Scottish RU international switches codes!

[Moffo]

Scots winger switches codes
From correspondents in London
January 12, 2005

SCOTLAND rugby union international winger Jonathan Steel is to switch codes after signing a two-year contract with National League club Hull Kingston Rovers.

England-born Steel, 24, who has five full Scottish caps, will join Hull KR when his current contract with Celtic League side Borders runs out at the end of the month.

"I enjoyed rugby union for five years," Steel said. "I've played at the highest level and I've done everything there is to do.

"I am ambitious to play in Super League and so are Hull Kingston Rovers.

I'm sure together we'll do well."

Credit: www.foxsports.com.au

Good pick up for Hull and will strengthen the Scottish national team in time if he is a success in the game

I know the Scottish game over there is not exactly strong at the moment (they barely cracked 30,000 for a Wallabies/Scottish international when i was over there) so perhaps there may be a few more looking to switch codes...who knows!

Cheers
Moffo

 

[innsaneink]

He should name his first/next son Rusty.

 

[DIEHARD]

Great news! Anyone know if he is any good? Just because he is a Union International doesn't mean he is good. ;-)

 

[t-ba]

He's a scottish international...Which means he has a Scottish Grandparent (Possibly, remember the 30 time capped scottish international who found out his Grandfather was Welsh and not Scottish?) and probably couldn't break out of the Zurich Cups National Leagues.

Borders is also a club in serious trouble, so he could just be a rat fleeing the ship.

Oh...Go Doncaster in NL1!

 

[Tighthead]

The whole Scottish Rugby Union is in serious trouble at the moment - the chairman resigned earlier this week, and the whole union is broke.

I think that Steele might be English by birth.

 

[dimitri]

yes thats true

just like the rest of the SCOTTISH RUGBY YAWNYAWN TEAM

he wasnt born in scotland - surprise :roll: :roll: :roll:

 

[Thomas]

DIEHARD, he has played only 5 games for Scotland, and currently can't even get a a game with Borders on a regular basis. He says he should pick the game up in a couple of weeks though, so this should be interesting to watch.

 

[DIEHARD]

The whole Scottish Rugby Union is in serious trouble at the moment - the chairman resigned earlier this week, and the whole union is broke.

Good to hear

 

[Thomas]

Glad to see you like seeing people lose their jobs. Just don't get angry when someone laughs at the Diehards.

 

[Polynesian Warrior]

The whole Scottish Rugby Union is in serious trouble at the moment - the chairman resigned earlier this week, and the whole union is broke.

Good to hear

The French rugby league has been broke for years and yet they are still fighting on .

 

[DIEHARD]

Glad to see you like seeing people lose their jobs. Just don't get angry when someone laughs at the Diehards.

What could anyone do to the diehards that is worse than their own administration?

They could always get jobs with the Scottish Rugby League, we aren't downsizing, we are looking for expand.

 

[Copa]

Rugby union will struggle on and survive in Scotland in one form or another even if the SRU go bankrupt and/or implode.

 

[Tighthead]

They could always get jobs with the Scottish Rugby League, we aren't downsizing, we are looking for expand

They probably could, provided they didn't mind relocating to the SRL headquarters in Sydney. ;-)

 

[DIEHARD]

They could always get jobs with the Scottish Rugby League, we aren't downsizing, we are looking for expand

They probably could, provided they didn't mind relocating to the SRL headquarters in Sydney. ;-)

Beats Scotland. And its right next door to Italy, Greek, Singapore, West Indies and Malta RLs.

You can car pool and shit.

 

[rugged]

yes thats true

just like the rest of the SCOTTISH RUGBY YAWNYAWN TEAM

he wasnt born in scotland - surprise

Ha! Take a look at this one then!

LEBANON TEAM DETAILS.

Coach: John Elias.
Colours: Red, White and Green.
World Ranking: 16.
World Cup 2000 Group: 2.


LEBANON GROUP FIXTURES.
Sun Oct 29: Lebanon vs New Zealand, Kingsholm, Gloucester, 3.00pm. Result: 0-64
Thu Nov 2: Lebanon vs Wales, Stradey Park, Llanelli, 7.30pm. Result: 22-24
Sun Nov 5: Cook Islands Vs Lebanon Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, 12.30pm. Result: 22-22

LEBANON SQUAD.
Captain: Darren Maroon (Sydney Bulls).
Mohammed Abbas (Sydney Bulls).
Ahmed Bajouri (Western Suburbs Magpies).
Mo Chahal (Sydney Bulls).
Michael Coorey (Balmain Tigers).
Ray Daher (Cabramatta).
Monah El Ahmad(Cabramatta).
Fady Elchab (Sydney Bulls).
Hazem El-Masri (Canterbury Bulldogs).
Samer El-Masri (Sydney Roosters).
George Katrib (Sydney Bulls).
Paul Khoury (Canterbury Bulldogs).
David Lambert (Sydney Bulls).
Joe Lichaa (Sydney Roosters).
Anthony Mansour (Sydney Bulls).
Bilal Najjarin (St George-Illawarra).
Charlie Nohra (Sydney Bulls).
Hassan Saleh (Canterbury Bulldogs).
Nedol Saleh (Western Suburbs Magpies).
Chris Salem (Sydney Bulls).
Anthony Semrani (Canterbury Bulldogs).
Jason Stanton (Sydney Bulls).
Kandy Tamer (unattached).
Travis Touma (Sydney Bulls).
Eben Goddard (St.George-Illawarra Dragons).

 

[screeny]

Not very up to dat list there rugged. Take a look at the 2004 Med Cup squad: 9 players in the squad from the Lebanon local comp. Now that is progress.

Scotland RU has had over 100 years of uninterrupted, govt assisted development and it's still totally ruined and incapable of producing Scottish born players.

 

[taipan]

yeah rugged fell in ole mate.That was the old list.Times have changed now the lebanese have a local comp involving the universities.

 

[Ari Gold]

yes thats true

just like the rest of the SCOTTISH RUGBY YAWNYAWN TEAM

he wasnt born in scotland - surprise

Ha! Take a look at this one then!

LEBANON TEAM DETAILS.

Coach: John Elias.
Colours: Red, White and Green.
World Ranking: 16.
World Cup 2000 Group: 2.


LEBANON GROUP FIXTURES.
Sun Oct 29: Lebanon vs New Zealand, Kingsholm, Gloucester, 3.00pm. Result: 0-64
Thu Nov 2: Lebanon vs Wales, Stradey Park, Llanelli, 7.30pm. Result: 22-24
Sun Nov 5: Cook Islands Vs Lebanon Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, 12.30pm. Result: 22-22

LEBANON SQUAD.
Captain: Darren Maroon (Sydney Bulls).
Mohammed Abbas (Sydney Bulls).
Ahmed Bajouri (Western Suburbs Magpies).
Mo Chahal (Sydney Bulls).
Michael Coorey (Balmain Tigers).
Ray Daher (Cabramatta).
Monah El Ahmad(Cabramatta).
Fady Elchab (Sydney Bulls).
Hazem El-Masri (Canterbury Bulldogs).
Samer El-Masri (Sydney Roosters).
George Katrib (Sydney Bulls).
Paul Khoury (Canterbury Bulldogs).
David Lambert (Sydney Bulls).
Joe Lichaa (Sydney Roosters).
Anthony Mansour (Sydney Bulls).
Bilal Najjarin (St George-Illawarra).
Charlie Nohra (Sydney Bulls).
Hassan Saleh (Canterbury Bulldogs).
Nedol Saleh (Western Suburbs Magpies).
Chris Salem (Sydney Bulls).
Anthony Semrani (Canterbury Bulldogs).
Jason Stanton (Sydney Bulls).
Kandy Tamer (unattached).
Travis Touma (Sydney Bulls).
Eben Goddard (St.George-Illawarra Dragons).

lol you idiot.....we're in the year 2005 matey.....

 

[rugged]

lol you idiot.....we're in the year 2005 matey.....

It seems to me that it is always the rugby league history buffs on here that are bringing up ancient history. That's what we keep trying to tell them, it is now 2005.

 

[taipan]

lol you idiot.....we're in the year 2005 matey.....

It seems to me that it is always the rugby league history buffs on here that are bringing up ancient history. That's what we keep trying to tell them, it is now 2005.

Unless its unfinished business. ;-)