'Don't talk to us about player safety': Manu Tuilagi's Top 14 debut controversy

And considering that someone like Hansen would call you a clown for suggesting otherwise - I shall.

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I wonder if world rugby will add “having a big head” to mitigation?

Tuilagi obviously goes low but Alldritt’s big head gets in the way.

Does anyone have Ben Smith’s email address?

Look, I read a comment from you above, and want to re-iterate if it is not clear, no one is complaining here. This is simply a discussion about what we do about it. France is not unique in resting players for their welfare, everybody has to do it so we understand the situation. Don't worry too much about why it's done because that is irrelevant, it can just as easily be done another way. For now, the sending of competitive B/C squads is arguably 'better' or more interesting than sending the top players (maybe the squad that visited Australia wasn't good enough?), the main point to be raised is Nick's, that doing it that way is hindering the players from reaching their potential and limiting their experiences from playing rugby as a job.

France's previous teams that get smashed when touring NZ were often close to France's best, with at most half a dozen players missing, sometimes key ones, but not generally enough to explain the results. Often I would suggest, the results would be better explained by France playing those players from the Final. That playing really stuffed players on tour wasn't good for their results.

So regardless of why or how, what would you like to see as a French supporter? What has been your most favoured domestic setup of the years? Would you rather watch those players playing at home in the Top 14 or away touring?