Eales & Horan: Decision making & leadership will be the difference

Decision-making and leadership has already played a big part in the 2015 Rugby World Cup and that will only continue this weekend according to Wallabies legends John Eales and Tim Horan. Japan famously turned down a number of penalty goal opportunities when trailing South Africa by three points, before scoring after the siren to claim the biggest upset of the tournament. England on the other hand, were slightly less fortunate against Wales and were left to rue a decision to kick for touch in the closing stages of their narrow loss. "As a leader you’ve got to make calls on the run and that’s what I think is part of being a captain or a vice-captain," Horan said. "You see the Wallabies now have a captain and two vice-captains, so you can make a call on the run on the pitch. So, yes, there’s messages coming on to the field but you also have to make the call what you feel is best for the team. You get the flow of the team, the vibe on the field, whether you’ve got the other sid
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