spot on, for us to be able to compete with the NRL or RU then we need a radical change to the current system, rewarding clubs for producing players through the academy still doesn't work as ultimately if we do produce the occasional star player he gets snapped up anyway. To stop players going to the NRL we should only select players for England who actually play in the super league and should over look the ones playing in Australia/NZ. It might sound like cutting your nose off to spite your face but if players want to play for England then this is a sacrifice they must make.

[Aboveusonlypie mode] It should be Matty Smith. He may not tend to lead the team or throw great passes. His kicking out of hand and off the tee were both average, and he isn't the type of half who makes line breaks or scores tries. You also shouldn't judge a halfback by his defensive qualities. However, Matty is a good honest professional who kicked drop goals and gave Williams the space to try to do everything else himself. We would still be unbeaten with him. [/Aboveusonlypie mode]

Morgan will be Saints marquee player. They seemed to think they had signed the new Jamie Lyon

Brilliant!

Good interview with Rads on the salary cap and other issues on this week's BBC 5 live podcast: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04znkf2

Good interview with Rads on the salary cap and other issues on this week's BBC 5 live podcast: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04znkf2