Quote morrisseyisawire="morrisseyisawire"Who mentioned the last 10 yrs?'"
Me.
Quote morrisseyisawire="morrisseyisawire"Apart from becoming a better spectacle have the requirements of an RU centre changed dramatically in that time? No.'"
Not drastically but yes they have.
Quote morrisseyisawire="morrisseyisawire"Davies, Bateman, Deveruex, Tait, Innes, Tuigimala, Gibbs, Hayne, Vainkolo off the top of my head.'"
Pretty sure they aren't players within the last 10 years.
Quote morrisseyisawire="morrisseyisawire"Yes, it's down to ability as well, but Burrel WAS an RU international.'"
and as pointed out, RU centres are NOTHING like RL centres. The jobs are completely different. The skill level/ability is completely different. the fitness levels are completely different. The defensive reads are completely different. The communication skills required are completely different.
In short, everything between a RL & a RU centre is completely different.
That's why he isn't playing at centre and is being shoehorned into the back row. Because he's more looked after and there's less chance of him coming up with an error. More so in defense rather than attack.