NICK CAIN

All Test props have to relish the head-to-head confrontations with their opposite number, and the chance physically and psychologically to put their team on the front foot. That intrinsic drive is non-negotiable, and requires deep reserves of determination, power, technique, and endurance.
However, there is a concern that props like Will Stuart, who played fly-half, centre, and No.8 as a youngster, before switching to tighthead – asimilar path to Kyle Sinckler – have been hampered by being schooled in a passive scrummaging culture.
Stuart said in a recent interview Down Under how ...