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Australian Greg Inglis leaves a English defenders in his wake.4. AAP Image/Julian Smith
While the Australian Super 14 teams have resisted circling the carcass of the Melbourne Storm, post-salary cap scandal fall out, it’s hard to see this lasting for much longer.
The forensic analysis of the Storm operation will be complete at the end of the month, and they are expected to have to shed at least one of Billy Slater, Greg Inglis, Cooper Cronk, and Cameron Smith, their four marquee players.
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) appear to have cooled on the prospect of signing Mark Gasnier from Stade Francais, and Gasnier is now negotiating to rejoin St George Illawara, the NRL club where he made his name.
One possible explanation is that they are lurking in the wings and about to attempt a smash and grab on league’s most lethal finisher, the monster centre, Greg Inglis.
Inglis, 23, is without doubt the finest league outside back of his generation, and would be a shoe-in for the rapidly improving Wallabies with a Super 14 season under his belt.
It would be a massive coup for the ARU, leaving the previous raids of Wendell Sailor, Matt Rogers, and even Lote Tuquiri, in the shade. If Robbie Deans was able to convert Brad Thorn into a fine rugby union lock forward just imagine what he could do given a bit of time with Inglis.
After a number of lean years, rugby union in Australia appears to be on the way back. The top Australian Super 14 sides are out performing the Kiwi sides, and Wallabies are shaping up nicely for a credible tilt at next year’s World Cup, and best of all, the Lions are due to land in 2013.
Greg Inglis has the potential to impact the world of rugby union in a fashion similar to Jonah Lomu in his prime. All he has to decide on is whether to swap the prospect of playing in Wollongong, Wigan, and Leeds for Dublin, Cape Town, and Rome.
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