Few things can leave Wallabies scrumhalf Nic White speechless.
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But then there are those moments even the team's resident chatterbox struggles to put into words.
Like the sight of winger Marika Koroibete hugging his wife and kids for the first time in more than three months, or the chance to finally play in front of family, friends and a sea of gold.
Families have been cleared to enter the Wallabies' camp in the Hunter Valley - in some cases ending up to three month stints away from each other.
"Just to see Marika see his family and kids after so long here, it's going to be pretty big. It'll have a fair impact," White said.
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"To see a guy who hasn't seen their family in quite some time, get the ability to see them and play in front of them, it lifts the group."
Now the Wallabies will play in front of thousands of their home fans when they open the Tri-Nations series against New Zealand at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday night.
But more pressing for those filtering through the turnstiles in Homebush will be the chance to see the home side draw level in the Bledisloe Cup series with another game to play.
A Wallabies win would send the series to a decider in Brisbane the following week, but White says their standards cannot drop having played three good halves out of four throughout two matches against the All Blacks. The one that went awry cost them a game.
He says confidence was "naturally" dented, but he believes they can bounce back.
"It's a huge advantage for us, knowing the Bledisloe is still alive and we've got two games at home in front of our fans," White said.
"Whilst we were confident over there, it's a different challenge over there in New Zealand. To be home, it's hard to describe it in an exact word, I know certainly for me in front of your own family and friends, it's something else.
"Talking about that confidence, it's linked in with that a little bit. You feel like they're coming here. It's important we made sure it is still alive coming here.
"Let's go to [Sydney Olympic Park], what a place to play. There are going to be a lot of Australians there."
Caden Helmers
Caden Helmers is a sports writer for The Canberra Times.
Caden Helmers is a sports writer for The Canberra Times.
