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never heard of him but if hes a big name in wales union then a good move just for publicity

hell pay back his wages via higher crowds very quickly

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Quote: Grendel "He's about 6'4 and 16-17st. Not quite as quick as he once was, but plenty fast enough. 36 or no he is a far better Union player than Jonathan Davies was (and twice as big) and HE didn't struggle too much with TGG as I recall.PLENTY of Welsh Union players did fine in League.
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When union players crossed over to league, the mantra was that the first season was a right-off because they weren't expected to do much more than adjust to the game.

Good on Alfie for giving it a go (if this is true) but I'm not sure that at his age and the fickleness of the modern fan that he will get a chance to make much impact.

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Quote: Neil Bymouth "You Poms do make me laugh.

Stop pretending you have never heard of Gareth 'Alfie' Thomas just because he dares to play that rival 15 man code you all seem to hate!

Owing to his recent 'coming out' he has probably received more national press than the entire British Superleague put together!
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Welsh rugby union isn't of much interest to many English league fans. I've heard of him and would recognise him if I met him but it's not so hard to believe that many Englishmen wouldn't.

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Noble feels Thomas can crack the codes
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 029772.ece
Noble feels Thomas can crack the codes
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 029772.ece


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Quote: Hedgehog King "Welsh rugby union isn't of much interest to many English league fans. I've heard of him and would recognise him if I met him but it's not so hard to believe that many Englishmen wouldn't.'"


If you've not heard of Gareth Thomas you must obsessively avoid the tabloid press, the sports channels, BBC1 and ITV and be generally ignorant of current affairs.

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Iolo wrote. You must be confusing me with jannerboyuk, [...] he is also crucrusaders and I strongly suspect he is traffic as well. Iolo. My mum is dead actually Thanks for that Scooter Nik. Yeah right. Of course she is, probably turned up her toes in disgust at having spawned a prat like you:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_44411.png



This is potentially dangerous for rl if fans ate not kept in check. As an out player in ru the response ofthe public was so what. I'd like to think he would have no hassel fromthe stands in rl however I'm not convinced and you just know the ru press would pounce on this to trash the image if the game.

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Quote: Neil Bymouth "You Poms do make me laugh.

Stop pretending you have never heard of Gareth 'Alfie' Thomas just because he dares to play that rival 15 man code you all seem to hate!

Owing to his recent 'coming out' he has probably received more national press than the entire British Superleague put together!....

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There are no words to explain how wrong you are and for it's worth they could be world class curling champions for all I care so they add to the entertainment value of our game.

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Quote: Neil Bymouth "Just because he plays Union it doesnt mean he can't pick up League rules. The principle is the same...get the ball over the line and score a try.'"


I remain to be convinced that this is the principle of Rugby Union. a014.gif

I wish him all the best and hope at the very least he can generate publicity for the Crusaders. If he can do a Henry Paul, get himself fit and have two good seasons playing RL at a venerable age then it's all good. And if it does happen I see no reason why other RU stars wouldn't follow thus raising the profile even more.

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I'd never heard of him....but was aware that a Welsh player had "come out". To say that the aim in Union is to score tries is a little strong. I believe that even the most ardent Union supporter would argue that the aim is to threaten to score a try such that your opponent gives you a penalty in preference.

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Quote: Saddened! "Why, because SL is full of superhuman athletes and it's just the highest possible quality competition ever?

Get real. At second row he could do okay. He is big and strong and would be able to tackle all day. I doubt he'd do much in attack but the fact is that Union players are not doomed to failure in league.

A lot of the backs in the Guiness Premiership are better than those in SL.'"


Wooooooooaahhhhhhh! Just hang on. Better at what? It's a different game. Some are faster, some can pass longer passes and some can kick better......but that doesn't mean they are better rugby league players. When you see how many tackles actually take place in a game of rugby union, and how many times the winger gets to run with the ball etc, any union convert is going to have to work hard to convert. I do agree there is bags of potential in Union to pick good players out but to say "At second row he could do okay. He is big and strong and would be able to tackle all day" is basically showing you do not understand the subject.

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Quote: Hedgehog King "Welsh rugby union isn't of much interest to many English league fans. I've heard of him and would recognise him if I met him but it's not so hard to believe that many Englishmen wouldn't.'"


if you said "some" english rugby league fans you might be right but he is a high profile sportsman, and if you know many rugby union players he would be higher on the list tahn most. The very fact he has played for and Captained the Lions puts him in the higher profile than any current rugby league player.
I don't like it but it is true. It is a reflection on Rugby League more than a reflection on him.

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Quote: Saddened! "If you've not heard of Gareth Thomas you must obsessively avoid the tabloid press, the sports channels, BBC1 and ITV and be generally ignorant of current affairs.'"


Or more likely you don't read the articles on rugby union, anyway he is more commonly referred to as Alfie (over a quite striking likeness to a children's TV character).

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i've never heard of him - but then again i have absolutely no interest in that other game with the same shaped ball - is he like a top, iconic world player or something then?
not been patronising just wanting to get a sense of how big this would be for the Crusaders

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Quote: PopTart "if you said "some" english rugby league fans you might be right but he is a high profile sportsman, and if you know many rugby union players he would be higher on the list tahn most. The very fact he has played for and Captained the Lions puts him in the higher profile than any current rugby league player.
I don't like it but it is true. It is a reflection on Rugby League more than a reflection on him.'"


Oh there are probably loads of sportsmen more famous than him that I haven't heard of. If you take no interest in a particular sport then somebody would have to be Pele to be known to you.

When it comes to soccer, I only care about Leeds United and England. I've no idea who plays up front for Liverpool these days.

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Quote: GIANT DAZ "i've never heard of him - but then again i have absolutely no interest in that other game with the same shaped ball - is he like a top, iconic world player or something then?
not been patronising just wanting to get a sense of how big this would be for the Crusaders'"


IMO it is comparable to Farrell crossing codes though Farrell stood more chance of making an impact as a player.

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