The Super Rugby Pacific season has finally entered the finals stage and soon the selections for the Wallabies squad to take on Wales will begin. Unfortunately, the Wallabies currently have a problem with the loosehead prop position. In terms of the selections that will be made for the Wallabies, new coach Joe Schmidt will undoubtedly pick some of the most hardworking and experienced players for key positions such as flyhalf, fullback, centre and the front row of the forward pack.
When it comes to packing scrums, the front row is key to having success with the biggest and strongest players on the field going head-to-head. Australia is known to have produced some of the strongest props such as Sekope Kepu, Taniela Tupou and James Slipper. Beats one, beats two ???? Prime Sekope Kepu against the All Blacks ✨ Grab your tickets now to our home Tests ???? https://t.
co/WhF2arP0EW #Wallabies pic.twitter.com/XLfZytF4sn This year however, while the Australian Super Rugby Pacific teams have produced some of the finest tighthead props and hookers to bolster the Wallabies front row, the loosehead props are a different story.
Looseheads are in short supply and it could spell danger against the Welsh, then the formidable Georgian pack. Throughout this Super Rugby season, a concerning amount of loosehead props have been getting injured. Players in the No.
1 jersey are supposed to have excellent scrummaging technique, strength and endurance, and so far the loosehead props of Australia have ei.