Why this World Cup is bereft of talented teenagers when once they were legion | Ben Ryan

Physicality has become imperative in international rugby and few young sensations possess enough of it in those early daysWith only 11 Super Rugby appearances under his belt, 19-year-old Jordan Petaia is in the Australia squad. In a group that has more caps than any previous World Cup squad, an average of 45 per man, he’s a bolter. Yet to get on the field and gain a cap – that will probably occur in the games against Georgia and Uruguay – he has been on everyone’s radar since his Brisbane State high school days. It is great to see and fills us with excitement that we may be witnessing the birt…