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.

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5. Israel Folau

After making his NRL debut at the age of 17, Folau's sporting career was destined for big things.

Folau tasted success early on in his career, winning an NRL premiership in his first year with the Melbourne Storm, however the honour was eventually stripped following the 2010 salary cap scandal.

In 2008 Folau won the Dally M Centre of the Year Award along with earning representative honours with Queensland and the Kangaroos, who narrowly lost to the Kiwis in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Final.

Folau's aerial ability was on notice in 2010, which caught the attention of multiple codes including rugby union and the AFL.

In 2011 Folau stunningly signed with Aussie Rules side the Greater Western Sydney Giants for two seasons, however was simply not up to the standard which saw him depart to rugby union in 2013.

Playing his Super Rugby with the Waratahs, it didn't take long for Folau to earn his first Wallabies cap where he was called up to start against the British and Irish Lions at a packed Suncorp stadium where he snagged two tries in the first half.

Folau cemented his spot with the Wallabies in the fullback position, becoming one of the best in the world with a strong running ability alongside a devastating kicking game.

The 32-year-old was part of the 2015 Wallabies side that came runners up in the Rugby World Cup.

Folau currently plays for the Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu in the Japanese Top League and is could be an inclusion into the Tongan national side for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

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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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