“I would like to see him at 13,” Burke said. “I would love to see him play up front to start with.” It would be hard to find anyone more qualified than Burke to opine on the subject. The 81-cap Wallaby, who booted Australia to victory in the 1999 Rugby World Cup, played both fullback and outside centre; amassing 54 caps at fullback and 20 at outside centre during a 12-year Test career. “Thirteen allows him to have a role where he can pick and choose when he runs. At 15, you play a bit more reactionary than anything else. When you get the ball you have to try and create something and there’s lots of responsibilities that go with the position,” Burke said. “Whereas 13, you can just go, “Mate give it to me straight up, cut one” ... really simple stuff, where he can get the ball early and get involved in the game early. His defence will be key as well. He is a big human, and he will be able to make impact with the ball in hand and without ball in hand.