One thing is for sure - I think San will hate playing Union. There just will not be the opportunity for him to do the workload he likes to do.

If he's playing in the backs, he won't be able to run the ball as often as he will want to, and certainly not trying to break the line. If he's in the forwards, he'll be lucky to touch the ball more than 10 times a game, and won't get the opportunity to make as many tackles - although he'll be involved in lots of pushing and shoving (which he seems to like nowadays anyway).

I just can't get away from the fact that a move to Union is a monumental waste of his talent. He is built for rugby league, he's got the wrong shape, speed and skill set to be a back in Union, and although he's the right build to be a Union forward, he's far too dynamic to be wasted rucking and mauling.

it was possible to walk there one time... up to about 10,000 years ago.

You can swim there from jersey fairly comfortably if your a half decent swimmer.

Lee Mossop was solid on debut, but knocked on close to his own line. It could have cost his team the game but it didn't.

Ray Hadley pointed out that the last English player to play for Parramatta was Chris Thorman, who now plays for a "lower division club" York at age 33.

Had to laugh, he also said they have had some good English players, and some really bad ones. Wonder who he meant?

another outstanding performance from sam burgess this weekend. ran for 191 metres, his brother george next best on 143. tom burgess did well do - 120 odd metres off the bench. 25 tackles from sam too. though it was against a poorish wests team. he'll be a loss for them next year (and the game). however tom looks like he is standing up to be counted and could end up a decent replacement for sam in the longer term. not sure where all of this leaves the other brother luke, who is still a solid reliable forward.

No doubt he'll return to RL in a few years with all the talent coached out of him as well. It's a shame.

He is a Thug, good riddance.

A thug???

Widdop and Mike Cooper both excellent in todays SGI victory.

Widdop is all class.

Mike Cooper has improved enormously since he has arrived in the NRL. This shows what playing in the NRL can do for a decent English player.

We need to get Kallum Watkins, Zak Hardaker, Darryl Clarke, Tom Lineham, Marc Sneyd, and Tom Briscoe down to the NRL as soon as possible.

The mathematician Ryan Hall is good enough as he is and can remain in England to help prop up Leeds Rhinos and to inspire some of the academy youngsters to follow in his footsteps.

Or we could flip it that a bog standard SL player has gone over and competed well against the super dooper NRL.

The NRL is a bigger and better league, but it's not as big a gap as some make out.

Keep these reports coming, as far as I am concerned. I don't get a chance to see them play on TV so it's good to hear how they are going on.

James graham had a mom game for doggies this weekend. The NRL commentators are in love with him!

he was great and really led the battle up front esp with tolman getting injured after 3 mins, but ennis was man of the match imo, several little bits of magic which decided the game