Unbeaten starts to the Super Rugby season by the ACT Brumbies and New South Wales Waratahs have provided a boost to Australian rugby a year out from a home World Cup.
Follow the formula that the National Rugby League has been crafting as it's brought the sport here for a weeklong showcase in each of the past three years.
In 2016, an image of a topless Martin Castrogiovanni at a pool party alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic brought a dramatic end to the career of one of Italian rugby's most decorated players.
England prepare to face Italy in the 2026 Guinness Men's Six Nations Championship - and the Italian squad will be cheered on by a host of glamorous WAGs.