Was just talking to a Kiwi in the know with the AB coach. He just came back from NZ and reckons that SBW will be retained by NZRU.
NZRU have a war chest of $80M from mechanise sold world wide and they will use it to bump his contract and meet the cash from the Roosters and (partly) Jap Rugby.
I would love to get him - but a 12 month contract demanding to play off season Japan and have a fight?
He would miss heaps of preseason; e rusty anyway; and if he picks up a serious injury or even a few
little ones (which frankly given his past and the difference in collision frequency seems almost certain) it becomes a lot less attractive
And I can't see how an NRL side can compete with the other code
There has been plenty of talk it's a done deal at roosters but I have a few queries tbh