Mack Hansen is one that got away claims a Wallabies coach who knew why the Connacht recruit would love Ireland.
Such has been the impact of the mustachioed winger in the short time he has been here that, along with fellow 24-year-old Dan Sheehan, he has made World Rugby's four-man shortlist for Breakthrough Player of the Year.
Hansen only made his Test debut last February but will be a marked man if he plays against the country of his birth.