Nuclear blow to Wallabies’ hopes of dominating key area

Jake White has often said: “The most important guy on your team is your tight-head prop, and your second most important guy is your reserve tight-head prop.”

Now, the Wallabies have lost not just one, not two, but three.

In the blink of an eye, the area the Wallabies looked to be quietly building a couple of powerful weapons up front, have suddenly lost their three premier tight-head props.

Allan Alaalatoa’s Achilles injury in late July might have got some headlines, but his absence is only now starting to be felt.

Had he been fit and firing, the experienced campaigner would have…