Yep. Not to mention playing a fullback in the centres. Poor bugger would get destroyed. Give him time to learn his craft in grade.
Australia play Dugan in the centres, and Ponga's already better than Dugan so why can't we?
Or how about we push Ponga on to the wing and shift Rapana to centre? We need to think outside the square. It's also a one-off test and we need to get Ponga into the side before the WC. SKD is out of form so can't be trusted, currently Kata and Fusitua are fill-ins at rep level, Hiku's been naughty lately and Kahu is an out and out bum. If anyone thinks Ponga would do any worse than Kahu, lol.
What are we to do? Konrad? He looks out of shape, and is carrying an injury. Croker actually got some revenge on him on Saturday.
Our other option is we get in Leilua's ear as he's also eligible for NZ. Then we can have Leipana in the kiwis and they'd destroy ANY combo Aus puts in front of them. But alas, BJ wants to play for NSW even though they don't want him.
Or we can always chuck Goodwin or Beale in there. How intimidating would they be? Josh Hoffman?
So what do you guys think of my idea of having Vunivalu and Norman in the kiwis side? Instead of focusing on the Ponga selection, how about analyzing the other 2 bolters in my squad?
