Re: Come home agents Farrell and ford : Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:14 am  

BrisbaneRhino wrote:

Forwards aren't that similar either, with RL forwards being far less specialised. Union front rows would generally be useless at RL, as would RL props at union. RL has no need for beanpole lineout jumpers, and compared to RU has a massive number of 7/8 style forwards.

This is definitely true. I remember David (Dai) Young (Wales) and Mark Brooke-Cowden (World cup winning New Zealand player) playing for Leeds in the 80's. Young didn't seem to know what to do with the ball, whilst Brooke-Cowden ran into tackles and came to an immediate stop. - He looked like he would have trouble breaking through a wet paper bag!

Re: Come home agents Farrell and ford : Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:21 pm  

django wrote:

This is definitely true. I remember David (Dai) Young (Wales) and Mark Brooke-Cowden (World cup winning New Zealand player) playing for Leeds in the 80's. Young didn't seem to know what to do with the ball, whilst Brooke-Cowden ran into tackles and came to an immediate stop. - He looked like he would have trouble breaking through a wet paper bag!

I seem to remember Dai Young getting reasonably good towards the end of his career at Salford - I may be wrong about that, though.

Union does seem to be producing much fitter athletes than it used to. I suspect you wouldn't have the situation now that you had with Tuigamala, to give one example, who seemed to take a year to get up to the required fitness level (what a player, though, when he did). I reckon there are a fair few outside backs knocking around the RU world that would be a success in RL.

Re: Come home agents Farrell and ford : Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:18 am  

Charlie Sheen wrote:

I've never really thought Farrell would be more than a Matty Smith level RL player. The only reason he gets in the side is nepotism. I'd much rather see Eastmond, Falou, and Burgess back in RL than those 2.

So would i, but its not going to happen.