In terms of the changes to the respective 23s, bringing in Valetini, Skelton, and Gleeson signals to me that Joe Schmidt has focused heavily on carrying the ball this week, and doing so consistently across the 80 minutes. Of the top 15 ball-carriers by volume in Super Rugby this year (pictured below), four (and four of the top five Australians) appear in Joe Schmid’s 23, with two (Wright and Valetini) in the starting XV and two more (Gleeson and Bell) on the bench.