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Good Joel Tomkins article : Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:36 pm  
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyu ... Wigan.html

Yes i know this is an RL forum, before the happy clappers get upset. Hopefully his initial struggles will put his brother off leaving too
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyu ... Wigan.html

Yes i know this is an RL forum, before the happy clappers get upset. Hopefully his initial struggles will put his brother off leaving too
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Re: Good Joel Tomkins article : Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:33 pm  
Lol at some of the comments...

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Rugby League is only good in Australia. It's painfully slow and uninspiring in this part of the world. The only genuine world class players in the Northern Hemisphere are Sam Tomkins, Eorl Crabtree and Keith Senior (as was).
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Re: Good Joel Tomkins article : Sat Jan 12, 2013 5:58 pm  
Saracens won 37 - 28 today, although the opposition scored 3 tries to their one. No further comment required!
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Re: Good Joel Tomkins article : Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:26 pm  
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Saracens won 37 - 28 today, although the opposition scored 3 tries to their one. No further comment required!


Owen Farrell 10 pens and 1 conversion.


The opposistion had 3 pens and 2 conversions.

So if you say app 3 min per kick thats app 40 min plus, setting up the kicks.
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Re: Good Joel Tomkins article : Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:45 pm  
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Saracens won 37 - 28 today, although the opposition scored 3 tries to their one. No further comment required!


Watched the game and JT was awful in defence......... At least 1 opposition try down to him.

Set up a nice try though.
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Re: Good Joel Tomkins article : Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:46 pm  
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Owen Farrell 10 pens and 1 conversion.


The opposistion had 3 pens and 2 conversions.

So if you say app 3 min per kick thats app 40 min plus, setting up the kicks.


Kick and clap :SLEEPY:
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Re: Good Joel Tomkins article : Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:35 pm  
stillinthepast wrote:
Owen Farrell 10 pens and 1 conversion.


The opposistion had 3 pens and 2 conversions.

So if you say app 3 min per kick thats app 40 min plus, setting up the kicks.


Gives them a well earned rest, don't be unkind.....
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Re: Good Joel Tomkins article : Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:07 pm  
When the season starts go into the bookies and pick up a first tryscorer coupon for the opening super league matches. No tryscorer will be approximately 150/1. Get a coupon during the six nations and it is 16/1. That says it all, although i still think 16/1 is cracking value in a game of union.
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Re: Good Joel Tomkins article : Sat Jan 12, 2013 9:01 pm  
Moe syslak wrote:
When the season starts go into the bookies and pick up a first tryscorer coupon for the opening super league matches. No tryscorer will be approximately 150/1. Get a coupon during the six nations and it is 16/1. That says it all, although i still think 16/1 is cracking value in a game of union.



What odds for a Try before a Pen,proberbly 1/200 ?. :CRAZY: :ASK:
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Re: Good Joel Tomkins article : Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:58 pm  
Broxy Music wrote:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/9796735/Joel-Tomkins-cracks-the-code-at-Saracens-after-tough-transition-from-Wigan.html

Yes i know this is an RL forum, before the happy clappers get upset. Hopefully his initial struggles will put his brother off leaving too


Well I don't know about that but you have to laugh at the "complexities of the breakdown" twaddle.

RU types - particularly forwards - love to tell you how complex the RU forward game is. I suffered lectures on this all the time my son was playing for Chester RUFC minis and juniors but I was stood there watching the game and thinking it was all pretty straightforward. You learn the rules and get on with it. What's the problem?

At a much lower level my son has made the transition the other way. He is now at Uni and is in the RL team and absolutely loves it. He played wing in union as he was growing up and got a pass once in a blue moon but his adult physique is that of a half back or hooker and that is where he plays in RL.

Talking to him about it and the differences between the two games is interesting. "Knackered" is a phrase he uses a lot. The almost 100% involvement playing hooker left him with wobbly legs after his first game playing there but he absolutely loves it compared to RU.

I am sure Joel has a lot more to do than Chris Ashton and wouldn't really care if he didn't anyway given the pennies he will get for playing RU but I for one don't believe for a minute Joel will find it as enjoyable a sport to play as RL was.
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