Mmmmmmm, agree with you that Marky Mark (Nawaqanitawase) may become a option in the not to distant future. He came along in leaps and bounds for the Tahs this year, under the high ball, defensively and position play. As much as I love koro, given the way the game is played these days with 'bombs away' our best back three could well be Pataia, Vunivalu and Marky Mark (Nawaqanitawase) with Kellaway on the bench. All of them are very good under the high ball and have pace to burn. Except for Kellaway they lack experience though. The players are so fit and conditioned these days that there is limited space for length of the field tries due to defensive patterns. World rugby will never do this but I think they should widen the rugby field by two meters each side to give teams more space so the game starts to open up a bit more. I have always thought that Wright would be better closer in at say 12 with a bigger body hard running 13 outside of him (Kerevi, Perese, Ikatai). I believe Wright played 10 at Joeys so could be a playmaker with lots of pace and vision. As far as the 10 goes, not sure of the answer if Cooper isn't available. Of the young ones I think Donaldson is the one with the most potential. He has a massive boot, has deceptive pace and is a good distributer. Lolesio is a good super rugby player but seems to lack the pace required to get through a gap. A 10 that can make a break is essential if White is half because out of the three No 9's (Gordon, McDermitt and White) White is the least likely to make a break from the base of the scrum/ruck. At least one of the nine and 10 needs the vison, pace and skill to get through a half gap to keep the opposition on there toes and guessing otherwise play can become one dimensional and predictable. Cooper has or had it in spades, Donaldson I believe has potential.
