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Steve@Mose ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2799 |
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JonDee ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 25 May 2007 Location: Nottingam Status: Offline Points: 1395 |
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Interesting read
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Robb ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 Jan 2017 Location: South East Status: Offline Points: 1533 |
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Another whinge from the mercenary?
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workerbee ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 May 2009 Location: Wirral Status: Offline Points: 910 |
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Define "Mercenary" and explain why all other oversees players are not. In the professional game all paid players are effectively mercenaries. Or are they are they loyal club men.
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Robb ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 Jan 2017 Location: South East Status: Offline Points: 1533 |
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The one who jumped over from the lesser code for money and to try and get into the World Cup team. Despite having everything given to him on a plate, he said his heart wasn't in it and he knew this before the World Cup but instead of doing the honourable thing and saying it wasn't for him and stepping back graciously, he persisted in taking that spot to try and share in the glory that could have come. When it went badly, he ran away all the way back to the lesser code where they welcomed him back as if he was some sort of hero for coming into union. I have no respect for him
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MikeGC ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 04 Oct 2014 Location: Burnage Status: Offline Points: 474 |
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. Burgess is English. Granted he was tempted away from League by a chance to fill his pension fund by the money in offer in Union. |
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Thatbloke ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 02 Sep 2017 Location: Newport Status: Offline Points: 1742 |
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No mention of Lancaster's role in this - truth is Burgess hadn't been in Union long enough and his "fast track" clearly didn't work. Let's be honest though there were a lot of things wrong with the 2015 campaign full stop! Andy Farrell was another high profile fast track from RL into the national team that didn't work but we're not alone - Iestyn Harris bit of a flop for Wales
Difficult to name many who have transitioned well from one code to the other Jonathan Davies, Jason Robinson - most others have fallen short of expection (and pay cheque!) Edited by Thatbloke - 04 Jun 2020 at 10:10 |
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Fly Half ![]() First XV regular ![]() Joined: 15 Jun 2019 Location: Otley Status: Offline Points: 105 |
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English RU is full of 'mercenaries' who have moved to England from SA and various Pacific Islands. Problem is English RU seems incapable of producing either English coaches or players.That bag of spuds on Robbs shoulder get heavier every day.
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tigerburnie ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 10 Jun 2012 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 3736 |
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I think it's unfair to say England can't produce good coaches or players, now the fact the suits at the cabbage patch don't use them is another matter.
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Welshie7 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 14 Jul 2013 Location: Oxford Status: Offline Points: 538 |
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Jonathan Davies returned to union he was not someone who transitioned. Other nations seem to convert the league boys quite successfully......SBW, brad Thorne, Matt Rogers, Wendall Sailor etc.
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Redted ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Status: Offline Points: 1083 |
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Jonathan Davies returned to union he was not someone who transitioned.
Transitioned from Union to League and back - success in all.
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Sid James ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 28 Jun 2013 Location: East Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 1660 |
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You say "I have no respect for him". How can you not have respect for an athlete and rugby player like Burgess? You say "lesser code". Did you remark with such 'snobbery' when Jason Robinson was helping England win the World Cup in 2003? You say "Despite having everything given to him on a plate, he said his heart wasn't in it". Do you not think he might have been the' professional' amongst 'amateurs'? He was so professional, he knew he was being used and rushed into a World Cup squad that he had not been properly prepared for? But realistically, who would turn down selection for a World Cup squad? The fault is not with the player. Any fault lies solely with the selectors. I remember the World Cup match against Wales which England lost narrowly having been leading whilst Burgess was on the field. You did not know that Jamie Robertson was playing for Wales until Lancaster took Burgess off, Robertson broke the line for the first time in the match and Wales went on to win. The RFU, Lancaster & Ford are all culpable in what was a total mis-handling of one of the best Rugby players in the World, at the time. Shame on them.
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Raider999 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 18 Jan 2013 Location: Crawley Status: Offline Points: 4455 |
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I would say one of the biggest problems was that England saw Burgess as a centre whereas Mike Ford consistently played him in the back-row. A total lack of joined-up thinking. |
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Bigmal ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 17 Nov 2013 Location: BRISTOL Status: Offline Points: 1480 |
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Imho the positional point makes the most sense. Switching from League to back row in Union at int level is virtually impossible and even playing centre is a big ask.
The people to ask about this include the said Jason Robinson, Sean Edwards( good luck with that) and any number of players ( particularly from Wales) who went to league ( see The Codebreakers documentary). And before we get too excited remember Billy Boston? He would have loved to play for Wales but knew it wouldn't happen due to his colour.He turned league. Professional rugby is talented ,fit and hard men playing a game for money. .It was Ray French who said " RL is a hard game played by hard men who queue up for a pint with the fans after a game" so ask him for his opinion after all he was a dual code international in the second row. |
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Robb ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 Jan 2017 Location: South East Status: Offline Points: 1533 |
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If he was really professional, he would have been honest and said "I don't think this is right for me/I'm not ready" and willingly stepped aside. No-one would have thought any less of him and he would have been seen as someone who tried but had the good grace to admit it wasn't working. And people would have respected him for it. But the fact that he did what he did in taking a place he knew he didn't want and then starting coming out with all the whining and whinging about it, even five years on shows he clearly has a bit of a chip on his shoulder and cannot let it go.
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Sid James ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 28 Jun 2013 Location: East Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 1660 |
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Judging by your comments he's not the only one with a chip on his shoulder, but then again, we are discussing a RL player and you are from the south. How do you know he wasn't honest with the selectors but they picked him anyway? You are totally ignoring the fact that his selection was a matter for the RFU, Lancaster & Ford. If you are going to throw mud, throw it in the right direction. I don't know why Burgess is bringing this up now,. Probably one of our honest overworked journalists wanted a story about something other than the virus. Why should we consider an honest recollection of events as "whining & whinging"? I expect that suits you.
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All Knwoing All Seeing
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Pappashanga ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 23 Sep 2014 Location: Surrey Status: Offline Points: 2167 |
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Whining and whinging is a favourite hobby of humans. Look at the generals after the Second World War -Montgomery, Patton Bradley et al. The point I'm making is, the bigger the ego, the bigger the sense of self importance and the greater tendency to whinge. Makes good copy for journalists and indeed, this blog.
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Count Ford ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 20 May 2017 Location: WA4 Status: Offline Points: 412 |
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Most professional players wants to play at the highest level they possibly can. If your club coach (who is also in the national set up) and the coach of the national team thinks you are capable, you are not going to turn round and say 'no thanks, I'm not ready'.
The only thought I had was if there was any pressure from higher up in the RFU to have him in the squad regardless. He also does make the valid point that England were beating Wales when he was subbed off, so I'm not sure why anything that happened in 2015 can be attributed to him
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Raider999 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 18 Jan 2013 Location: Crawley Status: Offline Points: 4455 |
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Correct re substitution. I often think subs are made to get everyone on the field to the detriment of the team performance. He is an easy target for the bigoted people who consider RL as an inferior game. Edited by Raider999 - 05 Jun 2020 at 13:53 |
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RAID ON
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CJB1 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Moseley Joined: 25 May 2007 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 1900 |
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He hasn't got a book coming out, has he?
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"What I need is a strong drink and a peer group"
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