I'm going to answer this as a RL player who has played both sports. I'll put myself in SB shoes.

Rugby League
- Super League
- NRL
- 4 Nations
- Ashes (rarity these days)
- World Cup (3 teams with a decent shout)
- GB Lions Tour? (essentially England)
- Decent media coverage
- Decent wages
- Half filled stadia unless big games (applies internationally as well)

Rugby Union
- British & Irish Lions Tours
- 6 Nations
- Calcutta Cup
- World Cup
- Heineken Cup
- Packed out stadia
- Heavy media coverage
- Obscene wages

It's a no brainer. I would rather play RL but internationally give me RU any day. That's why he's gone, not to play Aviva Premiership with Bath but the chance to play 6 Nations, GB&I Lions, Heineken Cup. The chance to play an actual meaningful international game in packed out stadiums. You can't tell me you've not been sat at home watching England at Twickenham, seen it packed out, heard the stadium singing to Swing Lo' Sweet Chariot and thought "I wish RL was like that". I do.

I don't blame him TBH. I'm gutted but it's a testament to the poor state of RL internationally and at SL level that this has occurred. I'd say it's time for a complete overhaul at RFIL but that time has been and gone.

I have been reading the comments on Burgess and most of the comments and ideas are good. The reality is that he left Souths for the money. However the idea of scrapping the cap I think is crazy. You will get clubs trying to live the dream and sending the clubs bust. As Wigan supporters I imagine you look back at the days in the 90s when you won everything, however it bust the club, what has happened to Central Park, you are now don't have a ground, nor do Fax, look at Swinton. If the cap works it forces clubs to be sensible

1 - Foden
2 - Ashton
3 - Tuilagi
4 - Barritt
5 - Strettle
6 - Ford
7 - Eastmond
8 - Robshaw
9 - Care
10 - Lawes
11 - Tomkins
12 - Twelvetrees
13 - Farrell

The cap hasn't stopped lots of clubs going bust.

We need better financial regulation that encourages clubs to grow, not a salary cap that encourages clubs to do nothing to improve their finances. (Players are paid over 30% less in real terms than they were pre-cap, this is just not sustainable, we are heading for a semi-pro future.)

Winning everything didn't bust the Wigan club. The new stand at CP ran millions of pounds over budget, that's what did for us financially.

Comparing us with Halifax and Swinton is hilarious. We've just seen more Wigan fans go to Sydney than most clubs take to nearby away grounds. We are the cup holders and SL champions and along with Leeds get the biggest attendances at home (in the ground we don't have...).

I can't believe you can be so blind with what is happening to top flight RL in this country.. It's being raped of all its top players!!!! What happened 30 years ago is totally irrelevant....

Whoahh...we won't have facts on this forum thank you very much.