He's the Western Force's version of Wolverine, and Carlo Tizzano is set to go to another level this year after finally getting rid of his "flat tyre".
Tizzano took the Super Rugby Pacific competition by storm in 2025, scoring a league-high 13 tries to highlight his superstar potential.
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His hot form earned him a Wallabies call-up for the British & Irish Lions series, and he was part of a controversial moment in the dying stages of the second Test in Melbourne when he was on the receiving end of a high clean-out but no penalty was called.
It meant the last-gasp try stood, sealing the match and the series for the Lions.
Remarkably, Tizzano's hot form last year came despite him carrying a left-ankle injury that severely limited him in several aspects.
But after undergoing off-season surgery and making a quicker than expected return to full fitness, Tizzano is raring to go ahead of the Force's season-opener against the Brumbies in Perth on Saturday night.
"I've got the regenerative healing of Wolverine. I heal fast," Tizzano told AAP.
"It was meant to be three weeks in a boot, and I was out of it in a week.
"I've just been battling away for two years with this ankle injury
"The World Cup's coming up. I felt like I was running around with a flat tyre. It feels like a flat tire until you get warmed up.
"I couldn't jump on it, I just couldn't hop on that left side, so I just had to fight through the pain."
Tizzano is a renowned workhorse, often working his body and mind to the point of exhaustion.
But after receiving an ADHD diagnosis in 2023, he has since found a much better work-life balance.
"I honestly couldn't believe no one talked about me having ADHD before that," Tizzano said.
"I told my friends (after I was finally diagnosed), and they were like, 'Mate, you didn't have to pay someone to find that out'.
"You look at my school reports: 'Just constantly distracts others in class. Distracts others in class. Distracts others in class'.
"And no one picked this up? It was very validating when I was diagnosed, and it gave me an understanding of like, 'This is who I am. This is why I do things'.
"This is like a super power of mine now."
Perth-born Tizzano grew up supporting the Force, and he is desperate to lift the club into the finals for the first time in the franchise's history.
"It would mean everything," Tizzano said.
"I've been a Force fan for forever, and we've always had big hopes for the Force and big ambitions, but we just haven't delivered on it.
"We want to give back to the fans, because they're so loyal."
