Will Inglis Be The Next To Leave The NRL?
No guarantees have been given by Greg Inglis but Kangaroos captain Cameron Smith is convinced the South Sydney superstar will end his career in the NRL. Inglis is expected to be the next poster boy targeted by rival sports after Jarryd Hayne's sensational decision to try his hand at NFL. It emerged Inglis was offered $2 million a year by the French Rugby Union earlier this season but knocked it back because he wanted to focus on premiership with the Rabbitohs. Now that he has helped to break South Sydney's 43-year title drought and seen Hayne make a bold call,there are fears Inglis might become the latest big name player to abandon the NRL. It would be a devasting blow for a code also reeling from the defection of Sonny Bill Williams and Sam Burgess to rugby. And Inglis would not have eased any nerves at NRL headquarters when he spoke of his future as the Kangaroos assembled yesterday at their Four Nations training camp in Brisbane. "My future is in rugby league for now but doors are always there to be opened to see what is on the other side," he said. "I put everything on hold to concentrate on the ultimate goal of winning a premiership with the bunnies. Now i will keep my options open." However,Inglis-who has two years left on his South Sydney deal-vowed not to break his NRL contract to pursue other sports. He said if lured away from league,it would be for the challenge not the money.
I would hate to see him leave,but 2 million a season would be very hard to turn down.
