Queensland Reds wunderkind Treyvon Pritchard admits that seeing his brother pull on the gold jersey has only fueled his desire to succeed further.
Pritchard was crowned Rugby Australia's Men's Rookie of the Year at the RA Awards last year, beating a hotly contested field that included Super Rugby Pacific Rookie of the Year Sid Harvey.
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The 19-year-old burst onto the scene with the Queensland Reds and went on to be one of the best players at the U20 World Championship before a hip-drop tackle ended his campaign.
This ruled him out of any further honours, watching from the sidelines as older brother Kadin turned out for Australia A in the USA. The Brumby was called up for his maiden Wallabies squad and excelled in both centre positions during the two-game sweep.
The versatile back is aiming to return for the Reds' end-of-year tour, targeting the final games in Italy.
For now, Pritchard is back to being the younger brother idolising the older, with both committing their futures to the 15-a-side game long term.
“Just being able to see him perform and be able to be confident and comfortable in his environment, it's awesome, and it's been like that pretty much our whole lives. He's been a trailblazer and being able to witness him has always given me the confidence to go ahead and pursue my dreams," Pritchard said.
“We're always trying to be better than each other and push each other and that's what we continue to do and we've been doing so I think it's definitely not going to stop and I think that's our edge and that's where we're going to excel.”
Pritchard was quick to credit his family for his success, with his parents pushing the whole family to be world-class athletes.
Sister Aiyana is one of the top prospects in the Brisbane Lions Academy, invited to the AFLW Draft Combine, with their youngest emerging as a netball talent.
"It doesn't stop with Kadin and me at Super Rugby; our parents have been incredible. Mum's very strict, very hard on us and that's probably got us to where we are today. Probably don't say it enough but very grateful for my mum and my dad just also pushing us," he said.
"[They're] very big in the sports set-up and getting us to where we are today, and very grateful for my parents and what they've instilled in us: the values and belief.”
