Re: Sam Burgess : Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:00 am  

Anthony Jones wrote:

Erm, no he wasn't.
He had a lucky few games, where they realised he could do a bit of line breaking.
Apart from that, he was an average to good back rower, but certainly not 'one of the best'.
He had an attitude problem too. Remember the incident on the M4 with the golf cart?
He'll be remembered far more as a 'character' than what he achieved, or could've achieved, on the field.

Powell had the potential to make it in league for sure. I used to think watching him forWales that he would make a good league player. I think attitude let him down at the end of the day.

Scott Quinnell made the transition successfully.

[Bulliac]

Re: Sam Burgess : Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:04 pm  

Scott Quinnell was a top player and could have been a much bigger star in our game if he'd come earlier in his career. IIRC, he came during the time when union players were still pretending they didn't get paid, so maybe it's a little surprising he didn't.

Re: Sam Burgess : Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:18 am  

They all fail to mention Chris Ashton and Kyle Eastmond and Myler must have been brought up with League in his body. Usual selective reporting from a RU perspective.
And on the coaching side Shaun Edwards, Mike Ford, Graham Steadman at Ireland and Farrell and bRian Ashton I believe.

Re: Sam Burgess : Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:14 pm  

MDF wrote:

Do you have any means of contacting him, John? I imagine he might be quite hard to get to these days, given his profile.

PM sent Mike.

Re: Sam Burgess : Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:50 pm  

Lizzo wrote:

If Andy Farrell was such a Rugby Yawnion failure, how come he played for England? What does that say about all the other English players who didn't?

he was hardly outstanding....just another ex RL player, who is a good kick/clap coaqch