: Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:31 am  

surely title must go to that Welsh RU "star" that Bradford signed for loads of money and who dislocated his shoulder and was never heard of again?

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:27 am  

Haven't even read the thread, worst player ever...Sean Rudder....no question.

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:42 am  

finally, an award english RL will be favourite to win

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:49 am  

dally messenger wrote:

finally, an award english RL will be favourite to win

[Durham Giant]

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:31 am  

Schofield talks b@ll@cks. I cannot be parched going into it or be bothered trying to get a copy of RL world but to say that players who play between 2 and 7 games of RL get serious injuries and then retire wre rubbish is down right wrong.


Terry Holmes was a very very good player at RU. He however had a dodgy shoulder i think he dislocated it 3 times and had to have it operated on. He was advised to give up playing all RUGBY or face permanent damage. A waste of money yes. the worst decision by a club chairman to buy him probably, the worst player NO.

Re: The world's worst rugby league player : Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:37 am  

Canyoubelieveit wrote: Gary Schofield presents ... http://timesonline.typepad.com/rugby_league/ All of the current Salford team.

Canyoubelieveit wrote: Gary Schofield presents ... http://timesonline.typepad.com/rugby_league/ All of the current Salford team.

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:23 am  

for the sake of balance how many top line RL players of recent years have gone to RU and made a success of it

Jason Robinson - certainly , Iestyn and Faz - possibly - but plenty who havent

different games with different demands simple as that which have grown bigger with full time professionalism in both games

Plenty of the old RU men swapped over well - Boston , van Vollenhoven, and how about Keith Fielding , Dai Watkins , Maurice Richards and anyone remember a certain Martin Offiah - the famous quote from the Saints board that he was " an un co-ordinated clown " when he was playing for Rosslyn Park - hmmmm - 501 tries was it he scored in RL

daft article which serves no purpose IMHO

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:47 am  

He mentions that he doesnt think any ru players would do well in league. I tend to disagree to an extent. There are a few in the Welsh side for example who would do really well, such as Rhys Williams, Tom Shanklin and a forward of theirs who's name escapes me.

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:21 am  

I know this may be a bit obvious but.........................

How do you define the "worst" player?

I have seen some terrible players, some who can't catch, can't tackle, can't run, can't see gaps (oops sorry that's the England WCC team).

Seriously that is an impossible thing to define unless there is an agreed standard of worst and to achieve that is subjective.

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:27 am  

B0NES wrote:

Gallagher was cack though.

He was pretty damn good when he was given a chance by a forward looking team Still holds records at the club and came within a post width of getting us promoted by right to what became SL.

There have been far worse players that Kipper.