Does anyone have any idea of some of the specifics of what benefits there are from preseason vs touring?. I assume for Noah they are talking about him putting on some more muscle? That is definitely the case with some of the forwards that have been left behind.
You can’t build strength and muscle while playing , or at least it is very hard to. To build the muscle , and that seems to be the requirement of the work ons , you need to eat and train a certain way , often to fatigue. It would leave you lethargic for matches.
Touring is more about maintenance and tapering into having a dynamic outcome for the matches you are about to play.
That said , the young lads left behind could still do different training if on tour and Rennie had thoughts of them just being squad members. They could train like they were in preseason and still be around the squad to learn.
The problem might be what they learn at the buffet from front row.