tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post8651835901444129963..comments2023-07-09T21:38:41.963+01:00Comments on TOTAL FLANKER...a rugby blog: The Chart ShowTotalFlankerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624839368553218464noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-53795671500258277522008-08-08T08:47:00.000+01:002008-08-08T08:47:00.000+01:00Why are most captains forwards?Erm…because they sp...Why are most captains forwards?<BR/><BR/>Erm…because they spend a lot of time drinking with the chairman of selectors?<BR/><BR/>Erm…(thinks of a more intelligent answer)…there’s always a ‘pack leader’ anyway, who has to motivate the big hairy blokes to shove harder, run harder, grunt louder and so on, so in that sense maybe playing in the forwards naturally develops the kind of captains who are needed on the pitch. In reality, there’ll always be a vice-captain/leader/decision maker/bigmouth in the backs too, often at fly half or inside center and in the most successful teams the two leaders work well together. See for example Johnson and Wilkinson; both clearly took their own decisions based on their own experience. As for the current England lot, it sometimes looks like no-one’s really leading the backs.<BR/><BR/>Why the pecking order? Captain a forward and vice-captain a back? Simple; the forwards have to win the ball before the backs can get around to taking any relevant decisions, like kick aimlessly, drop the ball or run into the nearest defender.<BR/><BR/>MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-87560021804047948492008-08-07T23:17:00.000+01:002008-08-07T23:17:00.000+01:00Hi Steve - I've been giving this whole captaincy i...Hi Steve - I've been giving this whole captaincy issue some serious thought and plan to respond in some tedious length on the matter once I'm back from my summer holidays in a couple of weeks...Total Flankerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368624271678527333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-79093015050419976862008-08-07T21:26:00.000+01:002008-08-07T21:26:00.000+01:00This reminds me that I wanted to ask a follow-up t...This reminds me that I wanted to ask a follow-up to an earlier question about the Captain. Why are most captains forwards? I mean, I know we're far superior to backs in every way, but why is the captain usually a forward; a prop, even? <BR/><BR/>Steve<BR/>Let's Talk Business!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668419862299890536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-25281144100470979032008-08-07T12:30:00.000+01:002008-08-07T12:30:00.000+01:00Dai - more than happy to promote this. Watch this ...Dai - more than happy to promote this. Watch this space.<BR/><BR/>"Leading rugby opinion former?" Like it! ;)Total Flankerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368624271678527333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-15302047460422972922008-08-07T10:06:00.000+01:002008-08-07T10:06:00.000+01:00As a leading rugby opionion former, lets see if we...As a leading rugby opionion former, lets see if we can get some traction on my campaign.<BR/><BR/>http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/rugby_intro.html<BR/><BR/>I would love to go to the match and might still do so. However, I expect to be refereeing that afternoon. I will donate my expenses for the day and bit more to the cause. It would be good if teams all around the country upped their match fee a couple of quid and donated that to the cause and sacrificed a couple of pints for those that have sacrificed a lot more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036948510718739290noreply@blogger.com