Wynne Gray can't understand the All Blacks' attitude towards young lock Isaac Ross in The New Zealand Herald.
"It's started again. Call it what you like, but the All Blacks' rest and reconditioning programme is on the boil again.
"When developing Test lock Isaac Ross turns 25 late next month, the selectors want him pumping iron somewhere in New Zealand, rather than preparing for the All Blacks' fourth test against the Wallabies in Tokyo.
"They are working hard on persuading Ross that it will be in his long-term interests to increase the power and strength in his 115kg frame, instead of undertaking the five tests and Barbarians match schedule with the All Blacks.
"There are a few weeks to run before the team is revealed but the word is that Brad Thorn, Tom Donnelly, Anthony Boric and Jason Eaton will be the four locks taken on tour while Ross is put on a rehab programme.It seems an odd decision on a number of fronts."
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