“It gave me extra motivation. If you’re going to be a leader, you need to be at the top of your game so other boys follow. For me to be able to speak and bring the best out of the other boys, my game needs to be at the top.
“I haven’t thought about how I’m going to captain. I’m going to try and take it as it comes and learn from each game. I had a bit of experience last season and reasonably know what to expect – hopefully I’m not going to change in any way.”
Captaining from full-back can present a challenge in itself as he is not part of the engine room of the team.
“Last year it was pretty handy having Courts [Courtney Lawes] in the team. I just told the ref, ‘Can you speak to Courts, please’ and then he would deliver the message for the team,” the 27-year-old said.
“Colesy [Alex Coles] is probably going to have to take over that role this year. I’ll speak to the refs beforehand and say I’m not going to be there for the small…
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