Channel 9 may well have gone OTT, but what a pile of that is. How can he possibly be out of his depth as a punt returner? You catch the ball, and you run it back as far as you can. It's what he's been doing since he was a kid, except he's got pads on. He needs to cut out the fumbles, but he's not even close to being out of his depth.

Whether he could make a top RB is another question, but I guarantee he won't get passed on in the waive.

Channel 9 may well have gone OTT, but what a pile of that is. How can he possibly be out of his depth as a punt returner? You catch the ball, and you run it back as far as you can. It's what he's been doing since he was a kid, except he's got pads on. He needs to cut out the fumbles, but he's not even close to being out of his depth.

Whether he could make a top RB is another question, but I guarantee he won't get passed on in the waive.

He fumbled 3 times in 6 games.

He will get picked up by the Cowboys I reckon.

He got passed on in the waive. He'll stay at the 49rs, especially now they've got injuries. Yet to see a single dollar flowing to RL though. Please let me know when you see some of the mythical money coming to our sport.

How long has it been since the NRL / RFL staged a meaningful exhibition match in the US ?
RFL - 1989- in Milwaukee
NRL ?

I don't mean a ' run out ' in Jacksonville during pre season training , but a full blown challenge match .

American Football seems to be on at Wembley every other week , and the other code have announced a premiership Rugby game in New York in the lead up to St Patrick's day .

they may be appreciation of the skills of RL players . and their ability to play other 'sports' RU - NFL - WWE- Boxing , but it will mean nothing unless there is more opportunity to growth the sport overseas. or tv deals to make the sport visible.

Reasonably sure the Aussies played there on the way home from one of their UK tours in the noughties.

Recently he's been mentioned in two US articles I've read that are about promoting a professional Union competition in the US (called the NRFL and backed by the NFL).

Neither article mentioned Rugby League, one referring to him as being from "Australia's main league' and the other also failing to mention he plays a different code.

Dropped down to the practice squad.

I was reading about the waiver yesterday and ABC News mentioned him as a Rugby League star so not all are glossing over it.

Correct. Played in Philadelphia. Australia vs USA. Latter led by Huddersfield superstar Brandon Costin at half back. Big Willie Mason broke his ankle on the astro turf.

A State of Origin match was played in LA in 1987

An extra one though, not a real one.

You can guarantee that if he fails completely he'll be a Rugby League player with Union or just Rugby never appearing in the articles

Hayne going to the NFL is good for Union as they've signed up for 3 NFL matches at Twickenham and from what someone posted on here the other day maybe assisting Union with a US league? Once again the commercial nous of Union's leadership shows.

Albeit since the NFL season runs at the same time as the RU season then I fail to see the benefit (aside from RFU income).

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