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Thanks Kevin Sinfield, you will be missed

Roar Guru
5th April, 2015
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In the midst of the current obsession with the shenanigans surrounding the Good Friday clash between Souths and the Bulldogs, rugby league journalism here in Australia has overlooked one of the most important bits of league news to have emerged this year.

Leeds’ champion, Kevin Sinfield is calling it quits on an illustrious league career at the end of 2015 in order to try his hand at rugby union.

Sinfield is rightly regarded as one of the best players to have laced a rugby league boot in the current generation.

Ever since debuting with Leeds at the tender age of 16, the former England captain has done pretty much all that can be done in league.

His rugby league career features six Super League titles, three World Club Challenges, one Challenge Cup victory as well as rugby league’s Golden Boot Award as the world’s best player.

Sinfield’s decision to switch codes will no doubt provide fodder for the gossip columns and will have code warriors up in arms.

However, at 34 years of age, and having achieved everything in the sport, Sinfield is clearly in the twilight of his athletic career so any criticism of the man is unfounded.

While we may not have seen much of him in Australia as he played his entire career in Europe, he is renowned in rugby league circles as one of the best and toughest footballers going around in the past decade.

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On behalf of rugby league fans here in Australia, thank you Kevin Sinfield for some excellent memories.

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