Funny tweet from Snellins "@Saints1890: Kyle to join Bath at the end of the Rugby League season - and is fully committed to the Saints until then. COYS."

The commitment has been clear for all to see

I understand (from a relaible source) that one of the props for Sale is on £300k per year so £200k for Eastmond is more than believeable. The Italian prop at Leicester had reportedly been offer £400k by Stade de France (whose salary bill is reportedly 9m euro per year, with Gasnier's old contract supposedly worth Aus$1m per year) before re-signing with Leicester.

Obviously as any Wigan fan can tell you all the above pale into insignificence in comparison to Matt King's wages at Warrington.

No, King's wages don't match those silly inflated figures in RU. He's just on more than anyone else in RL.

Today's RLFANS made-up fact.

Who's to say his replacement will move over?

I just don't agree that RL losing Eastmond is a disaster, he hardly played last season, didn't really shine playing for England (IMO) and is injury prone. How that suddenly makes it a disaster for RL with him leaving is beyond me.

Like I said, some RL players will convert to RU and some RU players will covert to RL. Thats just the way it is, and IMHO there isn't anyway of stopping that happen due to the financial strength, international game and general "fame" of England RU players. We can raise the SC all we want, fact is RL players want their name to be known [inationally[/i. The only way to do that is RU, ie. Chris Ashton, Jason Robinson but to name the most successful converts.

Doing nothing is not an option.