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<blockquote data-quote="Thingimubob" data-source="post: 459574" data-attributes="member: 20956">Gotta agree with Dull there, it&#039;s not like we&#039;re saying nobody else is fit (they are professional athletes after all!) but the fitness training has certainly made us one of the fittest teams in the tournament! Wasn&#039;t just the Poland camp too (though that&#039;s been a huge part of it) from the very start Gatland has put an emphasis on it. Remember reading when he first came in that he told the likes of Adam and Duncan Jones, Richard Hibbard and so on that they need to lose the jelly rolls and improve their fitness around the park if they want to play for Wales. Can definitely see the difference with Adam Jones! He&#039;s gone from literally blacking out in scrums vs the All Blacks (said that in an interview in 06 I think) to being one of the best tight-heads in the world!Tbf I&#039;ve criticized for a hell of a lot, the dodgy selections, the silly comments to fire up the opposition, but I guess his policy on fitness has certainly started to shine through and pay off!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thingimubob, post: 459574, member: 20956"] Gotta agree with Dull there, it's not like we're saying nobody else is fit (they are professional athletes after all!) but the fitness training has certainly made us one of the fittest teams in the tournament! Wasn't just the Poland camp too (though that's been a huge part of it) from the very start Gatland has put an emphasis on it. Remember reading when he first came in that he told the likes of Adam and Duncan Jones, Richard Hibbard and so on that they need to lose the jelly rolls and improve their fitness around the park if they want to play for Wales. Can definitely see the difference with Adam Jones! He's gone from literally blacking out in scrums vs the All Blacks (said that in an interview in 06 I think) to being one of the best tight-heads in the world! Tbf I've criticized for a hell of a lot, the dodgy selections, the silly comments to fire up the opposition, but I guess his policy on fitness has certainly started to shine through and pay off! [/QUOTE]

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