Quote: FSW "Pauli's difficulty will be not increasing his weight when immobilised by the PCL. The conditioning crew will be working overtime to keep him active (on one leg) and it would be good to think Tom might buddy with him to mentor him with rehab.'"
That's the big concern for me with PP, he's not the most mobile in defence and needs to come back at 100%. I've no doubt we can cover him, his sheer physical presence and numbers he takes out of the opposition lines will be missed but we've 2nd row cover and the props are fine. Rather he was fit for the drier pitches where he played his better games last year but was hoping to see how he'd go with a full year in the UK under his belt.