Stay at Flanker or move to center?

Question
Hi there, I'm 17 years old and currently live in Sweden.  I play openside flanker and have a first team spot in the Swedish u18s team.  I am around 5'11 and 85kg at the moment.  I stopped growing around a year ago and do not think I will continue so I started working with some heavy weights around 6 months ago.  I rep 75kg on benchpress and can handle around 15 reps on pullups.  My leg strength has gone down recently due to injury preventing my training so I am not sure where I am with that but pre-injury I could legpress 190kg on reps.  I am a fast guy, and many coaches comment on my low running style.  As a flanker I am a fearless tackler and skilled robber of the ball.

What I am wondering however, is if my skills would be better suited to a center position.  I fear my size (although fine in Sweden) will be a bit small when I move to England, which I plan to do in around 2 years.  I have previously played wing and fullback before transferring to flanker (own choice).  

Thanks, Carl.

Answer
It is up to you. A small flanker is not a particularly efficient one in Britain, but there are small flankers nonetheless.

However, you are right to think that a move to centre would better utilize your running skills.

If you want to work at weight and strength training, you could be an inside centre, or, if you wanted to work on your running and speed, general handling abilities, then a move to outside centre might better suit your style.

Ultimately, it is up to you to decide where you want to play. I have a nephew who plays for Ireland U16s. He's a hooker, and he has also had the dilema of moving to the centre position, he stayed where he was at, but you have stopped growing, therefore, you are relatively small and in England, you need to be about 6'0 to contend for a flanker position.