Don't know how to do the link but in The Mail Online (don't ask) article from 28/11 he say at the bottom I was offered a contract to sign for Warrington in 1980 but turned it down because I didn’t think I was tough enough to cut in it in Rugby League. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyu ... z3L36oBGnT Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Who would have thought? And what honesty!

Don't know how to do the link but in The Mail Online (don't ask) article from 28/11 he say at the bottom I was offered a contract to sign for Warrington in 1980 but turned it down because I didn’t think I was tough enough to cut in it in Rugby League. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyu ... z3L36oBGnT Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Who would have thought? And what honesty!

Oh the link seems to have come up on its own!

This was a pertinent bit as well; "Even today the speed and quality of pass and the ability to simply but so effectively time their running lines from deep always stands out to me. They are still ahead of union."

Now this is something we all know. However, usually, union people never speak of league, never mind compliment us.

What was perhaps more pertinent was the fact that the printed copy was an abridged version and less gushing about RL, save for the opening paragraph. Presumably the higher circulation format had to be toned down to pamper to suit the target audience, there's an incredible amount of RU in the Daily Mail, it's their sport of choice, no need to over inform the readers about the Greatest Game....crumbs from the table.

Maybe in the more obnoxious elements of the media they won't compliment league but within the game itself eg coaches, league is very well respected amongst union circles. Clive Woodward was a pro-league man and so is Stuart Lancaster the current England coach.

The downside for league is that these types of people in union are also very keen on poaching league players.

Stuart Lancaster did a good interview with the BBC a few months back where he was talking about the NRL and said he is an admirer there not only of the technical ability of the play there but also the humility of the culture amongst the players.