He was in 2010 and 2011 but hasn't been since. The problem is his form has been down for a couple of years now, but he's still played like 90% of every test, and they still continue to label him "best in the world". Give him a rest, White is certainly good enough.
P.S: I'm looking forward to "Dwyer's view". He was complaining about the ref last week, when the penalty count was something like 12-6 in favour of the Wallabies. What hell will he unleash on poor Peyper, now that the count is reversed?
Well who do you reckon the best number 9 in the world is?
A.Smith - Has gained around 18 caps, is good, but don't believe he is the best yet.
Hougaard- Not consistent
Phillips - The only player who was contesting Genia's status, had a great world cup, got destroyed on the Lions tour.
Murray - To early in his career to gain that status, played well against us on the Lions tour.
Youngs - Contender, can be inconsistent.
Those are the only 9's that truly matter, I still see Genia as the best 9 in the world. Since Saturday everyone has criticised him, didn't say White wasn't good enough, I really like White as you can see I support the Brumbies, excellent player. Explain how his form has been down in the last few years. Did you watch the World Cup or the Lions tour?
We have high expectations of Genia, but not only him, of our whole squad. We're in a rebuilding phase, anyone who fails to see that is blind. The All-Blacks have kept the same team for how long now? In a few years they'll be in the same position:
Hore 34
Crockett 30
Woodcock 32
McCaw 32
Carter 31
Nonu 31
C.Smith 31
Mealamu 34
We've been there done that. NZ will have to make some pretty key changes in the next few years and be forced to go through what Australia is now.