Mr Castleford said:
He has thrown at least 1 interception per game and the only passes he does, loop and before our player has a chnce to get there the balls gone and the other team are under the sticks!
This type of pass is called "the hospital ball", simply because all receivers of such a ball get smashed a split second after they catch the ball. The only exception to this is when an intercept is achieved, and hence there is minimal risk of injury unless the interceptor is uncoordinated enough to trip over his own shoelaces on the jog to the tryline.
Sean Rudder was the chief exponent of this type of pass, specifically the right-to-left pass, which may explain why players like Mark Hughes and Adam MacDougall were so injury-proned - regularly smashed due to the long wait for the ball to arrive.
Sean, I believe, would be better suited in the 2nd row or lock
This is the point several forrumers have made over the years of Rudder's involvement with the Knights. His performances in the 2nd row were pretty solid - he could run off the odd inside-ball or just linger around in broken play looking for an opportunity in space. Provided his defence held up, he was quite a decent backrower.
Unfortunately he often found himself in the number 6 jersey, alongside Johns whose performances made every player in the team look of international standard.
It is only now, having moved from a good club, that Rudder's true abilities in the halves are being exposed. He is a capable second rower playing out of position - the argument was expressed time and time again.
