Not strictly a player at the time, but Chris Anderson during a post-Test series booze up the Kangaroos were having in the Skyrack in Headingley. The players kept in their little groups but Anderson was happy to stand and have a chat with us.

Came across as a bit of a grumpy git in the media but turned out to be a really pleasant fella.

Every single member of the Salford city reds squad from 1999-2009
Clint Greenshields
Thomas Bosc
Casey Muguire
Jason Ryles
Oliver Elima
Kevin Walters
Iestyn Harris
Tex Evans
Chris Hesketh
David Watkins
Mike nicholson
Karl Harrison
Jimmy Lowes
John Harvey
Andy Greg
Martin Offiah
My Favourites,
Malc Alker John Harvey , Him and his lovely family gave me a please to stay when i visited Brisbane in 2006 and really turned my holiday around and looked after me! And he is a rum fella..Brilliant guy and deserved better at Salford.
The worst has got to be Martin Offiah and Scott Naylor- Offiah Just came across as really arrogant and didnt put any feeling or emotion into the red shirt. And Naylor My GOD that man must have periods cos he is one mooody sun of a gun!

Les Vainikolo, Joe Vagana, Willie Poching - great guys

Can't really think of any that aren't generally approachable and friendly other than Leon Pryce and Keith Senior who seemed a bit full of themselves

If Barry got of his ar5se and wandered down to the Stoop (or take his rocket ship to the moon) he would find plenty of players available to talk to, sign autographs and have pictures taken. Have found 99% of RL players to be top guys with special mention to Henry Paul, Mark McLinden, Chad Randall, Rob Purdham, Chris Melling and Jason Golden

paul sculthorpe always makes time to talk,he does alot to help when needed, was a frequent visitor to a terminally ill lad, was brill with him and his family he kept in contact with them .i know a few people who he has visited reg. really nice guy.

I hope this thread as made people think before they start hurling abuse at rival players for no reason!

In truth, the vast majority of RL players will take the time to speak to fans, it seems the majority of players people have come into contact with have had pleasant experiences.

Was in London for the RWC 2000 for our game v Aus, obviously we stayed out after the game for some after match beverages, cant remember where we actually was though.

In comes walking through the doors of the pub was Billy Boston, Roger Millward, Dave Topliss and many more, think they said they were on a Legends tour. Billy Boston was an absolute delight to chat to, we spent about an hour talking.

Billy is a class act and real gent. I have spoken to him many times and he never makes you feel unwelcome. A true gentleman.

Yes, he is a true gentleman, and so modest.

Never ever get in a RL conversation with Maurice Bamford unless you've got two hours to spare. Absolute gem of a man who loves his Rugby League.

I've met quite a few players in my 30years+ as a fan and in recent times the ones that stand out as being the most approachable have been:

Ruben Wiki - Had a good chat with him at the Hungry Jacks at Sydney airport
Stanly Gene - Very humble and a great smile that could warm up Alaska
Roy Asotasi - took time out of pre game at MES last year in Perth to sign autographs and meet fans. Really nice guy.

I have met a few pro's but the one who i remeber bein the most polite was the great Ellery Hanley, a true gent and had a good 30 min chat. i also met Andrew Johns the night he got arrested in london, i was chattin to him in Leicester square he was sober and drug free then.
The funniest sportsperson i met was Razor Ruddock in an irish pub in manchester, he sat with me and my mates, he had just done a sportsmans dinner got a wad of cash for it, then he bought me and my mates a few round of drinks. the guy is a legend!!!!!

Thanks mate, thats good of you to say. I don't use the word 'legend' lightly, but if people want to call me one, well I guess I cant deny it.

I've been telling people this since I first joined the forum last year.

Good to see the message is finally sinking in.

Check out 'Barrys tips for round 2' over on the NRL forum.

I'm actually more knowledgeable than Gus Gould... sure we are BOTH footy legends but I managed 6/8 this week and he only got 3.

Once had a good chat with Olivier Elima and Sam Obst. Jason Demetriou and John Kear are immensely friendly folk too, as you would expect them to be, and Jamie Rooney is a great bloke.

Alan Smith, the old Leeds and GB winger, is a lovely man. Had plenty of interesting stories to tell.

Stanley Gene, a fantastic guy and time for everyone.

And before him, the late, great Clive Sullivan ......who worked as an engineer aswell as playing rugby and often larked cricket with him and pals during our dinner breaks.