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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1166698" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>Yes, the captain can make a massive difference off the field and on it. Setting the tempo and tone, the culture - is he a genuine coach / player bridge or just the coach's man? On the pitch can he hold his temper and think clearly and, yes, can he influence the ref? Can he take on that responsibility without detriment to his personal form? Does he bring out the best in colleagues or inhibit them? Etc etc.</p><p></p><p>Yes, his RWC record sounds good but in 2019 there was one decent performance v Aus and one excellent one in the semis. Realistically this year not reaching the semis would have been a failure - just a sense of frustration that we couldn't seal the deal against the Boks when well placed to do so.</p><p></p><p>6N is a different story - in 2020 a points difference ***le followed by 5th, 3rd, 5th and some rugby that stank the place out - take Italy out of the equation and the last 3 champs have given us 3 wins from 12. </p><p></p><p>Farrell doesn't deserve all the brickbats for when things have gone badly nor all the credit when they've been good. Nonetheless he's been a key part of the leadership team for some time now and it's been a very uneven graph.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1166698, member: 73144"] Yes, the captain can make a massive difference off the field and on it. Setting the tempo and tone, the culture - is he a genuine coach / player bridge or just the coach’s man? On the pitch can he hold his temper and think clearly and, yes, can he influence the ref? Can he take on that responsibility without detriment to his personal form? Does he bring out the best in colleagues or inhibit them? Etc etc. Yes, his RWC record sounds good but in 2019 there was one decent performance v Aus and one excellent one in the semis. Realistically this year not reaching the semis would have been a failure - just a sense of frustration that we couldn’t seal the deal against the Boks when well placed to do so. 6N is a different story - in 2020 a points difference ***le followed by 5th, 3rd, 5th and some rugby that stank the place out - take Italy out of the equation and the last 3 champs have given us 3 wins from 12. Farrell doesn’t deserve all the brickbats for when things have gone badly nor all the credit when they’ve been good. Nonetheless he’s been a key part of the leadership team for some time now and it’s been a very uneven graph. [/QUOTE]
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