While the likes of Ireland and New Zealand have a system in place which manages their players’ workloads, other countries do not.
It is particularly brutal in France, despite the French Rugby Federation (FFR) having their only agreement with the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) over their Test stars.
The natural size of the squads – given their monetary superiority over other leagues – also allows them to rotate their respective teams, but that is still not enough, according to Ntamack.
The Toulouse playmaker is also worried that instead of reducing the workload, rugby bosses are trying to increase it by looking to add more competitions and games to the calendar.
“Everyone complains that there are too many matches but many still want to add more or create competitions,” Ntamack told Midi Olympique. “At some point, we perhaps also have to listen to the players.
