JEREMY GUSCOTT

Peter O’Mahony’s appointment as Ireland captain for the Six Nations at the age of 34 was a little surprising, in much the same way as Jamie George’s was for England.
In both cases you are left wondering whether they will make it to the next World Cup, but it is a question of whether coaches like Andy Farrell and Steve Borthwick are picking a captain for the here and now, or for the future – with examples like Will Carling and Lawrence Dallaglio in the 1990s being given the captaincy very early in their inter national careers.
It signals how well they know their guys, and al...