Re: DONE DEAL FOR SBW

DaveO · Post by **DaveO** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:59 pm

I read somewhere that in NZ RU is referred to as Rugby and RL simply as League.

The reporter is not having a pop at "League".

Dave

GeoffN · Post by **GeoffN** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 6:59 pm

Fair enough.

At least it's not 'rugger'!

warrior till i die · Post by **warrior till i die** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:38 pm

GeoffN posted:
hes84 posted:
This is from the NZ Herald 14.02.05

Great Britain test captain Andy Farrell, who is being courted by rugby.

As Williams has again been linked with a possible code switch to rugby.

His management said rugby was a future option Meanwhile, Wallabies coach Eddie Jones doubted Williams could make a successful transition to the 15-man game.

"I don't think you could find a position for him in rugby," Jones told the Sun-Herald newspaper.

GRRRR!

whats he playing if hes not playing rugby. Golf? never seen so many rugbys in my life.
So it seems as if every super league club has interest in him.I can see next weeks headline now:-

SONNY BILL SIGNS FOR LEIGH CENTURIONS!

mrs_carney · Post by **mrs_carney** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 9:34 pm

heres another runour to add to the pile
in the daily express today it says jamie peacock could be faz's good replacement as hes out of contract at the end of the year

GeoffN · Post by **GeoffN** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 9:57 pm

warrior till i die posted:
whats he playing if hes not playing rugby.

my point was that they seem to think there's only one game called rugby and something else called League.

DaiJones · Post by **DaiJones** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:38 am

Sonny Bill would be the best possible replacement if Faz does feel the need to go to Union but set no store by the press please. I recall being told in 1995 by an RL journalist and a member of the Wigan first team squad at the time that we had signed Jonah Lomu. Both used the phrase "done deal"

DaiJones · Post by **DaiJones** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:56 am

Hilariously, according to teletext, Saints have made a formal offer for SBW. If he ends up there, I'm Doc Murray.

proud_pie_eater · Post by **proud_pie_eater** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:25 am

DaiJones posted:
Sonny Bill would be the best possible replacement if Faz does feel the need to go to Union but set no store by the press please. I recall being told in 1995 by an RL journalist and a member of the Wigan first team squad at the time that we had signed Jonah Lomu. Both used the phrase "done deal"

Has everyone forgot already, we have a loose forward, Sean O'loughlin. Everyone was singing his praises the other day, why get someone else to play his position!

mrs_carney · Post by **mrs_carney** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:37 am

Exactly, if SBW does come he cant take o'loughlins position, he's been playing second row for canterbury though, but dont we have a lot of second rowers already?

GeoffN · Post by **GeoffN** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:03 pm

DaiJones posted:
Hilariously, according to teletext, Saints have made a formal offer for SBW. If he ends up there, I'm Doc Murray.

Yeah, it's on the sky website too; made me laugh. Wonder how much they offered, 95p? straight swap for Bibey?