Stephen Larkham wasn't sure of the league convert's best position, but the ACT full-back is now a potent Wallabies weapon.
After a miserable run lasting decades, both the Wallabies skipper and coach are happy to admit playing the All Blacks is intimidating.
But if a chink of light exists for the beleaguered Wallabies, it could be the selection of Wellington as the venue for Saturday's second Bledisloe Cup clash.
In just a few days another season of the Top 14 kicks off with the likes of Owen Farrell, Siya Kolisi, Josua Tuisova, and Davit Niniashvili making the numbers of the overseas players ready to make the headlines and wrestle for the title.
A guide to the Australian teams in the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season with predictions for every team.
Just days before making the decision to go into administration, the Melbourne Rebels were expressing nothing but excitement for the Super Rugby Pacific campaign ahead.
After some niggles limited his practice through Super Rugby, the Melbourne Rebels star said he now had no excuse.
As a regular winner of Melbourne's highly-coveted blue jacket, Carter Gordon can rise to the challenge of handling the Wallabies' goal-kicking duties at the Rugby World Cup, according to Rebels attack coach Tim Sampson.
Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones has swung the axe. He's excluded Michael Hooper, Australia's longstanding captain, from the 33-player World Cup squad and included a host of other shocks in his 33-man squad.
The 16 minutes of action Samu received before facing the axe was barely a scratch on what the flanker deserved in Genia's eyes.