Bonadei's laid-back manner may be thoroughly redolent of a man with roots in the relaxed, Mediterranean ambience of the Cote d'Azur, but he is proving a revolutionary, albeit of the quiet, distinctly velvet, variety.
Maro Itoje leads a 38-man squad to Australia, with a mix of youth and experience. Notably, 20-year-old Henry Pollock's inclusion signals a shift away from conservatism.