Not so many to choose from, but remember Rob Nolan at scrum half at Central Park and having a cracking game ?
We won 14-13 and Nolan played so well that I was always surprised that we never tried it again !

(Scott Gale played in centre too)

Motu on the wing / Blacklock at FB CC final 2005


Whiting at FB or Wing

We have a winner

Worthy of a note, Jason at 7

I remember some strange positional changes when we played that 8 games in 11 days or something stupid back in the mid 80's (possibly 85?)

I'm sure we had props on the wing and 2nd rowers at half back or something equally ridiculous

Deano at 7.

Horne, he's not a halfback

A winger?

Tom Bricoe on the wing. The kid has all the atributes to be a quality centre.

Briscoe has the ability to pass

Where have you seen this ability? I've watched probably 95% of his first team games and haven't seen it.

Have to agree. CC winning winger and Kiwi test hooker.

For those that remember the late 1980's

Hull V Widnes, Hull get a scrum 10 yards from the Widnes line. Martim Offiah, still learning his triad looks up to see his opposite number as the ball enteres the scrum, low and behold the Winger that was...

ANDY DANNATT!

May be something to do with being on the wing and having no one to pass to?

I would be more worried that Offiah was learning to be in the TRIAD

No wonder he scored so many tries with the threat of a visit from the triad for those who tackled him.

I think that's his point...

I don't think it is his point, but if it is then it isn't much of one. briscoe may be a great passer of the ball but as a winger how many times in a season would he have the opportunity to show it?

Exactly, so we don't have the evidence to say he has the ability or not!

It wasn't my point. He's had a few opportunities to pass, but hasn't. Or does every pass have to be to an outside man? His few passes have been wild throw away offloads.
I just think he's someone who would back his "freakish" strength and pace. Another Yeamo!

He has the intelligence that yeamo lacks

Maybe. He could be a player who went through junior rugby ripping it up or maybe he's a sublime passer of the ball. Until he's put in the centres we won't know. If he isn't a great passer then I'm sure our coaching staff will address that weakness



Anyway, he's currently England's No1 winger. I doubt he'd be in the top 5 cetres so I see no reason to move him just yet

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but he has proved he can be a winger at times

Edited for accuracy

Sorry chaps, meant o point out that I was asking.....

"Who has played as a one-off in a strange position (ie not their usual one) and had a cracking performance ?"

Briscoe doesn't count, and Horne has played a fair few games at FB so it's not that unusual.

I do remember Steve McNamara playing a few games at stand-off in 91/92 and not being at all bad, but it wasn't a one off.

Blacklock at full back for the 2005 CC final, sounded like a horrendous concept, with his lack of defensive skills...but in the end he created a try with a great offload in a tackle, and the rest they say is history.