Denny Solomona, that is - the former England international who has joined the Highlanders this month.
The 28-year-old winger has been named on the bench for the game against the Crusaders in Christchurch tonight.
His new team has started the season with five consecutive losses and the situation is getting a little desperate.
In many key areas, the Highlanders are actually doing really well.
They have one of the most effective scrums in the competition - tied for first place with the Crusaders.
They have won 84.1% of their own lineout ball, which puts them in the middle of the pack.
They have made 40 offloads, which is decent, and they have carried the ball strongly. Loose forward Shannon Frizell is a big help there as was Thomas Umaga-Jensen before he got injured.
But it is the finishing that has been lacklustre.
The Highlanders have scored just nine tries in five games and made fewer clean breaks than most of the other sides, and they are 11th of 12 for defenders beaten.
What has been missing is some razzle dazzle out wide.
Enter Solomona. He was unavailable for an interview this week but recently told What A Lad Podcast presenter James Marshall how he had ended up back home after a long stint overseas.
He also talked about his battles with alcohol and drugs.
Solomona, who has signed with North Harbour for the NPC, has done the opposite thing to most New Zealand rugby players.
Typically, athletes head offshore for the latter half of their career whereas he has returned.
It was family that drew him back.
"The main [reason] was to get back to my grandparents," he told the podcast.
"My grandparents are not getting any younger. I feel like I’ve missed a lot of family time, especially crucial moments like my little nephews and nieces’ 5-year-old birthdays and just little things like that.
"I feel like I’ve missed a lot and I had to sacrifice a lot for rugby and generally it was my family time I had to sacrifice."
Solomona grew up in Auckland but headed to Melbourne as a teenager to play rugby league for the Storm’s development teams.
In 2014, he headed to the United Kingdom and played for the London Broncos then the Castleford Tigers from 2015 to 2016.
He switched to rugby, and had six years with the Sale Sharks. He also represented England five times.
But it was not all sidesteps and clean breaks. Solomona said he had a "silver spoon mentality". He felt entitled earlier in his career, and when he had setbacks he turned to alcohol and recreational drugs.
"It ended up becoming a vicious cycle, so any time I felt a certain way, upset or disappointed, that was how I vented."
The move to the London Broncos did not help. His contract was not what he expected, his form fell away and the "drinking and the drugs amplified".
He transferred to Castleford, which brought about better form, but the off-field problems continued.
"It started off as an outlet for my emotions and how I deal with it. But it was just this growing feeling and I didn’t understand what it was.
"I had the season of my life but as soon as I left the field ... there was a sense of emptiness. Other than being a rugby player, I didn’t know who I was or what I was going to do or what I was even about.
"All I had was alcohol or drugs."
He hit rock bottom after a big night out and finally got some help. He had further setbacks but Wallabies rugby star James O'Connor helped introduced him to Saviour World - a men’s group - which gave him some tools to help address his problems.
These days, Solomona puts a lot of energy into mental health campaigns and does not shy away from telling his story and letting people know there is help available and there is a way through.
His challenge tonight, though, is to find a way through the Crusaders’ defence.
Super Rugby Pacific, Christchurch, 7.05pm
Highlanders: Connor Garden-Bachop, Sam Gilbert, Fetuli Paea, Scott Gregory, Mosese Dawai, Mitch Hunt, Aaron Smith (captain), Marino Mikaele-Tu’u, James Lentjes, Shannon Frizell, Josh Dickson, Bryn Evans, Josh Hohneck, Anderw Makalio, Daniel Lienert-Brown. Reserves: Rhys Marshall, Ethan de Groot, Jermaine Ainsley, Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Gareth Evans, Folau Fakatava, Marty Banks, Denny Solomona.
Crusaders: Will Jordan, Sevu Reece, Leicester Fainga’anuku, David Havili, George Bridge, Richie Mo’unga, Mitchell Drummond, Cullen Grace, Tom Christie, Ethan Blackadder,
Quinten Strange, Scott Barrett (captain), Fletcher Newell, Codie Taylor, Joe Moody. Reserves: Shilo Klein, George Bower, Tamaiti Williams, Zach Gallagher, Pablo Matera, Bryn Hall, Fergus Burke, Braydon Ennor.
