Do you really have such a myopic view of other sports and the world around you ?
I remember when ryan cross switched to union. Some on here had him as a walk up start to the wallabies FFS. If SBW went to union he would have to prove himself first.
As for Jerry Collins, I think he would make the grade in league but them we will never know as he is unlikley to switch anytime soon
There was talk that nonu and wepu were going to swith to league but thats all it was. Some of you might remember peri weepu's cousin playing for manly in the early 90's, Billy I think his name was. He was a front rower.
yes i really do believe that about other sports.
when it comes to RU, the ABs are top of the tree imo.
even at their level would their level of skills compare to the NRL, probably first graders but not stars most of them.
SBW is one of the most gifted RL players atm.
the problem with union is they waste too much time practising things like rucks, mauls, lineouts and kicking out on the full to concentrate on areas like running good angles, offloads, passing and accurate kicking ala RL players.
when andy farrell went from prop in RL to centre / playmaker for the england RU team, it tells you of the comparative skills sets.