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Nick Cain: Henry Pollock must play with 7 on his back

Nick Cain:

Henry Pollock looked lost at times against a First Nations & Pasifika selection which wanted to get in the faces of the Lions and show that Australian rugby still has a bit of “biff ” about it.

The match at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on the Tuesday before the second Test highlighted some of the questionable aspects of the tour, not least the vogue among international coaches like Andy Farrell for picking players out of position.
In Pollock’s case this was reflected in his frequent selection at blindside and No.8 rather than openside flanker, which is his best position by far, and t...

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