Reports abound that Gavin Henson is considering retiring from Rugby Union.

Seeing as Char is minted and the ever smiling happy go lucky permatanned Elvis Presley lookalike is not in desperate need of a big salary, what are the chances of big Gav joining his local RL outfit in bridgend???

Who cares?

He wouldn't last 2 minutes playing proper rugby.

By 'proper Rugby' you mean..............???

Rugby league dipsh|t.

Cadoo don't feed the troll it only encourages it!

Old story Baz.

Discredited about 3 months ago. Shame.

He'd be good at it too if he put his mind to it. Welsh Union boys have a good track record of successfully converting to League and being pretty good at it.

It was in the paper on Friday that big Gav was thinking about retirement from RU ....probably not correct though!

I agree...a player like Gavin Henson would go down a storm at Crusaders ... he would raise the games profile by a long mark. Yes I reckon he would be very good at league

True.

I apologise.

Got a good boot on him, hasnt he? I seem to remember him kicking goals for 50+ yards.

Reckon he would be awesome at 40/20s.

apparently he is on indefinite unpaid sick leave

I stand corrected. The story has been resurrected. I know he's been to see us a few times.

Dunno if he wants a run out, but I'd like to see it.

Big Gav is a decent player.

I can't see him turning to footy, but you never know!!

A cynical person might think it was all a ploy to raise the profile of a flagging potential superstar in his sport......but thats just the thoughts of a cynic

He's only missed about 2 games I think, better than some of our 'fans'.

I'd snap him up straight away, the guy's got quality, he just needs to concentrate on getting fit and playing rugby rather than arguing with his tart in The Roof in Bridgend on weeknights.

Just from the stand point of of getting the brand recognised, his signing would be huge.

It'd certainly get the crusaders more than a few colum inches in both local and national press.

Isn't the talk that he could retire from rugby union due to his constant injuries. It would be a massive signing for Crusaders but he might not even get that many games because of his injuries. Though i hope he does convert to RL.

NEITHER WILL CELTIC CRUSADERS

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To be honest I can't see him making a difference on the pitch.

I agree a big name like this will help attract more players/supporters etc, but I reckon he will end up another union player that cowers out from league.

He could be the start of a few big things at the club, I hope so.

Extreme Dave,

What you mean like Scott Gibbs, Scott Quinnell, Jonathan Davies, Alan Bateman, Kevin Ellis, John Devereaux, Dai Watkins?

Dunno how the ENGLISH UTL converts do, but WELSH UTL players don't seem to struggle and certainly don't cower.

In the past, there was an understanding that the player's first season wasn't going to be a good one and they would be judged on their second and subsequent seasons.

I don't think this kind of attitude exists any more in modern sport, certainly English league to union converts were expected to be up to international rugby with a few club games under their belt.

I think expectations of Henson's performances, particular in his first season, would be unrealistically high and he would get torn apart by the media (as well as league fans) for failing to live up to them.

Henson's been a divisive character his whole career though, the criticism wouldn't bother him. Even when he was being lauded in Wales the outside world was criticising him. It speaks volumes that he's never played in a losing Wales team in the Six Nations.

Personally, I think he's one of the best Union players around on his day, and a fit Gavin Henson would have the potential to be one of the best in Super League.

Not disagreeing.............but what position do you think he would fill and why?

Quite a few positions I think he could play.

He could easily slot in at Stand Off, he's a great footballer, naturally a #10 in Union, and probably better defensively than most stand offs in rugby league.

He could just as easily play at Centre too, his angles of running are superb, his pace and footwork are underrated, and again he is brilliant defensively.

Loose forward might be worth a shot too, but I think Centre or Stand Off would be his best bet.

Also, his kicking game is superb, he would increase our 40-20 count considerably without a doubt, and his goal kicking is brilliant too.

The more I think about it, the more I want to happen. I hear more rumours about it every week, and I was told last week that this period of 'indefinite, unpaid leave' he's on is in fact garden leave, and that something will be announced in the coming week. In fairness, it wasn't the most reliable of sources, but it is feasible.