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[2018 Rugby Championship] Round 3: New Zealand v Argentina (08/09/2018)
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<blockquote data-quote="Derpus" data-source="post: 914489" data-attributes="member: 76427"><p>Nah because he's a starter for the ABs. He will stay. Its the squadies and below that get pinched (Piutau for example).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Nah losing Mo'unga isnt the be all and end all. But what happens if Barrett tears an ACL and is out for 9 months and suddenly you are staring at a RWC with McKenzie as your starting 10. Great utility player, but doesnt have a shade on Mo'unga at 10. No Sopoaga or Cruden either.</p><p></p><p>This is the number 1 reason why the Wallabies suck right now. We have 100+ professional rugby players playing in Europe and Japan all of which would dramatically bolster our depth. Taniela Tupou is probably world class but look who we had to sub in when he got injured? Bloody Ainsley who isnt even Super standard and he got completely demolished.</p><p></p><p>Sure we can call back a few veterans but it only <em>just</em> papers over the cracks. The All Blacks haven't suffered the same attrition as Australia but losing someone like Mo'unga who would be starting 10 for every other country would set a dangerous precedent (if not already set by Piutau).</p><p></p><p>Hopefully the proposed acquisition of the English premiership by the Formula 1 guys will force the clubs to stop bleeding money and the wages market can relax a little.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Derpus, post: 914489, member: 76427"] Nah because he's a starter for the ABs. He will stay. Its the squadies and below that get pinched (Piutau for example). Nah losing Mo'unga isnt the be all and end all. But what happens if Barrett tears an ACL and is out for 9 months and suddenly you are staring at a RWC with McKenzie as your starting 10. Great utility player, but doesnt have a shade on Mo'unga at 10. No Sopoaga or Cruden either. This is the number 1 reason why the Wallabies suck right now. We have 100+ professional rugby players playing in Europe and Japan all of which would dramatically bolster our depth. Taniela Tupou is probably world class but look who we had to sub in when he got injured? Bloody Ainsley who isnt even Super standard and he got completely demolished. Sure we can call back a few veterans but it only [I]just[/I] papers over the cracks. The All Blacks haven't suffered the same attrition as Australia but losing someone like Mo'unga who would be starting 10 for every other country would set a dangerous precedent (if not already set by Piutau). Hopefully the proposed acquisition of the English premiership by the Formula 1 guys will force the clubs to stop bleeding money and the wages market can relax a little. [/QUOTE]
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