Re: Rumours 2 : Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:47 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Good call, although technically he had played for another club before that was achieved.

So who was the last international we produced who gained representational honours without leaving the club?

Philbin

Re: Rumours 2 : Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:14 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Currie was Wigan youth set up.

No he wasn't, just as Morgan Smith isn't a Leeds product in the thread last week.

Re: Rumours 2 : Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:31 pm  

Paul Youane wrote: No he wasn't, just as Morgan Smith isn't a Leeds product in the thread last week. Currie was on the Wigan scholarship wasn't he? Certainly played U16's in a Wigan jersey. https://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2010 ... -close-win Morgan Smith was in the Leeds Rhino scholarship https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/ ... -1-9521524

Paul Youane wrote: No he wasn't, just as Morgan Smith isn't a Leeds product in the thread last week. Currie was on the Wigan scholarship wasn't he? Certainly played U16's in a Wigan jersey. https://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2010 ... -close-win Morgan Smith was in the Leeds Rhino scholarship https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/ ... -1-9521524

Re: Rumours 2 : Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:44 pm  

Builth Wells Wire wrote:

Philbin

Yes, technically, but let's stick to GB or England and avoid the minor international sides. e.g) Pat Moran is in the Ireland squad but only played 1 game for the Wire.

I was thinking Ronnie Duane?

Re: Rumours 2 : Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:48 pm  

Wires71 wrote: Currie was on the Wigan scholarship wasn't he? Certainly played U16's in a Wigan jersey. https://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2010 ... -close-win Morgan Smith was in the Leeds Rhino scholarship https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/ ... -1-9521524 You've lost me. Last week you had Morgan Smith down as a Warrington youth product. If we follow the RFL interpretation for quota purposes and I think salary cap concessions it is based on academy and not scholarship. Seems fair enough to follow official definition.

Wires71 wrote: Currie was on the Wigan scholarship wasn't he? Certainly played U16's in a Wigan jersey. https://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2010 ... -close-win Morgan Smith was in the Leeds Rhino scholarship https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/ ... -1-9521524 You've lost me. Last week you had Morgan Smith down as a Warrington youth product. If we follow the RFL interpretation for quota purposes and I think salary cap concessions it is based on academy and not scholarship. Seems fair enough to follow official definition.

Re: Rumours 2 : Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:49 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Yes, technically, but let's stick to GB or England and avoid the minor international sides. e.g) Pat Moran is in the Ireland squad but only played 1 game for the Wire.

I was thinking Ronnie Duane?

Paul Wood & Ben Harrison.

Re: Rumours 2 : Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:58 pm  

Wigan play the system that sky have given us. They use the young lads as much as possible & rest their elder statesman who they bring back for the games that matter ,the play off games. By their own standards ,Wigan have had some mediocre SL seasons but know how to win when it matters ,while leaving us wannabe clubs to pull our tripe out for the full season only to be pipped at the post. Wigan are great at moving experienced young, but below their standard , players onto other clubs.

Re: Rumours 2 : Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:14 pm  

ninearches wrote:

Wigan play the system that sky have given us. They use the young lads as much as possible & rest their elder statesman who they bring back for the games that matter ,the play off games. By their own standards ,Wigan have had some mediocre SL seasons but know how to win when it matters ,while leaving us wannabe clubs to pull our tripe out for the full season only to be pipped at the post. Wigan are great at moving experienced young, but below their standard , players onto other clubs.

That's the nail on the head right right there.

Remember Wigan getting hammered 62-0 by Wakefield a couple of years ago? Lots of very mediocre performances by Wigan that season... Wane won them the double.

Re: Rumours 2 : Thu Jan 10, 2019 8:11 am  

easyWire wrote:

That's the nail on the head right right there.

Remember Wigan getting hammered 62-0 by Wakefield a couple of years ago? Lots of very mediocre performances by Wigan that season... Wane won them the double.

13 of the match day 17 all had the flu and stomach virus that day. They'd already brought in all the youngsters they could and had no choice but to feild an unfit team.

Still good to watch though haha.

Re: Rumours 2 : Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:06 am  

Wires71 wrote:

Yes, technically, but let's stick to GB or England and avoid the minor international sides. e.g) Pat Moran is in the Ireland squad but only played 1 game for the Wire.

I was thinking Ronnie Duane?

Harris and Sculthorpe on the 1996 tour to PNG, Fiji and NZ.