Is he a 10, or is he a 15? That's the conundrum that's plagued Damian McKenzie throughout his eight-year professional career to date.
Following a season in Japan, a return to the national fold is very much in the plans for Damian McKenzie, but it might not be in the No 15 jersey.
Damian McKenzie is a natural fullback - that was confirmed a long time ago - but could a shift to first five allow the Chiefs to add some more firepower to their backline?
Utility back Damian McKenzie has been named to start in the Chiefs' final warm-up of the year - but not in his usual fullback position.
Damian McKenzie's switch from first-five to fullback has had an undeniably positive impact on the Chiefs in recent weeks, and if they want to keep up their turn in fortunes, then the 23-year-old needs to stay there.
Crucial to the Chiefs first win of the season was fullback Damian McKenzie, who had another stellar performance in the 15 jersey, lodging three try assists and scoring a personal tally of 21 points in the win.
The Chiefs have a lot to be happy about at the moment after they snapped their losing streak and drew 23-23 with the Hurricanes on Friday. Of course, it was not a win, but it was a step in the right direction, particularly against a team that are in
The switch to fullback from five-eighth worked wonders for Damian McKenzie on Friday as he scored a try and added 13 points from the boot to help end the Chiefs' losing streak with a 23-23 draw with the Hurricanes in Hamilton.
Chiefs head coach Colin Cooper has rejected claims that his dressing room is split after a horrendous run of results to open his side's 2019 Super Rugby campaign.
The Chiefs have taken drastic measures to try and turn around their horrific start to the season by replacing Damian McKenzie at first-five with his brother Marty for their clash against the Hurricanes this weekend.