ARU target Inglis, Hayne, Wing

[The Tank]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20407816-23209,00.html

THE Australian Rugby Union is poised to make a fresh recruiting raid on the NRL.

Australia star Mat Rogers yesterday confirmed his return to rugby league after the Rugby World Cup in France next year and fellow New South Wales Waratahs back Lote Tuqiri also signalled he may follow suit.

The ARU reportedly has its eyes on outstanding Melbourne Storm try machine Greg Inglis, who has the size, speed and skill to be an ideal outside centre in Test rugby.

At the same time the ARU is set to make retaining Tuqiri a priority.

The ARU will save more than $500,000 a year on Rogers's contract, which it would be able to reinvest in another quality rugby league player.

Sydney Roosters utility Craig Wing and Parramatta winger Jarryd Hayne have also been mentioned as potential targets, but Inglis is believed to be the player the Wallabies want most.

The major sticking point in any approach to Inglis, 19, is the fact he is contracted to the Storm until the end of 2009.

Asked whether rugby was interested in Inglis, ARU high performance manager Pat Wilson said: "Greg Inglis is a young, elite athlete who is performing at the highest level.

"I think he's contracted for another two years. If we were approached, we might have some interest."

 

[Godz Illa]

Utterly transparent and woefully lame attempt to reverse the adverse publicity concerning the stream of defections. Even the dimmest eyes will see right through it.

 

[legend]

They obviously haven't learned anything from Tuqiri, Rogers and Sailor have they? If one of these blokes gets in Inglis ear, he'll be in Legaue for life.

 

[RainMan]

Keep your hands off Inglis and Hayne.

Take Wing please!

 

[aussies1st]

Somebody from the NRL will be tempted, the ARU will have a ton of money to spend.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

Can't see many players jumping ship till after the '07 WC. The '11 will have plenty of room of code-jumpers with a fair few of the current Wallaby backline stars having retired by then.

 

[legend]

There is more money in League these days and there will be even more in the coming years and with all the League backs in Union unhappy, the incentive to cross for the next batch of Leaue stars wont be there IMO.

 

[sooperdooper]

you may agree or disagree but who thinks inglis would carve up union?
i for one think he would....

 

[yobbo84]

you may agree or disagree but who thinks inglis would carve up union?
i for one think he would....

Who cares? Brad Watts would carve up in union.

 

[Raider_69]

of course he would
he carves up the best of the best in the greatest game of all
making a pack of over weight, unfit slobs look ordinary would be a training day for Greg Inglis

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Watching a Rugby game is so funny, theres nothing like seeing these big flabby belows and triple chins wobbling..... And these skinny back, who look like they should be serving you at the florist.

Its gold.

 

[aussies1st]

If hes gets the ball he'll carve up.

 

[Edwahu]

I reckon this is a union scribe trying deperately to make sure that he has something to write about in the future. He will be out of a job if they cant get more league players, they never write about anything else.

 

[Master Vippo]

ARU target....and who cares...?

 

[gaterooze]

After targeting Gasnier, Johns, Tahu, Anasta, Lockyer, Kennedy and Bowen, they ended up with Cross and Schifcoske.

If they target Inglis, Hayne and Wing, they'll wind up with Adam Perry and Scott Minto.

 

[Thomas]

And these skinny back, who look like they should be serving you at the florist.

Which ones are skinny.

The Wallabies have one of the biggest backlines in the game. Apart from Giteau and Lakham....they are all around the 100kg mark.

 

[Thomas]

I'll have some gerberas, please....

 

[Boodoo]

After targeting Gasnier, Johns, Tahu, Anasta, Lockyer, Kennedy and Bowen, they ended up with Cross and Schifcoske.

If they target Inglis, Hayne and Wing, they'll wind up with Adam Perry and Scott Minto.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[timma]

Rugby union is boring
The players are crap thats why they always try and sign REAL footy players from the NRL
NRL players only go for the MONEY and to maybe catch a cold

 

[Noa]

I love the quote by thier "high-performance" manger (an oxymoron if ever there was one) "...I think he's contracted for another 2 years...".

LMFAO, as if he doesnt know to the milli-second the exact moment Greg comes off contract.

Oh well the ARU wont have to worry about it as Wally Waldron will double Gregs salary the first chance he gets.