Don't want to much do you, tbf I'd love pretty much the same but atleast we have a logical exciting team here, if they do under perform against a pretty well established French side it needs to be remembered that this is a pretty inexperienced side and needs time, I still want to see Arundel given descent time at 15, rate Stewart highly and always need balance but do think both could change depending on game style opposition etc.
What is required of a leadership role in an international setup during a game, I mean all players picked are supposed to be amongst the best the country has to offer, for me it's pretty basic lead by example, make some key decisions about kickable pens, put your arm around youngsters and be supportive especially when a mistake is made, have a strong word to rein players in a bit if they are making criminal stupid pen decisions and try and have a good open dialogue with the ref (possibly this is the single biggest thing), really most of this can be shared quite easily between experienced players and who ever communicates best with refs probably does that role as a lot of refs don't like multiple players getting involved seems to me too much importance of it is made at times.
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