Scott Johnson admitted recently that when asked to replace Andy Robinson, who had recruited him to the national team's management, he had done so slightly reluctantly, but in announcing that Kelly Brown would be continuing as captain he seemed, inadvertently, to outline why that could prove a good thing. The Australian likes to portray himself as a rough and ready sort but demonstrated himself to be something of a deep thinker, too, when explaining how the philosophy of Socrates, as championed through his disciple's writings, had informed his discussions on leadership with forwards coaches Dean Ryan and Steve Scott.