There is not that much difference between a union winger and a league winger, and Radford will have been saying a lot of that to either take any pressure off Biggs or to goad Biggs into proving him wrong and showing he can pick it up a lot quicker.

Biggs also has the advantage of having watched a lot of RL so it wont be alien to him.

oh yer,totally forgot about cap money regarding union players.point taken.still feel disappointed may not see him for quite some time though.now crookes is injured and lineham recovering from operation (not sure if he's back in full training yet) and shaul stating he only wants to play full back could we maybe see ben crooks/whiting on wing.i know talanoa due here soon but if lineham not ready we'll still be winger short

good point.i think the kick pressure is the hardest part of game now.kicks to the corner are a major part of a teams attack and to take a ball above a defender like richards/hall/j monaghan can is a massive plus for any team.more importantly a winger who can defend a high kick is just as important imho

do you remember Gareth Thomas' s first game of league for Celtic? took his first drive in against Les Cats and got knocked out lol. im not saying that will happen to Ronnie Biggs but it just shows that there's a difference in the two codes.

Jesus Christ you're absolutely fluent in !!!

Remember John Gallaghers, John Fallons or Craig Innes's debuts for Leeds? Remember Tuigamala's debut? Remember Paul Sterling or Leroy McKenzies debuts for Hull? I can actually think of loads and loads more examples, but I realize I'm speaking to a lobotomised troll, that probably didn't even watch Rugby when any of the players I've mentioned played!

easy tiger. didn't realise id said something so upsetting. I was just talking on the point of Biggs needing time to get up to speed.

Biggs is far, far more aquainted to RL than Thomas was. He may not have played it (at least not to a decent level) but he's watched it all his life.

I've watched snooker since I was a lad but I'm still fecking useless at it

But if you'd played pool to a national level but had never played snooker you'd probably pick it up fairly quickly.

For me personally it is a baffling signing.

A 31 year old union convert not available til may possibly.
I cant see how this represents squad progression or value for money for when we do start paying him.

He's 29

I think you're underestimating how difficult the transition is

What a load of rubbish.

The signing has been made to try and make the most of the salary cap, that seems to be the official line at least.

He was not a radders signing but he seems to think he will go well once he's upto speed, strong with the ball in hand & a good defender, as for people saying he will struggle to make the switch this is stupid players have coped very well going either way.