Rather than being daunted by staying in a hotel room for 72 hours, Tom Wright is looking forward to a fresh set of walls and bingeing All Blacks replays.
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Potentially. Potentially not.
There was no Mad Monday antics for Wright and 12 of his ACT Brumbies teammates this morning, as they hit the road to join the Wallabies camp in Cessnock.
The four-hour bus trip came just two days after the Brumbies lifted the Super Rugby trophy for the first time in 16 years, beating the Queensland Reds by five points at Canberra Stadium.
Wright's welcome to the Wallabies will be worlds apart from the initiations of old, with the uncapped rookie set for two months in a Test bubble.
"At least it's a new bubble," Wright was quick to point out before boarding the bus on Monday.
The Wallabies are awaiting clearance from the New Zealand government before flying to Christchurch for their pre-Bledisloe Cup quarantine on Friday or Saturday.
As soon as they touch down in Christchurch, the clock will begin ticking on their strict 72-hour quarantine period.
Dave Rennie's squad will be able to train together in isolation just four days after their arrival, dependent on all players returning a negative coronavirus test.
"There's a lot of people worse off than we are, we still get to go out and do what we love to do and play football. By no means is it tough," Wright said.
"It's exciting we get to go into a new set of four walls which will be good - with a new environment and new teammates.
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"[I haven't thought about quarantine] particularly. Maybe some PlayStation. I can only imagine they'll have stuff planned for us with vision. Whatever stuff they've got to know and what sort of training stuff, if any, they can get into our room.
"That's something that's potentially exciting, potentially not. I don't know yet."
Wright is on the cusp of Wallabies selection for next month's Bledisloe Cup matches and the Rugby Championship, having been the in-form winger of Super Rugby AU.
Given the short turnaround between domestic and international seasons, Wright admits he hasn't thought much about what lies ahead - but says he'll have plenty of time to reflect on the opportunity while in transit.
The prospect of making his Australian debut would be a dream come true for Wright, who is a first time Wallaby along with Noah Lolesio, Len Ikitau and Irae Simone.
The Wallabies will launch their Test campaign against the All Blacks in Wellington on October 11.
"It's something every kid dreams of when they're growing up," Wright said.
"Rewind 15 years, you probably don't see yourself in those shoes and see it a bit far gone. But when it comes full circle and you're a chance, it's really exciting."