Back in March, leading Italy by two points and with a penalty just outside their 22m, England captain Maro Itoje pulled rank.
"Don't argue with me, take the three!" he told fly-half Fin Smith. Who duly did.
It is an age-old tactical call: kick or twist? Whether to call for the tee, go for the posts and a likely three points, or aim for touch, an attacking line-out and five or, potentially, seven.
Chris Robshaw, one of Itoje's predecessors, was haunted by those decisions.
A clutch of them turned out badly under him, most memorably when England chased possible victory, rather than taking on a potentially match-tying kick, as they trailed Wales 28-25 late on in a 2015 Rugby World Cup pool game.
Across six Nations Championship matches last weekend, teams opted for goal just three times. Instead, the corner called on almost every occasion.
The change in mentality reflects shifting probabilities. The line-out odds are no longer so long. There is a run on driving-maul tries across the game.
Analysis from stats company Oval Insights comparing the past seven seasons of November Test rugby and the English top flight, show that mauls are delivering tries more consistently than at any point since they began collecting the metric.
