Tom Lynagh has committed his steady head and sure boot to Australian rugby in a sweetly-timed deal that coincides with the Wallabies' attempt to kick themselves to a World Cup.
The Italy-born, England-raised son of Wallabies great Michael Lynagh will remain at Ballymore with the Queensland Reds until at least 2025.
The 19-year-old, who touched down in Brisbane two years ago with a dream of following his father into a gold jersey, has penned a new deal after just four Super Rugby Pacific games.
He remains out with delayed symptoms of concussion though and won't suit up to face the Brumbies on Friday, the injury also ruling him out of selection for Eddie Jones' first Wallabies training squad.
In that time he showed he was more than just a son of a gun, Lynagh's kicking off the tee and out of hand a sight for sore eyes.
Particularly for the returning Jones, who declared last month running Test rugby "was dead" and that his side would play fast, powerfully and kick often.
Lynagh, whose brother Louis was part of Jones' England squads in his last job, has seen enough from his time in both hemispheres to know this to be true.
While he won't be part of the Wallabies' camp later this month there is still scope for Lynagh to impress and earn a Cup call-up for the tournament, in France from September this year.
"Kicking's becoming a massive part or rugby; it's pretty big tactically and we need to get that right," he said.
"You saw South Africa won a World Cup (in 2019) having great tactical kicking and in terms of goal kicking, everyone should learn because it helps you get selected for squads.
"It's a point-scoring kick, it's important to have that in the locker."
Lynagh has his extraordinary England-based father on hand for welcome advice but said his talent was borne from a common source.
"I played a lot of soccer when I was younger, was really into soccer and rugby," he said.
"Every time I got home from school I'd go out and kick a ball into a tree until it was dark."
Lynagh never pursued a professional soccer career though, his boot now a long-term asset in a Queensland Reds stable that should soon include Harry Wilson and Suliasi Vunivalu.
Wilson is set to ignore French interest and extend his deal by two years.
So too Wallabies squad member Vunivalu, despite the axe hovering over the winger after his poor showing against the Crusaders last Friday.
Even James O'Connor, the No.10 Lynagh is gunning to replace long-term, has publicly expressed his interest in remaining at the Reds to usher in the next-generation talent.
"It's great to hear a guy like James O'Connor say that he wants to take me under his wing a bit and show me how to play," Lynagh said of O'Connor.
"I really like that, it'd be great to learn off him."
