Where to now for the Wallabies, down their first-choice playmaker little more than a year out from the Rugby World Cup?
It was apparent last year that Wallabies coach Dave Rennie had settled on a high-risk option for his playmakers. We are now seeing the downside of that choice.
It might not. Cooper has treated his body like a temple for many years now and if anyone can bounce back, it’s him.who came to him by serendipity a year agoOn the measure of talent and performance it was no choice at all - Cooper was the standout performer in last year’s Rugby Championship- but it always came with the risk that Cooper’s body would not withstand a return to Test level for as long as the Wallabies needed it to.
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