"England winger Tom Briscoe is set to follow Test teammates Gareth Ellis, Sam Burgess and James Graham to the NRL after appointing David Riolo as his agent. The 21-year-old, who played on the right wing for England in last year's Four Nations tournament, is keen to try his luck in the NRL and has already met several Australian clubs. ''He is not off contract with Hull until the end of 2013 but he came out here for Christmas and we met with a few clubs about him coming here at some stage,'' Riolo told Sin Bin. ''He is an outstanding player. He is only 21 but he is already an international winger.'' Fellow England Test winger Ryan Hall and Leeds centre Kallum Watkins are widely touted as other British players who would succeed in the NRL."
"England winger Tom Briscoe is set to follow Test teammates Gareth Ellis, Sam Burgess and James Graham to the NRL after appointing David Riolo as his agent. The 21-year-old, who played on the right wing for England in last year's Four Nations tournament, is keen to try his luck in the NRL and has already met several Australian clubs. ''He is not off contract with Hull until the end of 2013 but he came out here for Christmas and we met with a few clubs about him coming here at some stage,'' Riolo told Sin Bin. ''He is an outstanding player. He is only 21 but he is already an international winger.'' Fellow England Test winger Ryan Hall and Leeds centre Kallum Watkins are widely touted as other British players who would succeed in the NRL."
Post subject: Re: Looks like we may lose Briscoe next season
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:09 pm
The Hollywood Frasier
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Joined: Feb 14 2005 Posts: 9460
east hull FC fan wrote:He's going to have to do some serious improving to succeed in the NRL.
The NRL isnt full of all these superhuman players.
There are some really average players who have starting spots on the wing in the NRL, the Dragons are probably the only side who he wouldnt get a starting spot for IMO.
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Post subject: Re: Looks like we may lose Briscoe next season
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:12 pm
PAUL M
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Joined: Oct 15 2003 Posts: 53839 Location: North Yorkshire
The Hollywood Frasier wrote:The NRL isnt full of all these superhuman players.
There are some really average players who have starting spots on the wing in the NRL, the Dragons are probably the only side who he wouldnt get a starting spot for IMO.
Yeah he would get a spot with a few teams I reckon. Hull in a strong position as he is under contract so either a fee, unlikely, or he waits until his contract is up.
Post subject: Re: Looks like we may lose Briscoe next season
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:14 pm
*1865*
Player Coach
Joined: Jul 25 2008 Posts: 14158
The Hollywood Frasier wrote:The NRL isnt full of all these superhuman players.
There are some really average players who have starting spots on the wing in the NRL, the Dragons are probably the only side who he wouldnt get a starting spot for IMO.
Absolute rubbish, he'd only get into a handful of teams. There's a difference between getting picked and being successful.
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