How a 6am bus ride changed Hugo Savala's career path

Hugo Savala has revived his Roosters career after grabbing the chance to play an extra game. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

It's the 80 minutes of football on four hours of sleep that turned Hugo Savala from a bench utility into the Sydney Roosters' in-form starting half.

Fresh off a 15-minute spell against Gold Coast in March that netted two touches for one error, Savala was told a bus was leaving for Canberra at 6am the next morning.