Quote: jonh "Its not Wigan that are losing the players it is the International Team. I am far more an internationalist than a club supporter.
Take the potential losses I highlighted Tomkins x 2 Lomax and Eastmond they could have been and some are already proven international players for years to come. It appears now we will get to see them for in some cases only 1 more year prior to jumping ship.
No matter how you try to justify it our game cannot support the losses of good young players. I would rather Tomkins join Saints than RFU as he would still be in our code.
As for the dearth of Union talent coming to league fantastic, as for us taking advantage of the strength of union in trying to generate players for league fantastic.
I am a league supporter and am happy for us to do this wish we were still able to attract the top Union players we once could. Sadly now though the boot is on the other foot being a league supporter I find it very hard to take, just as I used to enjoy it when we were able to take the best union had to offer as it was a shot in the arm for our game, and harmful to the union code.'"
The RFL and the clubs themselves are causing far more damage to what is left of our international game, than a couple of players here and there going to RU.
While ever the RFL dilute the GB team we will never win another major tournament, add onto that the expansion dream further diluting the international game, in order to strengthen wales and france, and failure to toughen up the import regulations to stop "fake passport", "failed clubs" overseas players excemption, and just average journeyman players coming into our game and short sighted clubs using all these players.
RL doesnt need saving from RU it needs saving from itself.
Hypocritical final point IMO, you cant rejoice in one and the blub like a baby about the other.
