Quote ="gutterfax"Oh yes you were.....
Bazza, as much as you like to wind up some on these boards, you also come across as being a little knowledgeable about the game....
Burgess is not out of his depth in the NRL, would be the first name on the team sheet at pretty much any club in the NRL/Superleague and will be named in the NRL team of the season (or whatever it's called).
The main difference between Australia and GB over the last god knows how many years has not been the pack......it's in the backs where the Australians rip it up.......British forwards, for the most, are not that bad.
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What happened there anyway? (w/- the backs I mean). England used to have some crackerjack players in its 3/4 line. Fellas who scored excellent tries in Test football.
Did Blair close down the factory that produced them or what? It is kinda odd...