New All Black recruit Caleb Clarke couldn't sleep on Saturday night as he counted the hours until he found out his fate.
The talented winger was a standout in Super Rugby Aotearoa for the Blues, before producing a quality performance in the North v South clash on Saturday - the only player in either side to crack 100 running metres.
But the 21-year-old had not been given any indication from All Blacks coach Ian Foster, or his staff, if he had done enough to earn his first national call up.
As a result, Clarke spent the night watching the clock as he awaited a phone call from Foster.
"I was so nervous that I couldn't sleep last night," Clarke tells Newshub.
"I felt sorry for Aaron Smith, my roomie, because he could probably hear me tossing and turning the whole night and it kept him up too.
"But there were tears of joy after the call. Then I said a prayer and called my parents."
His father knows that feeling all too well.
Eroni Clark played four tests for the All Blacks between 1997-98, and was a star for the dominant Auckland side of the 1990s , while he also won two Super Rugby titles with the Blues.
But despite wanting to share the news immediately with his rugby-loving dad, Caleb Clarke made sure he didn't give too much away on Father's Day.
"I delayed telling them [parents], so I was saying 'happy fathers day dad' and 'I hope you have a nice day' and then I told them.
"I just heard lots of cheering, my brothers were in the room and it was so special telling them.
"This is something else I can share with my dad, he remembers his time with the team so it is something that connects us in another way."
Clarke enters the All Blacks in an exciting era with plenty of fresh faces and a brand new coaching staff.
But, even with an international schedule in limbo thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, Clarke believes there will be plenty of room for learning in camp with his new teammates.
"I'll be trying to learn off lots of the experience in the team," he says.
"All the outside backs were at the World Cup except for me and Wil [Jordan], l so it's about learning off what those guys know and then going out and doing me.
"A lot of what everyone saw me do during Super Rugby was due to what I've learned in Sevens, so I want to try to continue building on that and adding to my game."
And should the time come later in 2020 when Clarke is selected for his All Blacks debut, the Aucklander is confident he won't be overcome with nerves - much.
"I haven't thought about it yet - I still have butterflies from this morning, so it's a day-to-day thing and I'll worry about it when it comes around."
