Er, John Eales. And he is . . . And, well, that's it, really. The side was a nameless, faceless bunch of frightfully competent and awfully fit people. Now I have absolutely no objection to people playing sport in a boring fashion.
Games are there to win, after all.
You choose the game-plan that suits you, play to your strengths and all that. Destructive sides are good for the game. But you can't have it both ways. Don't plume yourself on your sense of style and adventure and then bore the pants off the entire sporting world. It is not acceptable.