I've seen this theory raised a few times. Have I missed Robbie claiming this (I'm sure he would if it was true), or is it another tinfoil hat conspiracy?
It's an especially strange claim as hookers make more tackles than second rowers, so how would it be damaging his hand? I suspect a dented ego was more the case.
My recollection is of him addressing it later in the year and was something along the lines of Farah saying that he refused to on the basis that he would struggle defending at centre because of injury.
You're right and part of the conversation with the trainer Was picked up by a microphone .
. And it was quite reasonable to be able to be more use in the middle rather than centre ,as he could at least get his body in front of a forward in close, whereas he could be stepped or ran around a lot easier one on one by a centre ( as JTs Other master stroke of putting Lovett in the centres showed ).
One thing everyone now seems to agree on is that RF refused to follow the coaches instructions in that game.
And poor old Kyle Lovett has had to carry the burden of his defensive issues for this game ever since. I think Farah was the proper choice at the time seeing that he has played and defended in the halves previously. The broken hand argument is a nonsense considering RF stayed in the middle of the field anyway.
