No excuses are coming from Shannon Boyd on why he was overlooked for the World Cup squad just 12 months after being a part of the Four Nations tour and earning his first four Tests for Australia.
"My form didn't warrant it," the Canberra Raiders front-rower told NRL.com in a frank self-assessment.
"I just didn't have the 'it' I did before, so that's something I've got to address and work on. There were no hard feelings there. It was a decision they had to make at the time."
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https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2018/02/07/boyd-aiming-for-a-stronger-2018/