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| Quote ="Dave26"You seriously think that a club would be unsure about signing him, but would be ok doing it after he played one game for the barbarians?'"
yes when there will be a massive transfer fee its a risk for them i do think they would sign him anyway but this will help them to value him and i dont think it will be one game he will end up playing on loan at saracens a good few times over next couple of years
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| Quote ="RLFC2008"yes when there will be a massive transfer fee its a risk for them i do think they would sign him anyway but this will help them to value him and i dont think it will be one game he will end up playing on loan at saracens a good few times over next couple of years'"
By agreeing to let Tomkins play one union game it just sets a precedent. He will end up playing more on loan no doubt!
What a joke and insult to Rugby League!
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| Quote ="kobashi"By agreeing to letting Tomkins play one union game it just sets a precedent. He will end up playing more on loan no doubt!
What a joke and insult to Rugby League!'"
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| Sam is proving to me to be the Kn#bhead everyone thinks he is. £300k a year and cant just play RL for Wigan what a joke
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| How much will Sam/wigan earn from this? Anyone heard, or is it all just speculation?
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| Quote ="RLFC2008"Sam is proving to me to be the Kn#bhead everyone thinks he is. £300k a year and cant just play RL for Wigan what a joke'"
oh dear yet more people who dont have a clue reading an article and thinking they know it all.
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| A completely bonkers idea in my opinion, I just don't see the benefits to the club or to the sport as a whole and I certainly don't agree with the comments that it will be good publicity.
The RL press will be anything but positive about it, the RU press will not provide Rugby League with any positive publicity - maybe they will schmooze the talent of the player and fan his ego but that will be about it, and whilst we all know how talented he is, to expect him to step into a game of of Rugby Union and impress straight away is unlikely and also shows a lack of knowledge about the modern day Rugby Union game.
He will have a bloody big target on his back from the Aussie players in the game and longer term, seeing Sam playing a game of Rugby Union just increases the size of that target on his back to players/fans of other clubs next year and given the feeling towards him last year, added to the circumstances of him staying in the sport, is something that he personally and the club could do without next year.
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| Crazy if true.
As an England fan I'd be unhappy our best player had his mind elsewhere when trying to win a 4nations. Playing a new sport is not easy, in fact after no experience it is suicidal!
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| I think its a disgrace at so many levels.
1. Its undermines Wigan and Rugby League. The idea that an elite player in rugby league can just go and play a game of union whenever they come calling is nothing short of a joke.
You think if the Barbarians wanted Billy Slater the NRL would even entertain the request. They would tell Union where to go and rightly so.
2. What if Sam suffered a serios injury and was out for the start of SL in 2012. Our best player being injured playing rugby union. Absurd.
3. The media will only use it as a proof that sam is going to Union and him playing means he wants to go to Union. They wont care about Wigan one little bit.
4. If he played badly the RU media and pundits will no doubt use it as a way to knock rugby league.
5. Its RU FFS. I am now getting really sick of these so called link ups with that sport. Things like this only portray the message that Rugby League is the little brother of Rugby Union.
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| Quote ="RLFC2008"Sam is proving to me to be the Kn#bhead everyone thinks he is. £300k a year and cant just play RL for Wigan what a joke'"
SUPERB. Genuinely the best post I have ever read on rlfans. By far our best player, has turned down advances from union to sign a new contract, he plays one game of rugby union on one of the biggest world stages, and it confirms he's a kn#bhead?! Unreal.
Quote ="RLFC2008"That kelly from tower and wish fm comfirmed it on twitter. Talk about bending over backwards for sam i feel like not watching wigan no more'"
Your posts on this thread are laughable. Embarassing.
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| Doesnt anyone think it will be Joel who makes his first bow, NOt sam. The rumour may have the wrong tomkins brother
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| Quote ="Tricky Dicky"Doesnt anyone think it will be Joel who makes his first bow, NOt sam. The rumour may have the wrong tomkins brother'"
Yes, me.
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| Quote ="Tricky Dicky"Doesnt anyone think it will be Joel who makes his first bow, NOt sam. The rumour may have the wrong tomkins brother'"
The thought had crossed my mind and lets hope you are right.
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| Quote ="Tricky Dicky"Doesnt anyone think it will be Joel who makes his first bow, NOt sam. The rumour may have the wrong tomkins brother'"
That would be funny as it would show up some many know it all whingers..
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| Quote ="Dave26"SUPERB. Genuinely the best post I have ever read on rlfans. By far our best player, has turned down advances from union to sign a new contract, he plays one game of rugby union on one of the biggest world stages, and it confirms he's a kn#bhead?! Unreal.
Your posts on this thread are laughable. Embarassing.'"
Sorry for not being up to your standards. You are not a real Rugby League fan if you think this is ok, world stage barbarians v austraila at twickers what was the attendance last time that game was played there when more than half the ground was shut. When people talk about sam and his "profile" what makes him so different to any other top rugby league player as his profile needs to be higher. End of the day he has a lot to prove in RL yet and is getting ahead of hiself. Whats wrong with saying about some one thats close with him and stood at the side of him has tweeted yes he will be playing ru next week people like you make my blood boil i wont even bother respond to you again you make me laugh pal
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| Quote ="king warrior"One bad game makes him gash grow up'"
He clearly felt the pressure of a world class Australian side last night so how will he feel in a sport he has never played. The fullback in Union get's peppered with high ball's all game and simple fact is he is not good enough under the high ball to play one of the best Rugby Union teams in the world and they will make him pay for that. Telling me to grow up is very very rich coming from you.
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| Not sure how any Rugby League fan can be happy that one of it's stars is playing in Union game!
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| Quote ="RLFC2008"Sorry for not being up to your standards. You are not a real Rugby League fan if you think this is ok, world stage barbarians v austraila at twickers what was the attendance last time that game was played there when more than half the ground was shut. When people talk about sam and his "profile" what makes him so different to any other top rugby league player as his profile needs to be higher. End of the day he has a lot to prove in RL yet and it getting ahead of hiself. What wrong with saying about some one thats close with him and stood at the side of him has tweet yes he will be playing ru next week people like you make my blood boil i wont ever respond to you again you make me laugh pal'"
I'm not a real rugby league fan, yet you said you feel like never not watching Wigan again if Sam does this? You then called him a kn#bhead; have you not watched him play over the last few years? Do you think we'd have been half as successful without him? He's been our top try scorer, our best player and whether you like it or not he is putting rugby league back into the sports headlines.
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| Quote ="Dave26"I'm not a real rugby league fan, yet you said you feel like never not watching Wigan again if Sam does this? You then called him a kn#bhead; have you not watched him play over the last few years? Do you think we'd have been half as successful without him? He's been our top try scorer, our best player and whether you like it or not he is putting rugby league back into the sports headlines.'"
He will be putting Union in the headlines if he plays mate.
Lets see how much Rugby League is in the media the day after the game.
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| Quote ="kobashi"Not sure how any Rugby League fan can be happy that one of it's stars is playing in Union game!'"
There are no positives to come from Sam playing Union, and if this does occur I'll be very disappointed with Sam and the club for letting this happen. Would Lockyer, Slater or Benji Marshall do this or even be allowed to do this? Absolutely not.
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| Quote ="LovesToSpooge"www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/11/11/20/RUGBYU_Barbarians.html&BID=480'"
Quote "Over the years we've brought some rugby league players into the Barbarians, some of whom were already on their way into rugby union, people like Sonny Bill Williams and Wendell Sailor, so a precedent has been set.'"
That quote sez it all and is exactly how the media will portray Sam Tomkins.
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| As a Wigan fan I am disgusted that the club are in talks about this. The fact that are even contemplating it is shocking.
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| This is terrible news, hope he has a shocking game and comes back to wigan with his tail between his legs.
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| How will everyone feel if Sam comes back with a broken leg or serious ligament damage. Yes he could get hurt at anytime but to let him play another game when he does not need to is a risk. Instead of playing another game he should be off on a break somewhere. RL gains nothing from it. I can hear some now thinking its only 1 game but if he gets a career injury then it will be a major problem
Question is Tomkins bigger than Wigan Rugby.
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