He was the five-eighth fill-in who helped New Zealand consolidate their world No.1 ranking on last year's tour of England, but now Peta Hiku is ready to step aside for the stars.
First-choice pairing Shaun Johnson and Kieran Foran were missing from the Kiwis squad that defeated England 2-1, but they are expected to return for the May 6 Test against Australia in Newcastle.
Hiku played all three games against England at pivot, but is keen to shift to the outside backs, possibly in place of the now-injured Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.
"I was playing in the halves over there and man was it something else. I enjoyed it, but kicking is not my kind of game," Hiku said.
"It is good that (coach Stephen Kearney) had a lot of faith in me to play in the No.6. But in saying that, we had two of our starting halves out injured. They can come back any time."
