Throughout the years, rugby league has seen many young talents rise up and become some of the greatest players the game has ever seen.

However, there have been some that although they looked promising in the beginning failed to live up to the hype.

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Sam Tomkins

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 03: Sam Tomkins of the Warriors celebrates after scoring a try during the round 21 NRL match between the Canberra Raiders and the New Zealand Warriors at GIO Stadium on August 3, 2014 in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images)

 

Between 2008 and 2013 Sam Tomkins made a name for himself whilst playing for English Super League giants the Wigan Warriors. In 2009 Tomkins made his English national team debut where he scored a hat-trick against Wales.

By the end of 2013, Tomkins had played 151 games for Wigan, scoring 144 tries in that time, earning himself comparisons to Billy Slater. On the 24th of September 2013, Tomkins signed a three year deal with the New Zealand Warriors for at the time a world record fee of $800,000.

However, in the two seasons Tomkins did play for the Warriors he failed to live up to expectations as the Warriors continued to not make the finals.

At the end of 2015, Tomkins was released and re-signed with the Wigan Warriors where he missed out on their 2016 grand final win due to injury.

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