If King was so quick he wouldn't have been caught by an ageing hooker in Malcolm Alker over 60/70 metres

i would puyt hicks up there did 100m in 10 seconds in australia i think good pace (if i am wrong bout the 100m timing soz just seen it ages ago think it round there)

It was 10.8 if i remember and it were about 6 years ago when he was at his peak, which he isn't now. Decent player but he got completely skinned by Peter Fox over 90 t'other year

after yesterday i would have to agree its atkins.

Great (almost) full length of the pitch try. Thats twice in 2 weeks he has done that and no one could catch him.

In contrast to that King also went clear yesterday and was caught quite easily.

Yes I thought that too. I was wondering if he was carrying an injury.

No, he's just not that quick, he's been caught numerous times when been away.
Atkins can shift, I've said many a time if he's going to play for England, let's stick him on the wing. We'd have an outside back as quick/strong as the aussies but he's not an international centre in this lifetime or next.

Christ give the lad time.

hmm he's been knocking around a few years now though to make a judgement.
I hope under Smith he flourishes but from what I've seen over the last 3 or 4 years, I don't think he's got it to be a top class centre.

Quick enough to skin Peter Fox though.

Which one are you making reference to? If it's the one i'm thinking of Fox had to turn and go whereas King was already on the go.
The other day proved perfectly that King, well, isn't that quick. Either that or he's knackered from all the tackling/driving when he's been put away. I'm thinking its the former though

I think it's the one in the Cc quater finals last year King easily outpaced Fox and gave it to Clarke to touch down.

That's the one I meant, he was already motoring whereas Fox was flatfooted from the backdoor pass from Bridge, then had to turn and chase.
If King is quicker than Peter Fox I'm the pope's aunt