Question for everyone: longer term, where do you see his best position being? For me, it's 8. In my mind, you want him to be our carrier off the base of the scrum given that's his greatest strength. The Nick Easter comparison is spot on for me - I realise we're still in the early days of his career here but he seems to have the same attributes. The question then is do you move Chisholm (our other best carrier, but with different attributes) to 6?

I, personally, definitely don't want to see Dombrandt shoved into the second row long term. He's too short (yes, I know, Goatman) and I'd rather we had two out-and-out locks in the engine room and allow Dombrandt much more time in the loose where he can do the most damage.