The British and Irish Lions tour is closer than you think, and that may spell bad news for those hoping to break into the Wallabies squad.
Eight of those Tests have now flown by, and after the second Bledisloe Test in Wellington this weekend Schmidt will have just four Tests remaining to get ready for Andy Farrell’s tourists.
Schmidt, in fact, must ponder a difficult question: can the impact of any new player not used so far this year be greater than the potential destabilisation of the building blocks that have been put in place?And those building blocks are evident when you look at the data, supplied by Opta, that build a real picture of the players that Schmidt likes.
‘Can the impact of any new player be greater than the potential destabilisation of the building blocks in place.’ Take Wilson, for example. Yes, you would expect the Wallabies captain to be on the field for every minute, but Wilson didn’t get the armband until the third Test of the Rugby Championship - the victory against Los Pumas in Argentina.
Even Super Rugby clubs in New Zealand keep only a handful of contracts open for NPC standouts each year, and they are usually for squad players who won’t be in the top team .
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