Surely one of the important things for a sportsman is to actually enjoy playing the sport. He seems to enjoy himself playing rugby league but his first taste of union can't possibly have been enjoyable, and there's a lot more where that can from.



I've never seen Tomkins look so bored during a game and I can sympathise with him. It was like watching paint grow.

Or grass dry

The Aussie stand off (10) looks a class player.

any highlights anywhere? missed the game, nothing on youtube as of yet

If I recall correctly he played RL as a kid and was a youth player at Parramatta.

That makes a lot of sense.

No.

Good choice of words.

Slipped through the net. Was told he was too small to make 1st grade. His idol is Andrew Johns.



Someone in the NRL really need to look to sign him as his still very young and it would be another nail in the coffin for Rugby Union in Australia.

NRL salary cap in 2 years or so will be bigger than union so i can imagine him switching. i dont think people realise how much pulling power the NRL will have in the coming years. i can see sonny bill coming back also.

I honestly fell asleep watching the game so I didn't see Tomkins' try. I don't call it Rugby Yawnion for nothing, the level of skill on display for professional sportsmen was diabolical.

Sam is on what 300-400k at Wigan now? I seriously cannot see him moving to union for 25-30% more. He did not look impressed today, especially when there was a break on and that fat lad threw it behind him

it was such an easy pass but he "butchered it" as one of the commentators said very often during the game!