I've watched more interesting paint dry.

Paint dry i have watched wet farts better then that dross when I first came down south i said to the wife if we dont get sky sports i am not going has i can not watch union or football so thank god for sky TV

If you became a Hull fan instead, that % would rise to 49.62

Agree with what you say though.

I'm more over the moon that they had the front and audacity to put a 'qualifying' (lol) match in Manchester on the same night as our Grand Final, which has been played on the same weekend in that City for the last near twenty years.

Massive fail on the behalf of the Rugby football Union. It's backfired massively for them now. What a shame!!

As one poster on the VT said. The RFL should promote the game this weekend as the only rugby game that matters in Manchester. .

I loathe the sport and England going out just after the tournament has begun has made a part of my weekend.
John Inverdale must be inconsolable this weekend. Lol

going against the grain slightly I would still have a few union players, even from England, Watson looks good as does may and joseph the centre looks class, saying that I do prefer our game,

Brad Barrett was England's top tackler with 13 tackles, pitiful when you think of how many some league players do every week

to true, but still think some of the union backs could make a real impact inpact in our game

Oh, without doubt, there are quality players that could cross.

There always has been, our very own Sir Clive Sullivan and Billy Boston.

I have absolutely no beef with the sport, or the people that play it, it's the history and administration that I despise.

Brian O'Driscoll would have smashed it in League, and if we still had the coin, I would poach loads of other players too.

Not Farrell's lad though, but definitely Ford's.

The union world cup or the NRL Grand Final.......?
No contest. More excitement in the first ten minutes than their whole tournament.
The hate for Burgess by some of their ex players is embarrassing.
It's children's rugby compared to league. It's pre historic. They should catch up with some rule changes.

bottom line it is a very different game,i don't mind it and ive seen some very good games, I think the all blacks are a very good team, saying all that I prefer league just don't hate union like some do,

When you think that the players Australia put out yesterday are those that are not good enough to play in the NRL. What would have happened if they could have fielded Gallen, Thurston, Slater, Cronk, Thaiday, Inglis etc? I shudder to think what score they would would have put on England.

Tbf burgess isn't ripping it up and hes one of the best in league, its a different game with different needs,but all am saying is properly the backs in both codes could swap most easily, Jason robinson etc,

As Danny Lockwood put it in League Weekly ........... asking Sam Burgess to play centre in Rugby Union is a complete waste of talent ...a bit like giving Leonardo da Vinci a tin of emulsion and asking him to paint your house.

true ,he is a forward, he should play there or not at all, trouble is there where hell bent on him playing even if it was on the wing, just because he ripped it up in league doesn't mean he will in union,i do believe if he stops in union he will adapt and prove his worth in the forwards

And then to seemingly blame him singlehandedly for the performances is an utter joke.

The headline today is about him being omitted from the squad.