Burgess may be on the move to Oz?

[cyclopath]

A possible move to Oz in the next few months as been flagged by Georgina Robinson in the SMH.
Hmm, may this coincide with a slot opening up at the Tahs?
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/u...ks-to-return-to-australia-20130206-2dypw.html

 

[Paradox]

Hopefully he's learned to pass and kick in France. In any event he's better than Phipps.

 

[yourmatesam]

I hope he comes back to the fold, Australian rugby needs more blokes like Burgo.

 

[Gagger]

Awesome player. Any province should take him in a heartbeat

 

[RoffsChoice]

I still hold that his chances at 9 are equal to that of Nic White, if he came back. From the occasional game I see on Foxtel he is still playing well.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

There are many Gaggerlanders who will maintain that we needed him on EOYT last year with the Wobs.

 

[RoffsChoice]

There are many Gaggerlanders who will maintain that we needed him on EOYT last year with the Wobs.

They say the same of Giteau

 

[qwerty51]

There are many Gaggerlanders who will maintain that we needed him on EOYT last year with the Wobs.

We did, he would've done a much better job than Phipps

 

[Groucho]

A fantastic player, with an occasionally erratic pass. The problem was that when it went off, it went off badly. Still the #2 Oz halfback.

 

[Slim 293]

#3 now.........

 

[Italophile]

I've seen quite a lot of him with Toulouse. Passing as erratic as ever, running the strength of his game. Spent a lot of time on the bench.

 

[Gagger]

#3 now...

I fully rate Nic White, but remind me of his number of international caps?

 

[Braveheart81]

If we properly go on incumbents, Phipps is first, Sheehan is second, Genia is third, White is kind of fourth although he never made it onto the field and thus remains uncapped. Burgess would be fifth.

The reality is the pecking order is very different.

Having Burgess back in the country will be great to put pressure on the other halfbacks and hopefully push all the contenders to close the gap on Genia.

If Burgess is back in Australia in 2014, I'd be surprised if he doesn't get at least another Wallaby cap.

 

[Ghibli]

I fully rate Nic White, but remind me of his number of international caps?

That criteria would make Giteau the best Australian centre by a long shot.

 

[Braveheart81]

That criteria would make Giteau the best Australian centre by a long shot.

I think Gagger's point was more that Nic White is hardly locked in as the heir apparent to Genia as he hasn't played a test yet, and has only had one full season of Super Rugby as the first choice Brumbies halfback. It had nothing to do with judging everyone based solely on the number of tests they'd played.

Everyone thinks Nic White is an excellent player but he needs to back it up in his second full season as the Brumbies first choice half (one which many players go back a bit in as other teams start to study them more and work out ways to shut them down).

I think the main point is that we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves.

 

[scaraby]

Go back and watch replay of World Cup when he replaced Genia...outstanding. He is stand out number 2 ,will push Genia and is a massive plus in defence especially around scrum base. Cmon Tahs don't let him slip past.

 

[Badger]

Bemused about the talk that the Tahs are keen on Phipps in 2014. Hopefully, with the return of Burgo, that the Tahs re-assess and make a bid for him to return to the Tahs.

The article in the SMH needs a bit of editing. The word "understood" used six times.

 

[fatprop]

Whilst Phipps is a Wallaby option there will always be a place for Burgess in Aus rugby

 

[thierry dusautoir]

Burgess>all waratah halfbacks

 

[Slim 293]

I fully rate Nic White, but remind me of his number of international caps?

If he didn't require shoulder surgery last year I'm sure he would've picked up a few.........