Not really and English player, but an ESL player on loan.
Scott Dureau just kicked a field goal to get Newtown home 31-30 over Penrith in the NSW cup.
First placed Penrith haven't lost in nearly 3 months, and 10th placed Newtown were down 30-6 after 50 minutes. "The Mole" has said on twitter that he just watched Newtown's best win in 30 years.

Bombed a sitter there did Sam!

And 8 minutes later looks ordinary as he flails to tackle

Man of match, enough said.

24 runs 190 metres
33 tackles
2 tries

Geez he is going to be so bored in union!
Super 15 top tackler avg less 17 tackles a game
Avg runs 9
Avg tries less than one

I suspect the English union league stats are no better. Money for old rope for Sam. From best Rugby (sic) comp in the world to the plodders code.

Tomkins has been one of the better warrior players i can't believe they have found a way to loose this. the refs haven't helped with the early held calls.

god Townsend has no idea on how to read a game and Johnson has been dire.

Obviously a "lot of it" though

Obviously, he certainly isn't going for the challenge!

.......yeah, because he left Bradford for the "challenge"

Johnson did not have his best game. But Townsend's continual 5th tackle kicking to the invulnerable Lachlan Maranta was so dumb it surely is grounds for sacking.

Sam Tomkins was one of the best players for the Warriors. He had some blemishes: he was badly beaten by Ben Hunt, but so were others; also he eventually tackled Dale Copley but a second too late to stop his match winning try.

One the other hand Tomkins always looked dangerous with the ball and scored a very good opportunistic try in the first half. He is now a key player, along with Johnson, Matulino, and Hurrell (whose injury may well have cost the Warriors the game)

He'll be doing half the work for more money, be daft not to. On the downside he is leaving behind life in one of the best cities in the world, big crowds, decent stadiums, celebrity status and partying with Hollywood stars. Not to mention the athletic challenge of playing in the worlds top rugby competition.

Bless.......he'll be an hour from London which craps all over Sydney, if he plays for England he'll be watched by more people in the 5 games in spring than see him all year in the NRL to a TV audience of 40,000,000 in England alone and he will become an RFU marketing asset so will be out and about with the glitterati.........oh, he'll also see what a genuine World Cup looks like where the Italians actually come from Italy, the Irish from Ireland etc..........

ha ha Sorry but do seriously believe that 40 million people in England alone watch international RU??

ha ha your funny

BBC claim 4.5 million average across all 15 6 Nations games.......I suspect that if I'd posted 67.5 million you'd have given yourself a hernia.....and I never claimed 40 million at the same time.
As for being funny.......Wales v someone last year in a friendly getting a bigger tv audience than the RLWC semi final on the bbc was quite humorous if that sort of thing tickles you......god knows why it would though?

That is your opinion.
Many would disagree.

whats is he actually doing on a rl forum surely he would fit in better on a ru fan page

Why do people add TV audiences together to make totals? 4.5 million (or whatever) per game probably translates as 95% of the same people each time. Same happens with the Olympics, football World Cup etc.

Hmmm.....let's do a head count shall we?

Why's that buddy? Because I dare call it like it is? I have little if any interest in the other code other than interest in internationals....you know what they are don't you? It's when say an Italian team containing a majority of players actually born in Italy take on say, Ireland...who field a squad of 22 all of whom were born in Ireland.





..it's the norm when announcing "collated" figures. I believe the exact press statement from the BBC surrounding the 6 Nations was released at around the same time that RBS forked out stupid money to continue the sponsorship.....it really is all smoke and mirrors and they (the dark side) are pretty good at it. To be fair, Knock Down Nigel seems to be learning these dark arts if the releases that came out during the RLWC are anything to go by! There was one in particular that attempted to crow about a better TV audience then England Union.....even though the tarquins were actually on Pay TV and the RL on BBC

I don't know.
It appears every forum has one or more self appointed know it alls that drive lots of other posters away.

Know it all? Not I m'laddy, not I.
I do however freely admit to having a bit of a downer on the self titled Greatest Game, especially in the UK, when it comes to the inability to market itself, it's teams, it's premier competitions or attract cash up front, not bargain basement sponsors as well as the almost cyclical rule/comp changes to suit the agenda of whatever group of club owners are in favour with the RFL at the time.

....this is of course only my opinion, which I chose to convey on a public forum. You seem new to this concept, as you immediately mistake your disagreeing with my opinion with some right that allows you to pigeon hole me as some form of forum Oracle........when in fact, I was expressing my opinion, which is the point of a forum.
If you don't like it......why not be "driven off" with the rest of those who can't do discussion and debate...only fawning and false adulation of a sport on its !

I rarely post anymore on this forum and you are part of that reason, keep up the good work.

Nice to know you feel worthy of credit. You're welcome!

Honestly that's probably the poor bugger's end goal. Just him and his dozen alt accounts chatting amongst themselves on a bunch of abandoned rugby league forums...

Like I said he is going to an inferior competition where his athletic ability won't be tested anything like it is now, for more money. The trade off if or the extra cash s a playing in 3rd grade grounds in front of small crowds in a small town. I hope he enjoys those handful of games a year when it will feel like he is playing back in the NRL, without the hard work.

Gutters what position will he play? I want to have a laugh at the stats of others in that position.

The talk was they've signed him to play outside centre. I'm not sure he has the pace and possibly number 8 would suit him more but then he won't have long to adapt to playing in the pack. I had a quick look for stats but haven't got the time to look properly.