Much has been made of Sam Warburton being dropped from the side, but 3 time grand slam winner Gethin Jenkins was also dropped. For me this is, in the larger picture, a good sign. It reflects that, not only are they losing the sheen of hero worship, but that Wales is getting over it's over-reliance on players because we are too scared to try and introduce alternatives (and thereby reducing the number of alternatives). So the fact that Wales are willing to drop Gethin Jenkins, Matthew Rees, and possibly even Adam Jones, as well as AW Jones, Ian Evans, B Davies, L Charteris, S Warburton is a good sign that we will no longer be flogging them to destruction as their performances gradually but consistently drop. Unfortunately Wales still have a number of players who do seem to be regarded as indispensable (if ostensibly fit) Mike Phillips, Jamie Roberts, George North, Alex Cuthbert and Leigh Halfpenny - all players we may still be too scared to drop - and therefore have very little cover for. So we are making progress to grow the puny creature 'cover' into that mighty (and apparently mythical) beast "strength in depth". Im not convinced this is dropping players. Could all be a pre-planned squad for this "A" level type game. Part of the masterplan and not a response to losing. I hope not, this team is far better than the one that played against Argentina. Thu Nov 15, 2012 5:19 pm soap Youth Player Joined: