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What channel?
stevow76
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Cheers Jaz, just found it
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SOURCE Brisbane Times
Cronulla Sharks speedster Ben Barba in line to be next code-hopper for Rio Olympic
May 2, 2015 - 10:00PM
Adrian Proszenko
Ben Barba has been sounded out about playing Rugby Sevens for Australia at the 2016 Olympics.
Barba was identified as a player of interest to union powerbrokers, who are in the process of assembling a team aiming for gold at Rio. While the Cronulla utility isn't anywhere near the form that earned him the Dally M medal at Canterbury in 2012, it is believed he could provide the Australian squad with the X-factor required to compete in the truncated version of the game.
Sin Bin can reveal Barba's younger brother, Marmin, was also targeted for a code switch, raising the prospect of the siblings linking together in the Sevens back-line.
There was interest from the Queensland Reds and overseas rugby when he was parting with the Broncos due to a belief he could excel in Sevens, where he would have fewer defenders and more space to show his attacking prowess.
Barba's focus is on recapturing his best form for the Sharks after failing to fire during his stint in Brisbane. The 25-year-old is currently being used as an impact weapon off the bench and is starting to show the form he is capable of.
There could be other former leaguies in the Olympic event, including Sonny Bill Williams and Israel Folau.
Cronulla Sharks speedster Ben Barba in line to be next code-hopper for Rio Olympic
May 2, 2015 - 10:00PM
Adrian Proszenko
Ben Barba has been sounded out about playing Rugby Sevens for Australia at the 2016 Olympics.
Barba was identified as a player of interest to union powerbrokers, who are in the process of assembling a team aiming for gold at Rio. While the Cronulla utility isn't anywhere near the form that earned him the Dally M medal at Canterbury in 2012, it is believed he could provide the Australian squad with the X-factor required to compete in the truncated version of the game.
Sin Bin can reveal Barba's younger brother, Marmin, was also targeted for a code switch, raising the prospect of the siblings linking together in the Sevens back-line.
There was interest from the Queensland Reds and overseas rugby when he was parting with the Broncos due to a belief he could excel in Sevens, where he would have fewer defenders and more space to show his attacking prowess.
Barba's focus is on recapturing his best form for the Sharks after failing to fire during his stint in Brisbane. The 25-year-old is currently being used as an impact weapon off the bench and is starting to show the form he is capable of.
There could be other former leaguies in the Olympic event, including Sonny Bill Williams and Israel Folau.
BlackWhiteBlue
Jaws
Release him after 2016 and get an 800k release fee from union.
http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/leilua-set-to-join-raiders-in-2016-17306/
We should make a play for this bloke.
We should make a play for this bloke.
sharks2010
Dribbler
prone for silly mistakes but would be a cult figure for us
If Canberra do get him they will have a pretty decent team for next year
vicsharkfan
Jaws
Ricky is doing a better recruiting job there than he did here or parra..
Greg86
Great White
Third time lucky I guess
Spanner shark
Bull Shark
Did he win a comp at Easts with the player Gus left him?
Greg86
Great White
Yeah third time lucky in recruitment, he did win a premiership in first year of coaching the Roosters, but alot of people say that was Graham Murray side.
A blind man could see that it was all Murray.
Greg86
Great White
Haha, yeah a very smart footy brain.
Bird will be wasted in the centres, or the back row. If he is getting picked in the halves for rep footy after only a handful of FG games, and he's only 20, then surely his future is there. Why wouldn't he be our long term 6?
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