The joke would be on the NRL club mate. I used to say his defence was suspect but it's more than that. He seems to actively avoid tackling.

To be honest I haven't seen much of him but if he avoid tackling he would get exposed big time in RL.

Who would you say the NRL could go after from union Catalancs.

Is there anybody decent enough to make the grade and already may have an RL background.

I'm not sure many of the big names would have an impact on the NRL with the exception of Sonny Bill Williams.
They might not be well known but I'd love to see Rene Ranger, Robbie Freuan, Israel Dagg, Telusa Veainu and Julian Savea in rugby league. Julian Savea is the pick of that bunch in my opinion.

No mate never heard of any of them.

As for SBW can't see him ever coming back to RL,too much hate I think.

[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/11/rfu-martyn-thomas-jeff-blackett?CMP=twt_guReport plunges rugby union into fresh civil war as RFU row rages on[/url
[iThe sports minister, Hugh Robertson, has also waded into the debate.
"I have been clear that I want all sports bodies to have the best possible governance structures," Robertson said on Monday. "Recent events have proved that clearly is not the case with the RFU."[/i


[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/jul/11/jeff-blackett-twickenham-rfu?CMP=twt_guJust how rotten is the RFU?[/url
[iSunday's council meeting was designed to allow the RFU to move on from the Steele affair, but it proved more of a backward step.[/i

Not sure, but they have a wine club

Yawnion is always more about what happens off the pitch.

And another. England centre Mathew Tait completes move from Sale Sharks to Leicester. It's going to be a long season at Edgeley Park.

I bet Shark J is happy about that.

Really? What's Tait ever done of any worth? All there is to his game is to run at a few players, duck and weave and eventually fall down. He's injury prone and in the 3 seasons I've had a season ticket he was only a starter in a handful of them

I'm slowly getting confident for the upcoming season. And I would happily take a bet of us finishing between 6-8th right now.

CJ - I am! I know he's a good player but for Sale he's never really done anything. One of those names the Twickenham Boys love but doesn't really do much at club level.

To be fair I have hardly seen him play but if he is an England international he has to be half decent surely.

Francis Baron warns of growing unease over England's credibility as World Cup 2015 hosts. www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/14/en ... pe=article

Francis Baron warns of growing unease over England's credibility as World Cup 2015 hosts. www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/14/en ... pe=article