what happened today will have absolutely no bearing on whether sam eventually goes to union. do you think he didn't know the sport was like this?

Pleased he got the final try at the end. He could have had a hat-trick if his team mates could pass.

Ultimately though, if he really wants to leave for RU after three years then he is bloody mad!

to be honest i dont think anyone thought it was THAT bad lol

I turned off with 1min left. What was his try like?

simple through the hands, nowt special, did well to get it down in the corner

Simple winger try. Shame he didn't show what he can do, union isn't the sport for showcasing skill though and I hope he realises that.

Glad he got the try.

Looks shocking for Union with a League player walking straight into the team out of position and looking confortable and even scoring a try.

It was awful and that's being nice! No wonder Thayer get paid a lot cuz there is no other incentive to play! Utter caaaack!!!

All the talk from union fans about how their game is more skilful and more technical, well that is rubbish. The props don't know how to play rugby, they just know how to scrum and ruck and maul, the second row's don't know how to play rugby, they just know how to do lineouts, rucks and mauls, the flankers don't know how to play rugby...etc etc etc.

Even the players from Australia showed some pretty poor player. James O'Connor is supposed to be a young superstar but he doesn't even know how to pass a ball properly after making a break!

How can so many players not know how to pass or tackle?

I'm so glad that Sam played in that game because it gave me an incentive to watch and my appreciation for rugby league has reached a level I wasn't sure existed.

I meant to catch this, kinda glad I missed it now!

Something most of the barbarians squad spent the afternoon saying to themselves too