Inclement weather is a necessary evil for a sport that runs from September to June. England and Scotland both equally struggled with dire weather conditions and yet we still have our training camps in Mediterranean luxury. Saturday’s performance against LI evidenced that we don’t do well in bad weather.
Modern training regimens all focus on HIIT training before skills drills to create fatigue in order to replicate game conditions but little is done to replicate environmental challenges. I wonder if there is room to at least consider its real impact on performance.
With 3 consecutive lineouts spilled, missing touch or going out on the full because of wind, spilling route 1 ball on multiple occasions, surely there’s a case for trying to recreate inclement conditions in training. If you can catch a wet slippery ball in a gale you can catch the dry ones.
The SAS don't train in the Brecon Becons because they fear a Welsh invasion. They train for the worst conditions for battle. That is an elite methodology. Better than crossing fingers and hoping the ball sticks.