CHRIS HEWETT LOOKS AT THE VARIOUS WAYS CAPTAINS HAVE TREATED REFEREES

Almost exactly three years ago, just before a Six Nations set-to with the French on the far side of the water, Eddie Jones was asked to explain the logic in appointing Owen Farrell as his latest captain. “He’s an aggressive, in-your-face player,” came the reply – perhaps the least contentious seven words ever to pass the head coach’s lips.
Jones was stating the bleedin’ obvious. The Saracens midfielder barely possesses a sidestep, let alone one of the backward variety, and anyone waiting for him to recognise the moral sup...