Perhaps the most attractive ingredient about new new Otago signing Michael Witt was that the former rugby league star qualifies to play for New Zealand in November, according to Wynne Gray in the New Zealand Herald.
"Many league players have switched to rugby but not many have successfully made the transition to top-drawer five-eighths.
Matt Rogers had some success with the Wallabies but he found he was better suited to fullback, Henry Paul ended up more in midfield with England while Berrick Barnes also has a much better grasp of the game at second five-eighths.
"Only Witt understands the whole package of reasons why he has made the switch. We can only guess. If he backs himself, as he clearly does, he may look around and wonder if he has a chance of making a squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup."
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