2015/16 - Captain

[BR]

I just think the Captaincy might have come too late for him, he's still learning tbh.

Was he not one of the youngest Ulster captains ever when originally appointed?

[sssssss]

Maybe Best is one of those players being captain detracts from his game so there's the problem back to who again

It's the other way around, in that his focus on his own performance detracts from his captaincy.

Sorry crossed wires here I agree air
Th

I agree crossed wires here , I was trying to make the. Point not always do the best players make the best captains . Just let Best do his thing .

[Wee Woman]

I just think the Captaincy might have come too late for him, he's still learning tbh.

Was he not one of the youngest Ulster captains ever when originally appointed?

You could be right so maybe his time has been broken up too much by Ireland duties etc. He's never really had a clean run at things and that will continue to be the case whilst he's still an Ireland international.

[BR]

I think he was 24 when he took over from Simon.

He's a great leader, but I think Francie is a better captain.

[BaggyTrousers]

I think he was 24 when he took over from Simon.

He's a great leader, but I think Francie is a better captain.

Zackerly.

[ruckover]

Did Franco ever captain the Lions?

[big mervyn]

Did Franco ever captain the Lions?

He did Ruckie, but interestingly, he stepped down from the role in 2011 because his form had dipped and he wanted to focus on his own performance.

[big mervyn]

http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/073e-potch ... -cup-crown

[scrum5]

Franco when Rory's away RWC/6Ns and both to be mentoring Iain Henderson for the 2017/18 season

[Snipe Watson]

Franco when Rory's away RWC/6Ns and both to be mentoring Iain Henderson for the 2017/18 season

I would hate to see Henderson shackled with the captaincy before he is fully developed into the world class player that I believe he will be. Then I would think of making him captain.

[scrum5]

If he keeps progressing as he has, he will be world class by the 2017/18 season

[therealspratt]

Hendo doesn't strike me as quite the right man for the captaincy, Paddy is in my eyes the outstanding candidate.

[Russ]

Hendo doesn't strike me as quite the right man for the captaincy, Paddy is in my eyes the outstanding candidate.

You need multiple leaders

Rory
Franco
Paddy

Franco being the one to communicate with the ref

[rumncoke]

Henderson is a back row / second row forward and even when picked as a second row his role is that of a back row and thus prone to err in front of referees too much to be exposed as Captain .

PJ does appear to have the required on field temperament but may require some guidance at the moment from a an old hand


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[Snipe Watson]

I don't know where you get this stuff Rum'n.
That Richie McCaw is a bloomin liability as a captain, so is POM, Heaslip and Robshaw and as for that welsh clown Warburton.