So 3 of the wobblies key players has now decided not to tour and opted to go to Japan and start their club season there. Even though it fall within the international test window, i wonder why these players feel they need to sacrifice their test matches over club.
That said, cooper wasn't treated well in Australia and was kicked out at the age of 29 only to become their hero which led to 2 wins against the boks and 2 against the bargies.
But I think this is not the last we will see clubs opting to keep players out. We saw this between NZ and USA who posted a cricket score, only to find out that their key players wasn't released.
On the other side, this clubs pay a fortune for their players and don't want them to get crocked for the season.
Normally a country like England pay the clubs part of the players salary if they get injured while on duty but the english players get a very small players fee and the RFU doesn't pay club wages. But they have a really good domestic league, European Cup. The clubs normally attract good crowds and we don't see that many clubs go under because of financial strain.
But over in France, huge amount is being pumped in and i don't think the clubs would be able to afford the players wihtout cash injection.
The french player budge is eye watering vs the rest of the world.
I feel for Quade, he is in the final stages of his career, why risk a 2 or 3 year deal for 3 test when the Wallabies never wanted him in the first place
