The Waratahs’ decision to rest three Wallabies backfired, while the Rebels’ more savvy use of their squad has reaped rewards
Australia’s decision to mimic New Zealand’s policy of resting Test players for Super Rugby games to ensure they are fit and fresh for this year’s World Cup is a vexed issue, and results at the weekend demonstrated there is a right way and a wrong way for clubs to rotate their squads.
The NSW Waratahs’ decision to rest five-eighth Bernard Foley, outside-centre Adam Ashley-Cooper and back-rower Jack Dempsey against the Japanese Sunwolves backfired dramatically with a 31-29 defeat. The Waratahs fully expected to beat the Sunwolves without their Wallabies trio, but they did not see the banana skin on the Pacific Highway as they drove to Newcastle.
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