No. What proportion of RL's academy products who become professional players go to RU? I'd say not many.

True ATM but the notion of us developing players, selling them to RU, investing in youth development... Isn't that the definition of a feeder club?

It is if you set it up with that in mind.

Investing the proceeds from the occasional sale in the future of your team is not the same thing at all.

Fair enough, but as I posted elsewhere there has to be a way of sufficiently recompensing this newly developed talent.

Article on the superleague site saying Sam has committed himself to Wigan. He refuses to rule Union out in later life but is concentrating on Wigan and England.

Certainly doesn't shut the door on borefest but at least it looks like he'll be with us for at least another year.

As for Joel he said he pulled out because he didn't want it to be a distraction to anyone. He admits he's got an offer on the table but doesn't know where it is up to.

If he does go I hope he joins Sarries and not Quins.
At least Faz will know where his rugby career is at rather than some Union coach who after this year will think he's an out and out centre then get it totally wrong.

Good luck to Joel is what I say, the grief he got on here for his so called dodgy defence was enough to for him to make a decision and take a bigger salary in the other code.

He is a loss, but we CAN replace him.

The grief Joel, a professional sportsman, got on an internet forum, will have made him decide to change sports? Get a grip, completely irrelevant.

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Indeed and was it even that bad? Charnley and Deacon took at the very least an equal share.

Joels a cracking player. An average centre but a terrific back rower and if the slim chance that he may stay happens I hope to god we move him back there next year.

Why don't you get a grip you brigante tool.

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