They are the Canberra kids who turned into superstars and are now responsible for the capital's sporting success - Ricky Stuart and Stephen Larkham are back and want to revive a golden era of dominance.
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Canberra Raiders great Stuart and ACT Brumbies legend Larkham will lead their respective teams into next year and their high-profile past as players carries expectations of greatness.
The champion duo has been part of every significant moment at Canberra Stadium and they returned this week for the first time as coaches to discuss their expectations and pressures.
And while former prime minister Kevin Rudd shocked Parliament to zip out of Canberra this week, new Raiders coach Stuart is renting Rudd's former $2 million Yarralumla home.
Stuart and Larkham are two of the greatest sportsmen in Canberra's history. Queanbeyan-born Stuart is a St Edmund's College old boy and his sons will go to the same school next year and start playing rugby league and rugby union. Stuart won three rugby league premierships with the Raiders, played for NSW and Australia and is regarded as one of the game's greatest halfbacks.
Larkham led the Brumbies to two Super Rugby titles, played 102 Tests for Australia and helped the Wallabies win the 1999 World Cup.
Neither the Raiders nor Brumbies have won a premiership without Stuart and Larkham.
Now in charge as head coaches of the teams, both want to ''win for Canberra'' and earn respect from the capital's fans.
''I remember running out at the old Bruce Stadium, the buzz you got in front of a near-full crowd,'' Larkham said.
''Our crowd was the most hostile in Super Rugby; teams hated coming here.
''Getting that crowd and community support back [for the Brumbies and Raiders] is a big driver for us.''
Stuart, who coached the Roosters, Parramatta and Cronulla before returning to the Raiders, wants to revive the golden era of Canberra sport.
''When we used to play at Canberra Stadium, it was like we were going to a party,'' he said.
''People would come in with great emotions and were passionate … If we get that back, we know we've got a community that supports the two teams.''
Stuart replaces David Furner while Larkham takes over as head coach after Jake White quit the last two years of his contract. Stuart and his family have moved back to Canberra as he begins his tenure as the Green Machine coach.
There had been rumours for years that Stuart had purchased a house in Red Hill, with conspiracy theorists suggesting he would be returning to the Raiders.
While he has come back to coach the team, that Red Hill home never became part of Stuart's real estate portfolio.
But Stuart, protective of his family, didn't want to comment and was a little embarrassed by the fuss.
''I'm a local boy, I don't want anybody to see me as anybody different,'' Stuart said.
''I don't see myself as a high-profile person, I'm just fortunate to be back home and coaching the Raiders.''