They’re the Wallabies’ most valuable players at the World Cup, but Will Skelton and Taniela Tupou were injured at training. It begs the question: why?
It’s one thing going into a fight for your life, like the Wallabies will against Wales on Monday morning .
It got a bit lost in the shock and recrimination of the Wallabies’ defeat against Fiji but the losses of Taniela Tupou and Will Skelton toNot just because Skelton is both the captain and the side’s best player, closely followed by Tupou. But also because Eddie Jones had finally settled on a “power” game strategy for the tournament, based heavily on the set-piece and carrying strength offered by the 275 kilogram duo.
Sure enough, without Skelton and Tupou, Fiji out-muscled the Wallabies and the inexperience of an undersized Australia did the rest.Neither will play against Wales, and given both are big men, they won’t be back before a quarter-final at the earliest - if Australia qualify. Jones says he is now working up new tactics.
Some, like Max Jorgensen’s broken leg, fall into the unlucky category. The unfortunate reality of a contact sport, where training intensity must match game intensity to be successful. Mostly, concussions at training also fall into the category.But soft tissue injuries are a different kettle of fish; a tear occurring usually when a muscle is weakened by overloading and overuse, or a previous injury, and often both.
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