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Published 14:18 2 Sept 2019 BST
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"I've coached Dev for 10 years," said Schmidt. "Not only is he a lineout champion, but a great player and... an absolutely quality person."
"It was an incredibly tough decision... when you have a guy who is such a quintessential team member and a guy who has done fantastic stuff for us."
"Unfortunately for Will, it all just came a little bit too late. He picked up a little bit of a calf niggle after having come back and not having played the back end of the season, and he didn't have that much time with us."There were also honourable mentions for Dave Kearney and Jordi Murphy, while Schmidt stressed that he knows there is real quality in reserve.

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