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Monday, April 21, 2014

Benji Marshall Rugby Career is Over!


It appears that rugby union's brief flirtation with rugby league star, Benji Marshall is at a very premature and sudden end. After an unsatisfying start with the Blues and failing to settle into a starting position in John Kirwan's team, Benji Marshall is set to cut his ties with the Blues and rugby union effective immediately and return to the NRL. 

While Marshall has shown flashes of brilliance while coming off the bench and briefly playing at first five, key deficiencies like inept tackling and poor positional play have meant that Kirwan has preferred the likes of more traditional bread and butter first fives, Chris Noakes and Simon Hickey over him to spark a talented yet still raw backline consisting of Francis Sai'ili, Frank Halai and Charles Piutau. 

Marshall is in talks with NRL clubs but a source close to this blogger has told me that the Wests Tigers are in pole position to get Marshall's services with Marshall having made up with the new owners and having seen the Tigers' form so far in the NRL would be convinced that the new ownership is the way to go.

Other clubs rumoured to be in talks are the Gold Coast Titans, Parramatta Eels and South Sydney Rabbitohs.

What a shame for union but great news for league fans! 

2 comments:

  1. I heard from FOX News that none of the NRL clubs are interested except for possibly the Cronulla Sharks or the Melbourne Storm

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