Christmas before last I sat with him at the Christmas lunch and he was saying that his wife didn't settle at first when they got here and later made some friends and she was happy.  Might be Fafita's wife was part of this.  Some players take sometimes a full season to settle and play their best rugby.  McQueen at Hudds was terrible first season then was dream team year after.


A lot of overseas players families just don't settle and it must be hard if this happens for a player.


Also as prop Antoni's best years are ahead of him, so keep.  To go for me it's Locky or Casius, but we need to give them both time to earn a contract.  As quota's for me it's Locky to go as Powell like meters after contact on kick returns.

Yeah, as I said, I remember him playing for England Academy against the Aussies while a Leeds junior. I seem to remember quite a bit of hype about him when he was going through their Academy at that time, but he only lasted a year in their senior set-up before moving to Hudds, might have been down to the lack of chances he was getting. I also think he made his SL debut against Trinity for Leeds.

He’s a good player. He’ll be in the England squad at the end of the year I reckon. 

Still contracted at Leigh till end of next year.

For some reason, this disappeared, which was my reply when Avenger suggested him.

Commentator on the Leigh game yesterday said Trout has been called into the England squad......didn't know it had been announced yet ??