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Bath is a hole. I couldn't think of anywhere I'd less like to live in the UK, really can't see someone like Kyle fitting in there.

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Quote: headhunter "Bath is a poop hole. I couldn't think of anywhere I'd less like to live in the UK'"

Whereas St Helens...

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Quote: EX.SALF.UNI "Whereas St Helens...'"
Have you been to Bath? To paraphrase someone else, it's full of cider-drinking yokels and posh home-counties w@nkers. I'd rather spend a year in St Helens than a week in Bath.

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You've never been this far north have you?

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What planet are you on if you think RL threequarters are smaller than Union or that its something to do with differences between the games? That may be the case in SL where we struggle to produce quality big athletes, but I suspect Greg Inglis (even prior his recent weight gain!) would have been bigger than most Union centres. Gasnier, Hodges, Tuqiri etc are all big men. Its one of the reasons we don't compete against Australia - their fast outside backs tend to be big. Ours tend to be small - and sadly often not fast either.

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Quote: PHIPPS "I'm amazed no one has blamed Steve McNamara yet

seems to get blamed for everything else'"


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There's nothing I've seen from the current England halves which suggest Eastmond can't make it to the very top in Union. The fact that Ashton - a lad with plenty of talent but questionable cojones - is tearing up trees in the English competitions ("My God! He runs ... LINES and BACKS UP!"icon_wink.gif hardly suggests that we're talking about a ferocious bear-pit of ultra-competition.

Sadly, Union's decision to re-target its scalphunting operation (after the farcical decision to pay Farrell the wealth of Croesus six months before his body gave out) almost certainly means we can forget about defeating Australia in a Test series within our lifetimes (not that it was ever likely).

It's now open season on any league half, three-quarter, wing or fullback with talent and given Union's resources we can expect to see more leaving in the future. As things stand we're struggling to compete with the NRL's best. Sans anywhere between 20%-40% of our brightest young stars we're out of the picture completely. Indeed, it might not be too long before NZ and perhaps even Papua consider us easy pickings.

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Quote: Mugwump "There's nothing I've seen from the current England halves which suggest Eastmond can't make it to the very top in Union. The fact that Ashton - a lad with plenty of talent but questionable cojones - is tearing up trees in the English competitions ("My God! He runs ... LINES and BACKS UP!"icon_wink.gif hardly suggests that we're talking about a ferocious bear-pit of ultra-competition.

Sadly, Union's decision to re-target its scalphunting operation (after the farcical decision to pay Farrell the wealth of Croesus six months before his body gave out) almost certainly means we can forget about defeating Australia in a Test series within our lifetimes (not that it was ever likely).

It's now open season on any league half, three-quarter, wing or fullback with talent and given Union's resources we can expect to see more leaving in the future. As things stand we're struggling to compete with the NRL's best. Sans anywhere between 20%-40% of our brightest young stars we're out of the picture completely. Indeed, it might not be too long before NZ and perhaps even Papua consider us easy pickings.'"


Thats what I am worried about. Rugby Union now going after all of Super leagues best young talent as they see kyle leave at 21 years old.

I am hoping that these players in League want to stay and play League as they love the game! Is there any thought going around that players in Super League or in the youth acadamies are looking for moves to Union?

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Quote: kobashi "Thats what I am worried about. Rugby Union now going after all of Super leagues best young talent as they see kyle leave at 21 years old.

I am hoping that these players in League want to stay and play League as they love the game! Is there any thought going around that players in Super League or in the youth acadamies are looking for moves to Union?'"


Union will never be able to steal all of our best players. There are as many reasons to stay playing league as there are to switch codes. And money isn't everything. Some people aren't motivated by high wages - especially if they involve working in an environment which is culturally and/or socially alien to them.

Unfortunately - when it comes to the international game - we can't afford to lose ANY quality to a rival sport. Forget about Australia and NZ, as far as the backs are concerned we are still unable to compete with GB teams of 10-15 years ago (which were being similarly pulverised in internationals).

Back then I used to think that given a lucky break with a good crop of players we *might* just sneak a Test series. Now, with the money that's being thrown around in Union for talented League players I'm thinking I won't see such at any point in my lifetime.

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Quote: BrisbaneRhino "What planet are you on if you think RL threequarters are smaller than Union or that its something to do with differences between the games? That may be the case in SL where we struggle to produce quality big athletes, but I suspect Greg Inglis (even prior his recent weight gain!) would have been bigger than most Union centres. Gasnier, Hodges, Tuqiri etc are all big men. Its one of the reasons we don't compete against Australia - their fast outside backs tend to be big. Ours tend to be small - and sadly often not fast either.'"


Certain outliers like Inglis excepted there is no major difference in size between RU and RL backs, or even between SL and NRL backs. Some sides seem to prefer bigger backs, sometimes trading off against speed, lateral movement or even overall stamina, it just depends on the strategy. The England RU team does seem to go for bigger backs, but then they don't score long range tries, 30 metres out against a weak side like Italy is as good as it gets, and their opponents tend not to score those tries either.

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Quote: Kelvin's Ferret "Certain outliers like Inglis excepted there is no major difference in size between RU and RL backs, or even between SL and NRL backs. Some sides seem to prefer bigger backs, sometimes trading off against speed, lateral movement or even overall stamina, it just depends on the strategy. The England RU team does seem to go for bigger backs, but then they don't score long range tries, 30 metres out against a weak side like Italy is as good as it gets, and their opponents tend not to score those tries either.'"



I better get down to Specsavers then.

I could have sworn I saw Chris Ashton score a 95m try against twice world champions Australia at Twickers in November last year.

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Quote: EX.SALF.UNI "Whereas St Helens...'"

i liked st helens

very friendly people

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Quote: PHIPPS "I better get down to Specsavers then.

I could have sworn I saw Chris Ashton score a 95m try against twice world champions Australia at Twickers in November last year.


Would you say that is typical? Is one long-range try per 5 or 6 internationals a reasonable indicator of how often it happens?

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Quote: Kelvin's Ferret "Would you say that is typical? Is one long-range try per 5 or 6 internationals a reasonable indicator of how often it happens?'"


I don't watch enough RU to comment on the statistics of how often long range tries occur.

You might want to ask one of the Union fans on here.

Or better still ask over on the 'Other Sports' forum.

I hear thats the place to discuss sports other than Rugby League.

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Quote: PHIPPS "I better get down to Specsavers then.

I could have sworn I saw Chris Ashton score a 95m try against twice world champions Australia at Twickers in November last year.


One of them was regarded as the best try ever at Twickers. Reason being; it was length of the field, which doesn't happen very often if at all in the Onion code.

Length of the field tries aren't exactly unusual in League, but that try would be quite remarkable in League because, considering Ashton's speed and stature, it would be like Craig Huby going to the length.

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