[url=http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/09/06/05/RUGBYL_France.htmlCATALANS DOMINATE FRANCE SQUAD[/url

Doubt it:

As he wouldn't play Murphy I don't se him picking Mogg. He would pick Greenshields but I don't see him picking Mogg and there is no room for him anyway. We have Bosc/Greseque in the halves and Baille/Raguin in the centres. Why cop the flac for drafting in Mogg when we have players of the same caliber to play instead.

Do you know who will be partnering bentley at hooker? seems strange to leave out rinaldi.

Is Duport injured? If not, he should be in the squad. Don't see how Martins rates ahead of Touxagas.

I also think that it's an excentric choice, especially since we have a whole lot of new players and Rinaldi has captained the side and should be a good steadying influence. Baill and Mounis have both played at dummy half before, but then who will play LF or Centre? Also a strange choice to promote Murcia ahead of Greseque, would have though they would both be in the squad - possibly Murcia is looking at a stint with TO?

Having no Rinaldi is mental.

raguin?

You think Mogg and Greseque are same caliber players, enough said.

Perhaps he prefers the idea of frenchmen playing for the french national team?

They're in the same ballpark. Mogg is a better player throughout the year but Greseque has played very well against England, as well as Mogg plays in the halves for Catalans. Overall I'd rate Mogg as a better player but Greseque would be my first choice for internationals.

A comparison might be Sean Long - a better player than Maguire but defo second choice for international duty.

Stats prove nothing either way really. I'd much rather have Briscoe in my team rather than Wellens though.

Considering Sir Long retired from international RL that is pretty obvious.

Secondly they both play different positions.

depends whether you prefer jug ears or big wonky noses

To be honest id rather have lee smith than either of them, but Briscoe certainly deserves a go.

'retired' ([ibottled it big time and ran out on his teamates while they were on the other side of the world[/i.)

But even before he did the Wigan Walk he only managed to be good in one match in three or four years. Despite being a top player in the league he was pedestrian at best in internationals.

As for the rest of it, well he wasn't alone, was he?

[url=http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/09/06/07/RUGBYL_England.htmlPEACOCK CONCERN FOR ENGLAND[/url

I might be thick but why is it being played in Paris?

Spreading the word?
I wanted to go and would have done if it was in or around Perpignan, but Paris is too far

They are playing France?
And the capital of France is...

It's just like taking an England match to London, a good idea on paper...

[url=http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/09/06/08/RUGBYL_England.htmlWESTERMAN GETS ENGLAND CALL[/url

Don't be so soft

Is there even a local team in Paris? If not then I'm not sure I see trhe point of playing there. Surely it'd be better to have it played somewhere that a local team could benefit from.

France is like England. If it doesn't happen in the capital it doesn't exist. So you need to promote the game in the Capital.