Reesjan Pasitoa's first taste of Super Rugby started with a mongrel drop-kick but got the result at the other end with a fumble.
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He'll tell you it was tactical.
The 18-year-old flyhalf had less than 12 hours to prepare for his Super Rugby debut after a mystery illness swept through the ACT Brumbies camp.
The absence of Irae Simone and Darcy Swain opened the door for Pasitoa to make his Super Rugby debut in the Brumbies 23-22 loss to the Otago Highlanders at Canberra Stadium on Saturday.
He became the second youngest player to debut in Brumbies history, being only one day older than Matt Toomua.
"I found out at eight o'clock on the dot," Pasitoa grinned.
"Dan gave me a call and told me the good news, I was pretty excited. I was buzzing all day."
The teenager had a nervous wait in the pouring rain before replacing flyhalf Noah Lolesio in the 72nd minute.
His first touch of the ball was a fumbled kick which bounced straight to Highlanders fullback Josh McKay, who knocked it on and handed back the Brumbies possession.
"Making my debut was my goal for the year, I guess now I have to just keep pushing to try and earn my spot in the 23, or even the 15," Pasitoa said.
"It was always my dream as a little kid to play professional rugby and when I got the call I was a step closer. Then, when I was told I was going on I was so happy and ready to go."
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Pasitoa looked set to take over the playmaking role early in the first half when Lolesio copped a hard knock, leaving left him winded on the ground.
The Brumbies bench had their eyes glued to the ball, while Pasitoa had his sights and concerns on his teammate.
He prepared to take the field but Lolesio eventually jogged back into the Brumbies' defensive line.
Lolesio seemed rattled throughout the match after having a golden start to his Super Rugby career.
Highlanders scrumhalf Aaron Smith, a 92 capped All Black, could be heard calling "the young guy, the young guy' in the early stages of the match.
He fumbled a few balls under pressure and his first kick went straight to the Highlanders. Another was charged down by Jona Nareki, who scored off the challenge.
Otago coach Aaron Mauger said he had ordered his men to put pressure on Lolesio.
"We think he's an outstanding young footy player. That's just part of being a young No. 10 in this competition," Mauger said.
"You step up and learn how to be consistent ... we put him under some pressure but I'm sure he'll bounce back.
"We had plans around pressuring their kicking game and he's part of that."