Harry Lloyd's second coming as an ACT Brumby should be easy, even though he has to fight Wallabies veterans just to get a shot at Super Rugby game time.
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Because after spending the past two years sharing a change room with a billionaire, Lloyd is back in Canberra wiser, more determined and, most importantly, as a full-time rugby player.
It's a significant change for the former Wests captain, who spent his first stint at the Brumbies juggling two jobs, a university degree and a brutal initiation to professional training.
It's why you'll find him smiling when he packs down against Scott Sio, Allan Alaalatoa or James Slipper at scrum-school training with Australia's best trio of props.
"A couple of years ago I would come to train from 7am to 5pm, then go straight to a pub to pull beers until midnight," Lloyd said.
"On our days off I'd work at Rebel [Sport]. I had to try to find a way to pay rent, there was no recovery.
"My two years in Perth taught me what it means to be a professional rugby player.
"Now that I can pour everything into training, I can commit to that. But I also know it's important to have that balance, something outside of rugby to focus on.
"I've got no doubt it's going to be tough. But the fact I can finish, have an ice bath and go home rather than going to work ... it makes me more grateful for the opportunity I've got now."
The Brumbies have signed Lloyd on a two-year deal, luring him back to the capital after joining the Western Force to take the first steps in his rugby career.
He played in Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest's Global Rapid Rugby and the Brumbies kept an eye on his development in a full-time rugby program.
When the time was right, coach Dan McKellar picked up the phone and offered Lloyd a chance to come home.
"When I first moved to Canberra in 2003 ... that's when I first started playing rugby," Lloyd said.
"I never thought it was actually achievable until a few years ago. But this is where I've always wanted to play my footy."
The biggest challenge will be trying to dislodge Sio and Slipper from the loosehead prop rotation.
The Wallabies pair formed one of the most devastating scrum combinations in Super Rugby last year, sharing the No. 1 work load and teamed up with Allan Alaalatoa and Folau Faingaa to destroy opposition front-rows.
Sio has signed a long-term deal in Canberra, while Slipper has one year left on his contract and is yet to decide on his future.
But Lloyd has vowed to make the most of his opportunity when, or if, it comes in the 2020 season after proving he's capable of stepping up.
The 24-year-old was a back-rower at school, but made a switch to the front row in his final year at St Edmund's College.
"I went to the UK in 2013 and played over there, learnt the dark arts of the scrum. I got pushed around, but that taught me a fair bit," Lloyd said.
"The next 12 months I just want to be a sponge. There aren't many better guys to learn off than Scotty and Slips.
"They've achieved a lot. I think being in Perth has prepared me to play at a high standard, only time will tell if I'm ready to be there.
"But in saying that, I'm not here to make up the numbers. If the opportunity comes, I'm going to grab it with both hands. I'm here to compete with those guys."