Yorkshire Rugby

"The hardest hitting professional rugby league player in the world"

Has he ever played rugby union?

Playing against willing amateurs.

Someone needs to have a serious word with the egos running Bradford Salem and discuss how to develop a club and rugby. This is dangerous short-term desperation.

He's in their squad tomorrow.

https://youtu.be/aii6QVemPcQ?si=36oSQdVI8XCO96P6

SassySideline bet you feel a clown now    . Your a joke of a club

It certainly seems that SassySideline wasn't aware of the full facts.

It is ridiculous. I am friends with a couple from Salem, but in the throes of a crowd funding exercise, to ensure the clubs survival long term, paying these players whilst playing undoubtedly some easy on the eye rugby, it smacks of poor management. After all where will it all end when somebodys money runs out. all the local lads have gone elsewhere, and nothing is left. Could Salem in a few years be Yorkshires, Worcester, Wasps, or London Irish. Or more locally a Wakefield, Headingley, Roundhay. All now extinct through financial largesse and mis management.
We played (the once mighty) Waterloo two weeks ago and they have burned through almost £1.4M paying coaches and players and found themselves £100k in debt. This was wiped out by their sponsors and they are now (I believe) an amateur club, self sustaining, with fantastic facilities and are determined not to revert to the "bad old days".
Salem be warned.

Need to calm down the player in question is 34 years old and is out of contract championship rugby league player. He has played RU before albeit not professionally. The videos on YouTube are from is hey day in his 20's playing in the NRL. The guy is good friends with current and past players of the club who all support a foundation for mental health. The squad has 7 players tomorrow who have come through the junior system and plenty of others who have 50+ 1st team appearances.
Anyone with a heart beat is entitled to play Rugby, other clubs have past & current professional RL playing.

7! fairplay ac/dc! fairplay.

Quote from: ac/dc on Oct 24, 2025, 10:22 AMNeed to calm down the player in question is 34 years old and is out of contract championship rugby league player. He has played RU before albeit not professionally. The videos on YouTube are from is hey day in his 20's playing in the NRL. The guy is good friends with current and past players of the club who all support a foundation for mental health. The squad has 7 players tomorrow who have come through the junior system and plenty of others who have 50+ 1st team appearances.
Anyone with a heart beat is entitled to play Rugby, other clubs have past & current professional RL playing.

A different perspective which is worth hearing. That's the benefit of the forum. It gives an opportunity for both sides of an 'argument' to be aired.

Although presumably his pals at the club are the other semi-pro rugby league players.

Good to see players coming through the ranks, certainly the best way to do it if it's possible.

Thanks,
He's been coming down to the club for a few years now. The club is trying its best on the youth and junior section, it's been very hard especially where we are based in Bradford anybody who has visited will understand ! But things are improving and we have fielded a second team every game this season, which we only managed a handful last year.

Salem embraced the "semi-pro" code many years ago and it took them to Twickenham a couple of times. They lost a lot of friends doing so though, like the Bees down the road.

I hope the "7" get as well looked after as the RL boys.

Quote from: ac/dc on Oct 24, 2025, 10:22 AMNeed to calm down the player in question is 34 years old and is out of contract championship rugby league player. He has played RU before albeit not professionally. The videos on YouTube are from is hey day in his 20's playing in the NRL. The guy is good friends with current and past players of the club who all support a foundation for mental health. The squad has 7 players tomorrow who have come through the junior system and plenty of others who have 50+ 1st team appearances.
Anyone with a heart beat is entitled to play Rugby, other clubs have past & current professional RL playing.

You would hope they get paid the same amount or at least a similar fee.

Everyone has a right to play rugby and I agree with that point so I take that on board too ac/dc  however the moral question is should a professional fully fit athlete that is conditioned for championship/superleague be facing amateur players at level 6 of rugby. I think everyones grievance is at the club (who beg for money) - not the individual playing - if he can earn a few hundred bob a week then nobody can begrudge the individual.

fantastic comment regarding the mental health commitment.

I think it is fantastic what Salem are doing, bringing in the bruisers to inspire the younger generation and passing on the skills they have learned from world class players and coaches around the globe. I would hate to lose an away fixture in such a great part of the country, so keep spending the money and hopefully everything will work out just fine

Quote from: ac/dc on Oct 24, 2025, 10:22 AMNeed to calm down the player in question is 34 years old and is out of contract championship rugby league player. He has played RU before albeit not professionally. The videos on YouTube are from is hey day in his 20's playing in the NRL. The guy is good friends with current and past players of the club who all support a foundation for mental health. The squad has 7 players tomorrow who have come through the junior system and plenty of others who have 50+ 1st team appearances.
Anyone with a heart beat is entitled to play Rugby, other clubs have past & current professional RL playing.

Like it matters that he is 34 years old, Sonny Bill Williams was playing in the 2019 RWC at 34 stop trying to justify it.

Like people have said its ok to have the odd "Retired" ex pro that's a bit older and a bit slower but having current RL Professionals that have played at the top flight of the NRL and Super league as well as International appearances is mental.

It is dangerous to the young lads making their debuts at Level 6 rugby.

Imagine he plays against a 17 year old Debutant who is playing opposite him on his wing its stupid and for what to win a Yorkshire cup, To get promoted or to play at Twickenham in the PJ Cup?

Bradford Salem must be a great club to be a part of.

Quote from: avinastella on Oct 24, 2025, 01:59 PM

Quote from: Pockroach on Oct 24, 2025, 12:49 PMI think it is fantastic what Salem are doing, bringing in the bruisers to inspire the younger generation and passing on the skills they have learned from world class players and coaches around the globe. I would hate to lose an away fixture in such a great part of the country, so keep spending the money and hopefully everything will work out just fine

Can we assume you are new to Pocklington?
https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/castleford-tigers-star-bureta-faraimo-set-to-make-rugby-union-appearance-59556/

We still have minis and juniors wanting to touch the number 14 jersey to this day because of that man. So, like I said, keep doing what you're doing.

Quote from: Pockroach on Oct 24, 2025, 02:13 PM

Quote from: avinastella on Oct 24, 2025, 01:59 PM

Quote from: Pockroach on Oct 24, 2025, 12:49 PMI think it is fantastic what Salem are doing, bringing in the bruisers to inspire the younger generation and passing on the skills they have learned from world class players and coaches around the globe. I would hate to lose an away fixture in such a great part of the country, so keep spending the money and hopefully everything will work out just fine

Can we assume you are new to Pocklington?
https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/castleford-tigers-star-bureta-faraimo-set-to-make-rugby-union-appearance-59556/

We still have minis and juniors wanting to touch the number 14 jersey to this day because of that man. So, like I said, keep doing what you're doing.

Beyond parody