Or even two of them.
It's been nothing but midfield misery since Tana Umaga, the widely respected centre and captain, retired at the end of the 2005 season.
Candidates have come and gone.
For various reasons, Isaia Toeava, Aaron Mauger, Luke McAlister, Sam Tuitupou and Mils Muliaina have all dropped off the scene or, in Muliaina's case, been recognised as better in another position.
The chances of finding a midfield pairing to rival Mauger-Umaga, or South Africa's De Villiers-Fourie or Australia's Giteau-Mortlock, seemed about as strong as unearthing the next Richie McCaw.
But we could be on to something here.
It's only been two weeks, and relatively low-key tests against a decent Ireland side and a callow English outfit, but there is a real sense the Ma'a Nonu-Conrad Smith combination is developing into something quite special.
They clearly know each other well, given their Hurricanes and Wellington background, which is a good start.
And they have that mix of styles - Smith the willowy, cerebral aesthete; Nonu the bulldozer - that coaches covet in an area like the midfield.
It was always felt that Smith had something about him but some wondered if it wasn't more an obsession with his law degree than his rugby abilities.
He certainly didn't set the World Cup alight.
Smith now looks injury free, has found an extra set of wheels during the Super 14 and is back to looking like the model of a game-sparking centre.
Then there's Nonu.
The enigma.
He's been tried on the wing and at centre but never quite been able to shrug the reputation of being a player of more limitations than abilities.
Now being given his head at second five, he has shown plenty in the first two tests of the years: solid defence, quick hands and the general awareness of a game he previously seemed to lack.
The All Black coaches fell over themselves to stress how impressed they were with the 10-12-13 axis of Dan Carter, Nonu and Smith against England.
But it is obvious they are taking special interest in the investment in Nonu because, as assistant Wayne Smith says, he is one of the most dangerous attacking weapons in the game.
In time, I'd like to see a midfield of Richard Kahui and Anthony Tuitavake get a run.
But this Nonu-Smith alliance must now be given a chance to flourish.
It was a cracking performance by the All Blacks on Saturday night.
Neither the two soft tries conceded nor the drop-off in intensity when they cleared the bench could lessen the admiration for the forward dominance, the sparkling back play and the overall ascendancy against the old foe.
STAR ALL BLACKS: Carter hardly put a foot wrong in possibly his best game for the All Blacks since the Lions tour.
Brad Thorn was a machine in the tight and Nonu took another massive step up.
SURPRISE PACKAGE: He's not exactly a newbie but Smith is finally starting to lay claim to the centre position.
He was all class against the English.
ROOKIE WATCH: Anthony Tuitavake was far more involved than in Wellington, though strangely more as an impact defender and kick-chaser than a ball-in-hand attacker.
Anthony Boric and Stephen Donald both made their All Black debuts from the bench but had little impact.
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT: Andrew Ellis seems to specialise in the pass to the feet and has to be more authoritative if he is to remain at halfback.
The All Black line-out is still perplexingly poor.
ODD SPOT: The All Blacks lost seven more line-outs, turned the ball over 12 more times and made four more handling errors than England.
Imagine what the margin might have been if those statistics were tidier.
