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Playing with a full strenght eight during the six nations helped too
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LOL, I'm not trying to be picky, but while they weren't hit at a Munster type level they still suffered. Jackman, Heaslip and O'Kelly were with the senior squad all the way, and Healy and Jennings were call-ups for the A side. Biggest factors IMO has been LeRoux (as you've noted), Stan Wright improving out of all recognition, Cullen returning from Leicester and on the coaching side Brewer and Cheika getting the workload just right. I can't remember one single soft tissue injury in the pack all season - which is pretty impressive work on the coaching/conditioning/medical side.