Rugby’s winners and losers

Piri Weepu may be an All Black for now, but he’s probably on borrowed time.

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23rd June, 2012

Who was the biggest winner and biggest loser when the All Blacks were named? The answer to both questions is Piri Weepu. The biggest winner in that, going on Super 15 form, he didn’t deserve to be there, and certainly not at Andy Ellis’s expense; the biggest loser in that, as he proudly told the media, he has lost 10kg since the start of the season. Some have blamed Blues chief executive Andy Dalton and coach Pat Lam for Weepu’s weight problem. They seem to have a lot to answer for, but surely this is one fiasco that shouldn’t be laid at their door. If professional athletes can’t ...

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