.
Personally I hope the f00ker rots in union and never comes back to RL,scumbag.

Get off the fence and tell us what you really think

I could not help myself.

He'll be back as soon as Toddy relents.

Union claims it was his dream to play for the All Blacks.

Learn something about the kid's background.

Part of the reason why I laugh when people talk about "the respect" in the Wannabees or All Blecks jerseys.

They have now both been sold out in this way.

They are worth a pinch of crap.