George Bridge may be a part of an unbeaten Crusaders side in 2017 but he's taking nothing for granted as he eyes more time at the top level.
Bridge picked up a Crusaders contract after the departure of the likes of Nemani Nadolo, Robbie Fruean and Ben Volavola in the off-season.
With the side gaining quite the injury list in the first six rounds, Bridge has already received a lot of game time in 2017.
"Each week I go in thinking 'what's going to happen this week'," Bridge said.
"But I'm just soaking it up and making the most of it, it's pretty unreal so far so I'll keep ticking away."
One of Bridge's biggest moments of his short Super Rugby career came in the Crusaders' last match against the Waratahs, coming face-to-face with one of the biggest wingers in world rugby in Taqele Naiyaravoro.
And by the 22-year-old's own admissions, he's got a little bit to work on.
"I did everything wrong, just panicked a bit.
"See a guy 130 kilograms running at me, there are a few detailed bits I can go through to make sure it doesn't happen again.
"To be honest it didn't actually hurt too much, but I've been copping a fair bit of stick from my brothers at home. It wasn't too bad, it looked bad though."
After playing under coach Scott Robertson in Canterbury's 2016 Mitre 10 Cup campaign, Bridge said he was loving life in Christchurch.
"I'm living with Mitch Drummond and Mitch Hunt and there's never a dull moment, it's good fun."
While former New Zealand U20s winger was loving life at the top, the idea of further honours hadn't quite entered his mind just yet, admitting to missing out a chance to do some greasing of All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith.
"I met [Smith] across the road at the coffee shop this morning, haven't had too much to do with him about rugby.
"No I didn't [pay for his coffee], I should have actually."
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