It's good that he's back in RL, but it also sums up the lack of talent in the centre for England RU. In the past 12 months they've had a South African, a Samoan, a Rugby League second row, a Rugby League scrum half, and a lad from Huddersfield that started in RL.

Next stop, possibly the best prop currently playing Rugby league.

Say it ain't so

I would be devestated if we lost Hill, my favourite player for Wire and an example to all playing the game!!

Good to see him back in rl. Good player.

i was on about Sam Burgess.

Bloody WUM





My comments still stand though!

Shows how highly we rate Hill

No, in fact Eastmond is due to start against the All Blacks on Saturday and shows that if skilful RL players are not fast-tracked they can make the grade. Tomkins was given his England caps before he was ready for them because he played for a club close to the England set-up, and it stopped his RU career in its tracks. Eastmond has been left to develop at his own pace, and after looking very iffy for a year or two looks much more the finished article.

I will have to take your word for it, as I don't follow union. The last I heard, Eastmond had walked out when they were playing against Sale.



When you consider it took Iestyn Harris all of 11 days to get his first cap in rugby union, I don't really buy into that argument. I find it absolutely staggering that the union lot are salivating at the thought of Burgess playing in their World Cup test side- a man who hasn't played a single game of professional rugby union.



As for Tomkins and the supposedly Wigan biased England RL set up. I'm pretty certain it was Tony Smith who gave him his first cap?

Eastmond is not coming back anytime soon. Playing at centre against the All Blacks and worldcup coming.



Chris Ashton?

Steven Myler?



Never rated Joel Tomkins anyway so not fussed.

Do we miss any of the above? In 2011 people were declaring that the end was nigh and RL would become a feeder sport for union. That hasn't happened, nor will it.