He's locked in for two more years and now Brumbies lock Cadeyrn Neville is hopeful that will mean playing in a post COVID-19 Trans-Tasman competition that includes all five Australian Super Rugby franchises.
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Neville believes Australia needs five-pronged representation in any proposed future competition if the Wallabies are to ever reclaim their place at the top of world rugby.
A recent New Zealand Rugby review suggested a future Trans-Tasman tournament could include as few as two Australian teams, although All Blacks coach Ian Foster has since stated there was room for "a few more" Aussie franchises in such a competition.
Foster also suggested any competition was unlikely to happen in time for 2021.
Journeyman Neville, who has also played for the Melbourne Rebels and the Queensland Reds believes Australian rugby is strong enough to sustain all five franchises.
"It's very important, having the five teams and also New Zealand has been the benchmark pretty much since rugby's existence and being in direct competition with them is vital," Neville said.
"Australia always has the goal of being the number one country in the world and the best way to do that is to be in constant competition with the benchmark.
"We want to see as many professional positions available to young blokes coming through. Five teams, you've got to have it.
"More teams, more rounds, more allowing the cream to rise to the top in a more comprehensive competition. We're really relying on the Coronavirus restrictions easing up before then as well, so fingers crossed."
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Neville played 69 minutes in Saturday's thumping win over the NSW Waratahs, his first match since breaking his ankle during the virus shutdown.
The Brumbies sit two points clear ahead of Friday's clash with the winless Western Force, and Neville echoed Foster's sentiments that the quality of the competition was improving each week.
"It's just as fast and as hard as I was expecting and it took its toll," Neville said.
"You see improvement every week as you'd expect, especially on the Australian side where we weren't even training together for months so it takes a lot of time and work to get all of those things back together.
"There's a huge difference between coming into a highly professional environment where everything is really tailored to running around parks and lifting weights in garages. It took a little work to get things back to where you wanted."
Neville's re-signing follows Tom Wright's penning of a new one-year deal, and more announcements are expected in the coming weeks.
The 31-year-old debuted for the Rebels in 2012 then enjoyed a brief stint with Queensland before three years in Japanese rugby.
Fellow lock Darcy Swain said re-signing the 202cm second rower was a huge boost.
"Nev's a unit, Nev's massive," Swain said.
"He's really challenged us out on the field to be physical and be fit as well.
"He's got that running background he's got a big engine.
"I'll keep challenging him and he'll keep challenging us. I can definitely take a few things out of his book.
"He's a bit of a journeyman, he's been around Reds, Rebels...and in Japan as well so he's got a lot of experience underneath his belt. He can show us and try and implement a couple of things."
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Friday: ACT Brumbies v Western Force at Canberra Stadium, 7.05pm.