Your reading and comprehension is as crap as your writing and grammar ou swaer. Case closed.
Therer are two parts to what I have said, and I even highlighted it for you, and yet, you still missed it:
1. "John Smit was not officially the captain last year, but I am sure that, behind the scenes he played a major leadership role............................... "
Meaning: He was not officially the captain. He could not because ou Plumtree could not accommodate him and the "best hooker in world rugby". The one who cannot throw the ball straight into a line out and who gives away one penalty after the other. Despite him not being the captain, hye still played a major role as far as leadership within the team is concerned.
2. "..............and in a way, could well have been carrying Plum in the same way that he and the other senior players "carried" Twakkies."
Meaning: The main issue here is one single word............... "could". In other words, in my opinion, it is just possible that he could have. The Sharks are at the moment, i.e. since the departure of John Smit, in a crappy position. Their captain is IMO not captaining the side. He is playing his heart out as a player, and that is it. They have no real core of leadership in the team, and the captain is not a strong enough leader.
Now go get your toys and find something to keep you busy with.
Or better still, go read the rugby lawbook. It may come in handy at some stage.