A Test too soon?

Wales take on New Zealand this weekend in a game that, similar to last weekend's misguided matchup between the All Blacks and the USA, appears to be poorly timed and leaving one team with one hand tied behind its back. Wales are without a number of key players doing club duty in England's domestic Premiership this weekend, and while we don't doubt for a second the resolve of Welsh Coach Wayne Pivac's charges, for many of them it could be a bridge too far against an All Black side suffering no such constraints.