New Sevens recruit Chayse Geros is hunting for success across multiple formats after signing a unique full-time deal with Australian Rugby
Geros has committed to a future until 2029, set to spend time across the Australian Sevens and ACT Brumbies programs.
The 19-year-old will spend the first year fully committed to the shortened format, then split his time in 2028 between the two, with the LA Olympics firmly in mind.
In 2029, Geros will join the Brumbies on a full-time deal, with the utility back covering across the backline.
"It really means the world to me. All my hard work really comes off and then hopefully just proves to them that it was a good signing," Geros told Rugby.com.au.
"Always wanted to do Sevens and obviously 15, so the dual contract was a really big positive for me."
Geros is already well versed in balancing the two formats, featuring for Australia at the Global Youth Sevens last year and Australia U20 this year.
He'll continue to refine his 15s abilities, hoping to play at next year's World Championship, learning from former Wallabies scrumhalf and Australia U20 coach Chris Whitaker.
The St Augustine product managed just 45 minutes in this year's edition of the tournament, succumbing to a hip drop tackle that left him on the sidelines for four months.
He was shortly joined by good mate Treyvon Pritchard after a similar tackle, with the two plotting their return.
"It was definitely devastating, but all the boys were quite encouraging," Geros said.
"I know it was going to be a little bit [of a] setback, but everyone's still supporting me, which was really good. It went by pretty quick, so it was pretty good
"Me and Trey are quite tight, so always catching up with each other, seeing how we're going through our journey with the rehab...we got injured together at the World Cup, so we've been talking quite a lot about next year, hopefully we can go a bit further and make up for lost time."
Before that, Geros is eager to rip into the Sevens World Series and potentially play in front of a home crowd at February's Perth event.
He's already picking the brain of fellow dual-contract star Wallace Charlie about what to expect, with Maurice Longbottom a big role model.
"It's been awesome. The boys are really welcoming, just a really tight group and I think the culture is pretty good here," Geros added.
