Simone and the Brumbies back line have been adjusting to law variations, which will be introduced for the Australia-only competition in a bid to make the game more attractive to fans.

Rugby Australia officials have adopted NRL-style kicking changes, which were first trialed in the National Rugby Championship, to reward tactical kicking from different areas on the field. Attacking teams will get the ball back if they find touch with a 50-22 or a 22-50 kick. The spin-off benefit will be more attacking space given defending teams will likely drop wingers back to protect the sideline.

"The best thing with those laws is opportunity," Simone said. "There's always going to be space somewhere on the field, either in the back field or in the front-line. It's just about executing our skills of getting the ball to where the space is.

"It's going to break some teams when we find that space and take those opportunities, it's going to hurt a lot of teams. It's exciting footy, and I think it's going to bring crowds [back]. The outside backs are going to love it."

Super Rugby AU will introduce seven law variations with differing impacts on the game. Five-metre scrums after being held-up over the try-line will be replaced by a drop-out, while defending teams can no longer call "mark" for kicks inside the 22 metre zone.

Referees have also been told to crackdown on cynical play and time wasting to ensure the ball is in play more often to give fans something to look forward to.

Simone has made a home in the Brumbies' No. 12 jersey since arriving in Canberra last year, signing a two-year contract extension just weeks before Rugby Australia put a hold on negotiations because of coronavirus.

He has been a crucial figure in helping guide rookie flyhalf Noah Lolesio through his first season of Super Rugby, with the Brumbies boasting one of the best attacking records when the competition was shutdown in March.

They scored more points in the first six games of the season than any other year since 2004 and started to silence critics who said the Brumbies' only attacking move was a rolling maul.

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The bad news for a new competition is Australian teams know where the Brumbies' dangers are and they will put more pressure on Lolesio and Simone as a combination.

"[Lolesio] is going to be good, nothing will change for him," said Simone, a former South Sydney NRL prospect.

"He plays good footy when he's confident and he just backs himself. For me, it's just about taking a bit of pressure off him to allow him to play his game. That's part of doing my job.

"Noah will just as excited and energetic. I think he's going to be playing some really good footy."