Sometimes it feels like I'm the only one on here so don't be surprised if I talk to myself


Crusaders will be favourites but I've had a feeling about the Reds all year.

I know this is a union thread but who do you fancy winning SOO 3,going for the Maroons myself with them being on their home patch.

Yep, Toads by 8.

Queensland Reds Super 15 champions. Hope few on here got on them. I did


Good game but Crusaders paid for their over-cautious attitude. On a slightly different note, I really hope Quade Cooper doesn't get an NRL gig. He's an awfully overrated and dare I say it limited player.

Bugger was hoping for the Crusaders to win but regarding Cooper I personally hope he signs for an NRL team after the union WC just to see the ARU's faces so to speak.

The joke would be on the NRL club mate. I used to say his defence was suspect but it's more than that. He seems to actively avoid tackling.

To be honest I haven't seen much of him but if he avoid tackling he would get exposed big time in RL.

Who would you say the NRL could go after from union Catalancs.

Is there anybody decent enough to make the grade and already may have an RL background.

I'm not sure many of the big names would have an impact on the NRL with the exception of Sonny Bill Williams.
They might not be well known but I'd love to see Rene Ranger, Robbie Freuan, Israel Dagg, Telusa Veainu and Julian Savea in rugby league. Julian Savea is the pick of that bunch in my opinion.

No mate never heard of any of them.

As for SBW can't see him ever coming back to RL,too much hate I think.

[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/11/rfu-martyn-thomas-jeff-blackett?CMP=twt_guReport plunges rugby union into fresh civil war as RFU row rages on[/url
[iThe sports minister, Hugh Robertson, has also waded into the debate.
"I have been clear that I want all sports bodies to have the best possible governance structures," Robertson said on Monday. "Recent events have proved that clearly is not the case with the RFU."[/i


[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/jul/11/jeff-blackett-twickenham-rfu?CMP=twt_guJust how rotten is the RFU?[/url
[iSunday's council meeting was designed to allow the RFU to move on from the Steele affair, but it proved more of a backward step.[/i

Not sure, but they have a wine club

Yawnion is always more about what happens off the pitch.

And another. England centre Mathew Tait completes move from Sale Sharks to Leicester. It's going to be a long season at Edgeley Park.

I bet Shark J is happy about that.

Really? What's Tait ever done of any worth? All there is to his game is to run at a few players, duck and weave and eventually fall down. He's injury prone and in the 3 seasons I've had a season ticket he was only a starter in a handful of them

I'm slowly getting confident for the upcoming season. And I would happily take a bet of us finishing between 6-8th right now.

CJ - I am! I know he's a good player but for Sale he's never really done anything. One of those names the Twickenham Boys love but doesn't really do much at club level.

To be fair I have hardly seen him play but if he is an England international he has to be half decent surely.

Francis Baron warns of growing unease over England's credibility as World Cup 2015 hosts. www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/14/en ... pe=article

Francis Baron warns of growing unease over England's credibility as World Cup 2015 hosts. www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/14/en ... pe=article

He appeared to be the only back who had a clear idea about making a clean break in the England squad during the 2007 RUWC and was arguably the best performing back.



He rarely falls down since he tends to be strong in the tackle, his technique in tackling until recently was better than most.

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According to Rugby (union) World magazine, Alex Brown, a highly promising winger from Batley has signed for Sale Sharks.

Ex Giants player. Would never have made it in SL.

Poor man's Jermaine McGillivray.

That said, Danny Williams did alright when he went from the Rhinos to Newcastle Falcons, so Brown might make a career for himself.

news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_u ... m#atozlist [iThe arrival of Springbok captain John Smit after this year's World Cup will take the north London club's quota of South African-born players to 12, although four of these are English qualified. "We are an English club with a strong South African flavour and he fits well with that."[/i SAracens doing their very best to turn premiership & English rugby union into a circus.

news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_u ... m#atozlist [iThe arrival of Springbok captain John Smit after this year's World Cup will take the north London club's quota of South African-born players to 12, although four of these are English qualified. "We are an English club with a strong South African flavour and he fits well with that."[/i SAracens doing their very best to turn premiership & English rugby union into a circus.

It says a lot for the depth of English union doesn't it.

Catalancs what is the rules for imports at Twickers.

What do you mean cj?

Regarding the number of foreign players that union teams are allowed mate,is it unlimited.