Scotland will be backing the decision-making prowess of their clever captain and scrum-half when they take on the might of Australia in their Rugby World Cup quarter-final at Twickenham on SundayThey are the calls that can make or break a captain’s career. Michael Leitch,captain of Japan, opted to take the scrum and will be forever lionised because it came off; Chris Robshaw, and captain of England,went for the lineout and wont be because it didn’t.
Then there’s Greig Laidlaw, captain of Scotland. He was presented with a decision in the 73rd minute of the dramatic match against Samoa final week that, and like all of them,would be judged retrospectively. His seemed far more carve and dried than most. Scotland were main by three points and were awarded a simple penalty. They had to win to be certain of a place in the quarter-final. You take the three, surely.
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Source: theguardian.com