[url=http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/10/05/25/manual_122428.htmlHull FC have moved to sign highly-rated Laurence Pearce on a two-year deal from rugby union.[/url

They should invest their money into local RL talent instead of wasting their money on bloody unionites.

www.scrum.com/france/rugby/story ... MP=OTC-RSS

www.scrum.com/france/rugby/story ... MP=OTC-RSS

Did he hide him in his `fro?

www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/ar ... d=10648046 "Once they've recruited three, that's it. That's their ceiling. Three darkies... no more," said Haden, who played 117 matches for the All Blacks between 1972-85 including 41 tests.

www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/ar ... d=10648046 "Once they've recruited three, that's it. That's their ceiling. Three darkies... no more," said Haden, who played 117 matches for the All Blacks between 1972-85 including 41 tests.

OMFG we talk about the aussies being stuck in the 60s - but wtf?

Unionites have always been a bunch of bigots,racist b@5t@rd5.

How $#%^#@$% dare you.

Rugby League in Australia is the leading sport when it comes to being the most open sport, Australian RL was the first code out here to pick an aboriginal to play for Australia back in the 1900's, we were also the first code to have a player captain their club of aboriginal decent in a Grand final, we were also the first code to have an aboriginal captain and lead their country to a World cup victory.

Australia and Rugby League are also the proud code to have Moaris play against our national team 100 years ago with no disrespect and nothing but praise.

It's why Australia can have a National All Stars game with Aboriginal players in every position play against the worlds best, no other sport out here can claim that.

Give yourself a triple uppercut.

Watched the French rugby union grand final today live on Catalan television and wasn't very impressed. Very scrappy and some basic errors. Clermont were the better side and at times it felt like they were dragging USAP around the field.
I'd also wager that it's a positive for Catalans as another title for USAP could have made further inroads into their support base and media coverage... or not.

sorry, still not got over Dean Lance's pc tenure at Leeds.

I bet not many remember him.

Big blow to Newcastle. news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_u ... 720058.stm

Big blow to Newcastle. news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_u ... 720058.stm

[url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/wallabies-star-kurtley-beale-beats-assault-charge/story-e6freuy9-1225876440790Wallabies star Kurtley Beale beats assault charge[/url

must have been a Rah-Rah loving judge.

Or of course there's always the possibility he didn't do it

You're wasting your time trying to reason with some of our more blinkered posters.


[url=http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/10/06/08/manual_140421.htmlAustralian Barbarians 28-28 England[/url

Ireland 23-29 Barbarians got 26,000 last Friday, but has anyone got the attendances for the other recent internationals?
Australia 49-3 Fiji
Wales 31-34 South Africa
Russia 22-39 USA
Uruguay 6 Canada 48

Never said he did do anything,i was just saying he might have been a union fan that's all.

60527 at the Millennium Stadium

Good crowd but thought they'd have sold out.

www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/ ... gland.html [i'Hape will become the third former New Zealand rugby league international to play for England, following in the footsteps of Henry Paul and Lesley Vainikolo.'[/i

www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/ ... gland.html [i'Hape will become the third former New Zealand rugby league international to play for England, following in the footsteps of Henry Paul and Lesley Vainikolo.'[/i

He's looked very one-dimensional the times I've seen him for Bath, sidestep then hands through the tackle looking for the offload and that's about all he's got.

Does demonstrate the complete dearth of creative centres in English rugby at the moment though.

My sentiments exactly. If you [iare[/i going to pick him, play him at inside rather than outside centre.
Looking forward to seeing how Chris Ashton goes on the wing.

A quick thought on union for the day.

Wallabies vs England is pretty much a who's who of ex league players!

The Super14 looked mile and miles ahead of the NH rugby union this year, I expect England to be torn to pieces, though that probably won't happen.

The Super14 nations and Argentina all look appealing on the handicaps.


[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/8733646.stmSonny Bill Williams agrees to return to New Zealand[/url

The strength of the Super 14 is very much in New Zealand and South Africa though IMO. If England (or the weather) can draw the Australians into a forward dominated game then I reckon it'll be a lot closer than some pundits are reckoning.