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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 1035867" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>My take on it is that SCW was in the right place at the right time - he brought professionalism to a game that (in England at least) was professional in name only at the time. Jones certainly seems dictatorial in his approach, I don't remember (if I ever knew) what SCW's style was like. You're certainly right that he had plenty of natural leaders within his 2003 side. The leadership in that 2003 side is something I think about quite often. Johnson, Leonard and Dayglow's abilities were clear in the pre-Woodward Living With The Lions, but you could imagine most of the XXII giving a decent team talk if called upon. It would be interesting to have the insight to compare the leadership / characters in this side with the French / Aussie / Kiwi sides at the tournament, if all of them are heavier on leaders, it would lend more credence to the theory that a life outside rugby helps in this regard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 1035867, member: 58362"] My take on it is that SCW was in the right place at the right time - he brought professionalism to a game that (in England at least) was professional in name only at the time. Jones certainly seems dictatorial in his approach, I don't remember (if I ever knew) what SCW's style was like. You're certainly right that he had plenty of natural leaders within his 2003 side. The leadership in that 2003 side is something I think about quite often. Johnson, Leonard and Dayglow's abilities were clear in the pre-Woodward Living With The Lions, but you could imagine most of the XXII giving a decent team talk if called upon. It would be interesting to have the insight to compare the leadership / characters in this side with the French / Aussie / Kiwi sides at the tournament, if all of them are heavier on leaders, it would lend more credence to the theory that a life outside rugby helps in this regard. [/QUOTE]
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