There may be talk of Emoni Narawa lining up to be an All Blacks bolter, but none of that is coming from the Chiefs winger himself.
Narawa, 23, has been a standout for the Chiefs so far in 2023, playing seven of their 10 unbeaten matches - and scoring six tries.
At a time where there are spots up for grabs in the All Blacks building towards the Rugby World Cup in France, Fijian-born Narawa has done himself no harm in a potential call-up.
Already tipped as an All Black in-waiting by Jeff Wilson - who knows what it takes to wear the No.14 jersey at test level - Narawa would be a clear option to start for coach Ian Foster.
Sevu Reece's season-ending injury has opened a spot on the right flank for the All Blacks, seeing Narawa realistically competing with the likes of Caleb Clarke, Mark Telea, Will Jordan and Leicester Fainga'anuku for a spot on one of the wings.
However, regardless of any outside noise over his future - eligible for either the All Blacks or Fiji at test level - Narawa's only concern is finishing an otherwise strong season with the Chiefs.
"My focus at the moment is just the Chiefs' season," Narawa told Newshub. "We'll see how this goes - whatever opportunity comes, comes.
"I just want to focus on the Chiefs' season at the moment.
"I've always wanted to play at a World Cup, it's one of my goals. But like I said, I don't want to get ahead of myself.
"First things first, the Chiefs' season."
While he plays down his own All Blacks ambitions, though, Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan makes no bones of his desire to see Narawa in the black jersey.
When asked about the prospect of Narawa becoming an All Black, "hopefully" was McMillan's only answer.
The Chiefs coach did credit Narawa's work in the off-season for his form in 2023, with any injury niggles seemingly behind the winger.
"It obviously helps when you're an outside back that the other 13 guys inside you are doing their job," said McMillan.
"That's certainly tracking in the right direction there. But I'd put it down to his conditioning.
"He worked really hard over the summer to get in the best nick he's ever been in. He's managed to stay relatively injury free.
"He still gets those little hamstring injuries and calf issues that fast guys tend to get - most of us don't have to worry about that stuff.
"That's helped him be more consistent in his performance."
As a flying Fijian winger, Narawa's ascension to the All Blacks wouldn't be without precedent.
Aside from Reece, the likes of Joe Rokocoko, Sitiveni Sivivatu have all impressed in the black jersey gone to World Cups as wingers.
But in terms of who Narawa looks up to, former Highlanders wing Waisake Naholo stands tall as a player he's always idolised.
"Waisake is definitely a player I watched growing up. His journey - he came from Fiji and he cracked it.
"It's pretty good to have someone like that to look up to."
