I suspect McNamara would go for the same. Only a fool would say that no players from the team currently second in the table would be worthy of international recognition.

He would be useless at 6 as he needs to work to the game plan at 6 and organise. At 1 he can chime in when he wants and cause havoc. Thats why Wigan, England and the NZ warriors play him at 1. Or do you know best??

Hypothetically speaking, if Tomkins and Billy Slater were both Welsh, would you only expect one of them to be picked in their starting line up.

Nah, they would have been picked by Gatlin and Edwards and playing Yawnion

he broke through at wigan as a half and played his junior rugby in that role so hardly an alien concept to him.there has been talk of him making the switch back to half back for the Warriors and if that happens at some point this season it is likely he will play in that role for England but even then it wont be as the team organisor as Widdop will get that task the way he is playing for St George.

Would be interesting to see how many games he played in the halves for Wigan. Just cos he played there when he was ypung doesnt mean thats his position. Jason Robinson was signed as a scrum half ?
Leave him at Full back he is one of the best in the world with No 1 on his back.