Across the years, renowned figures of Rugby League have graced the sport with their stunning ability to be flexible to any condition.

A small handful of these players have even gone to the lengths of crossing codes to prove just how far their talents can spread.

Whether it be Rugby Union, Rugby 7s or the AFL, league football has seen some stars of the game strut their stuff in other codes.

We look at five of the most prolific code hoppers to have featured in Rugby League.

4. Mat Rogers

While Rogers began his professional career with the Cronulla Sharks, he was exposed to rugby union during his schooling days and was included in the 1993 Australian schoolboys side.

Rogers' stellar 200-game rugby league career saw him earn eight caps for the Maroons and 11 for the Kangaroos. In 2000, Rogers played an integral part in the Kangaroos' successful World Cup campaign where he was the top scorer in the tournament.

In 2002 Rogers signed with the New South Wales Waratahs and it didn't take long until he earned his debut with the Wallabies. R

ogers lined up with fellow Queenslander and convert Wendell Sailor to debut for the Wallabies against France in June 2002. Rogers' transferability and elusiveness saw him play in the centres, wing and fullback.

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During his international career, Rogers set the record for most points scored by an Australian player, with two tries and sixteen conversions amounting to 42 points against Namibia during the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

Rogers finished his rugby union career at the end of 2006 and converted back to rugby league where he played with the Gold Coast Titans until he officially hung up the boots in 2011.

3 COMMENTS

  1. For me, it’s hard to miss out Brad Thorn, who has played as an international in both League and Union, (although I don’t know which of the five I would drop to make room for him).

    Re-run this segment in a couple of years and you might find you will have to squeeze in Roger Tuivasa-Sheck as well.

  2. I wouldn’t call Jason Robinson “unforgettable”, because I’ve never heard of him !

    If we stick to NRL & Union, then I would add Noah Nadruku and Marika Koroibete.

  3. Agree with OldHarry, Brad Thorn would have to top this list. It’s pretty disrespectful to have the likes of Rogers and Sailor there above him.

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