Ireland Team Talk XII: Farrell's First Fifteen

I don't think the Zebo think is anything to do with handing him caps. It's more to do with having only 1 FB in the squad and Zebo having several international caps and in good form currently. And he covers wing. I'd have picked him ahead of Stockdale both on form and versatility. I'm guessing that Zebo having not been involved in an AF squad before counts against him.

That's rubbish. VdF has a very strong mentality. He struggled at international level in the past due to a lack of power and go forward in the carry. He took the feedback on board and developed that aspect of his game. So much so that it earned him WPOTY. He comes across as someone who leads by example more so than in a vocal way. One of the first names on the team sheet.

Zero chance O'Mahony leaves now, imo.

I'd like to see him start against France or England. Guys like him, Casey, McCarthy need to be tested against the best to develop, not the odd start against a really weak Italian team or Nov international.

What on Earth are you talking about

Please enlighten me on what I'm missing.

Outside of speaking to the ref, tell us the differences in POMs involvement on the pitch and in training in the upcoming 6 nations as captain vs what he was doing during the world cup as a member of the senior leadership team?

Captain decides what options the team takes with a penalty, kick for 3 points, go to the corner, tap and go, scrum. Just an example. They may also be doing the lineout calls or their can be a separate pack leader doing that. In todays game, managing the ref and their expectations is crucial.

POM and other senior leaders regularly gave input into penalty decisions, so no change there unless it comes to overruling the group.

Captaincy has zero impact on who calls the lineout.

My original post you responded to noted speaking with the ref, so not idea why you're including that now.

Any other examples?

How did I minimize it? I went out of my way to call it out as the key skill to be a captain, the only thing that people should care about:

You've provided zero examples different to my original statement that you replied 'WTF' to, outside of an incredibly rare scenario where the captain decides to overrule the other leaders on the pitch. Given that POM rarely lasts 80 minutes, it is unlikely he'll even be on the field for decisive decisions towards the end of the game so any positive he brings to this will be limited.

Who?