For all their bravado, Aussie blokes have never been afraid to shed a few tears and expose their emotions to the world.
Take young Waratahs five-eighth Tane Edmed, who helped his previously woeful outfit to an upset 24-21 Super Rugby Pacific victory over the powerhouse Crusaders at Sydney's Leichhardt Oval.
Cornered immediately after the final whistle for post-match comments, Edmed, 21, was unable to contain his feelings.
"I'm just lost for words, to be quite honest," he sobbed to former Wallabies midfielder Morgan Turinui. "I just don't know what to say.
'I've got 30 friends and family up there, these boys - I love 'em - and the fans tonight were absolutely outstanding. I don't know what to say... it's just unbelievable."
The result was doubly poignant for Edmed, whose dad Steve Edmed played 136 NRL games for Balmain Tigers from 1988-95, many of them at the very same venue.
But after failing to win a single game last season, victory over the Crusaders - for so long, the benchmark for other Super Rugby franchises - was particularly significant.
"Some of the stuff we endured last year, when we didn't win a game, and to see the fans coming in, it was so refreshing.
"There's so much belief there. [Coach Darren Coleman] has instilled so much belief and a culture where we all believe in each other.
"We were a young team last year, but one year has made such a big difference. We're so much more experienced and it's just a belief thing."
After winning just two of 25 encounters in last year's Super Rugby Trans Tasman, Australian teams have already matched that achievement in the second round of crossovers this season, after the Brumbies dispatched the Highlanders last week.
The 6-4 Waratahs currently sit sixth on the competition table, with seventh-placed Hurricanes facing second-placed Brumbies on Sunday afternoon. The Sydneysiders visit Moana Pasifika next Saturday.
Join us at 4pm Sunday for live updates of the Hurricanes v Brumbies Super Rugby Pacific clash
