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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Feicarsinn" data-source="post: 737571" data-attributes="member: 22777">I still don't see how that's relevant in a WC environment. Wales need to beat one of England and Australia and probably take a bonus point off the other. That means they're going to need players who are ready to step in in tight games. Getting hammered at home as part of a half baked side against Ireland's seconds isn't good preparation for that. You could argue that if Wales find themselves 20 points down in a group game a need to pull it back to a bonus point win then maybe an experience like this will be useful, but I don't believe Australia or England would let them back into such a game, nor do I believe that it'd be the second string guys who'd be the ones who'd need to start standing up in such an environment.</blockquote>