Union players you'd like to see at your club

[canberra_raiders2k2]

Nonu would be awesome, as would quade Cooper!

 

[aqua_duck]

SBW
Robbie Fruean
Dan Carter
Hosea Gear
Rene Ranger
Sean Maitland
Pierre Spies
Jaques Fourie
Francois Steyn (biggest boot I've ever seen in either code)
Quade Cooper
James O'Connor

 

[aussies1st]

Where would Francois Steyn play? Seems a 5/8 or centre, his drop goals would be sick not to mention being able to kick a penalty goal from his own half.

 

[aqua_duck]

That's true. I mean, i got this off Wikipedia.

Spies power cleans 135kg. He dead lifts 240kg. He bench presses 165kg. Only mildly impressed? Wait, here are some more. He is able to do pull-ups with a 50kg weight between his legs. He can launch his 108kg body 1.4m onto a raised platform, sprints for 835m before slowing on a repeated sprint-ability test and has a body-fat percentage of 6.5. - Ryan Vrede, Keo.co.za.

He looks like Coke machine with legs, yet he would be perfect for rugby league since he's big and fast. Although, i guess it comes down to skills and how to play the game in the end.

Spies is a genetic freak, he's built like a semi trailer but he out runs most wingers.

 

[aqua_duck]

Where would Francois Steyn play? Seems a 5/8 or centre, his drop goals would be sick not to mention being able to kick a penalty goal from his own half.

I'd play him as a 5/8th, he could probably kick it dead from his own 20m line, you could starve the opposition of possession with him kicking field goals from his own half

 

[Spanner in the works]

Pierre Spies, who plays for South Africa. He's a monster and could easily dominate as a forward or a back rower.

That guy is a freak of nature. He is big enough to be a prop or backrower, but has the speed, acceleration and agility of a centre or winger. When he makes a break he blows people off the park.

 

[ThePeach]

SBW, Pierre Spies, Dan Carter, Morne Steyn, Quade Cooper, Kurtley Beale, James O'Connor, Radike Samo, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Wycliff Palu, Digby Ioane, Luke Morahan, Bismarck Du Plesis, Liam Messam, Lelia Masaga, Rene Ranger, Kade Poki, Jerome Kaino, Jared Payne, Flood, Ugo Monye, Chris Ashton would all do well in league. I'm sure I'm missing heaps.

 

[Teddyboy]

Matt Dunning.

 

[ANTiLAG]

Pierre Spies is all a bit Rocky IV. Schaulk Berger has soul.

When you're in the trenches...

 

[ThePeach]

A lot of players in the South African pack would be good Props/2nd rowers. Bakkies, Shalck, Spies, Bismark, THE BEAST!, John Smit (would remind me a lot like webcke), Kankowski,

 

[ANTiLAG]

South African pack were made bearches to the AB's last year...

If they're so great, you should rate the AB players higher...

Kaino would be flat out scary in league.

Mealamu would be a prop with the ball playing skills of a fullback.

 

[LunarPark]

I would take a lot of the South African players mentioned. Pretty sure they could switch well enough.

Brian O'Driscoll. Sure he's getting on in years but Gareth Thomas is even older and while not exactly lighting up the world he still made the switch and is a regular starter. Though chances of BOD switching codes are zero.

Stephen Ferris, big Ulster flanker. Very big, very strong and not too slow either.

 

[BunniesMan]

With Sandow going, I wouldn't say no to Quade...

 

[Warrior@Heart]

James O'Connor would be a gun at fullback, bit of a Billy Slater. Pocock at Lock.

 

[northwest9]

beau scott

 

[SET2JT]

I'd take Saffy back.

 

[Patorick]

David Pocock.

Would make a great second rower or lock.

 

[hellteam]

O'conner and Rene ranger

 

[hellteam]

Btw i'd like to see Rene Ranger turning out at Mt. Smart.

He suits league so much imo

 

[Teddyboy]

I hate when Union folks bagged off Mat Rogers and Wendell Sailor when they came over to Union,when in truth they did pretty well.
http://youtu.be/Q7NU8nJDHQQ
He also did the same identical try against England that year.