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Actually he's his nephew. But that's not the point - it's that this is and has been a common pathway; kids playing Rugby on Saturday and League on Sunday has been happening forever. But you and Jones are on the mark as to why the retention rate worse than ever. You don't even have to look East to see it......Curtis Rona, Waqa Blake, Chance Peni. Had the Future Force been around the Perth Reds might never have gotten their signatures in the first place.
This is Fox's take on why Sticky was able to get Rorke's signature.........
foxsports.com.au understands Rorke has decided to join Ricky Stuart — himself a former Australia Schoolboys rugby player — at the Raiders and is being viewed as a backrower with strong ballcarrying and offloading ability.
Rorke met with both Brumbies and Raiders officials, but ultimately settled on the NRL club, believing it would better set up his chance of a professional career.
Australia’s miserable Super Rugby season in 2017 — in which no club beat a New Zealand team and the Force were messily culled — is believed to have contributed to Rorke’s departure.
As long as that mob of gravy train bludgers are in charge at Moore Park, the volunteers in clubland are fighting a losing battle and I'm more than a little worried that the point of no return is pretty close at hand.