As the start of a new campaign fast approaches, it will not be lost on players what is waiting at the end of a season that essentially never stops.
Sure, there will be the opportunities for the odd break here or there and a short window for downtime when the season ends, but the summer will not be one of rest and recuperation. Players will be whisked into a pre-Rugby World Cup training camp and before they know it the final squad will be heading to France for the Rugby World Cup.
Before then, players have the season to prove their worth to Wayne Pivac, though, in truth, many names will already be written down in pen, not pencil. Pivac has made no secret of his opinion that the time for mass experiments are over. It's thought that one or two unfamiliar faces are in line for a run this autumn but nothing too drastic.
