![]() ![]() ![]() I wasn’t surprised, but a bit of pressure’s come on. “Losing both Allan and ‘Nella’, our tight-head priorities, meant someone would have to fill in. “I saw the writing on the wall early in the week,” Slipper said. Team man Slipper had no qualms about moving from loosehead prop to tighthead prop for Sunday morning’s Test at Twickenham to cover for the concussion-caused losses of Allan Alaaalatoa and Taniela Tupou.īut while he’s no stranger to wearing the No.3 tight-head jersey, the Brumbies front-rower realises the enormity of the task against a uncompromising England forward pack. Veteran prop James Slipper admits he’s feeling the pressure of succeeding in a different front-row role in the Wallabies’ bid to snap a depressing run of seven straight losses to England.
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