Best years ahead for Leinster ‘baby’ McGrath, says Caputo

Playing 80 minutes used to be taken for granted in rugby.

Players who failed to do just that in times gone by were usually unable to walk, or think, or both, but the era of endless replacements has bred a generation of players for whom the concept of starting and finishing a game is anathema.

The lower your number the less likely your are to stay the course in a game where attrition levels have multiplied. Jack McGrath’s five years as a pro stand testament to that trend.