THERE have been eight World Cup- winning captains since the tournament began in New Zealand in 1981. They come in all shapes and sizes – two scrumhalves, three flanks, two locks and a hooker – but in common is the uniqueness of their individual victories as the World Cup has evolved. This is what they had to say about what winning meant to their respective teams.
David Kirk (New Zealand, 1987): “We were alive to the historic nature of that first World
