Quote: dr_feelgood "Budgie was awful in defence when he played at centre. it's not all about making tries but stopping them as well. He seemed to lack the positional knowledge of where he had to be when defending at centre.'"
But as said earlier, being thrown into an injury ravaged team that was playing badly while injured yourself and with no real previous experience or preparation, that's not a surprise. I cannot say with any certainty that he would make the transition but equally it can't be said that he wouldn't.
However the point is, having given Marshall and Davies long term contracts and the possibility of Manfredi's return, not to mention a couple good prospects in the junior ranks, that someone will have to make a positional change (or lose players, of course). The only question is who looks the most likely candidate.