Rugby league star Benji Marshall is being targeted by Blues rugby coach Sir John Kirwan.
Kirwan met Marshall’s manager Martin Tauber last week to sound out his chances of bringing the Wests Tigers playmaker to rugby union.
“It was just an initial talk to see how serious he was about moving to rugby union,” Kirwan told Fairfax Media.
On Friday, Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah moved to allay fears that Marshall may be on the move, insisting the NRL superstar isn’t going anywhere.
Marshall’s ongoing contract negotiations have become one of the league’s biggest sagas, with speculation including that the former Golden Boot winner could be switching codes to join the NSW Waratahs.
Farah said the issue has been blown out of proportion.
“He’s still here for another two years.”
Marshall is contracted to the Tigers until 2015 but has a clause in his contract allowing him to renegotiate with the club once the salary cap increases.
Tauber met Tigers officials on Friday afternoon where the parties discussed the club’s offer to upgrade his contract for the next two seasons, the Australian reported.
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Article source: http://www.express.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/408032/Scott-Johnson-raging-over-Scotland-sin-bin-decision
Blues look to lure Benji Marshall to rugby union
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