Phipps explains to Inside Sport how to take down a behemoth player using pound for pound strength.

"Strength is pretty important to any footballer, but especially because scrum-halves are some of the smaller blokes on the field, it’s important that power-to-weight ratio is good enough to take on some of those bigger blokes," he said.

"You definitely know the traffic is going to come your way, and there’s no problem with that, it’s part of the job."

Phipps explains that knowing your body and your own strength is key to being a successful halfback.

"Functional strength, that power-to-weight ration, people spend a lot of time trying to develop that," Nick said.

"It’s also about knowing your body: you get some big halfbacks and they can go out and be a bit more physical. But if you’re a smaller half-back you just focus on technique, the chop, get low on the leg knowing that you’ll always have someone just on your tail ready to clean him up over the top."

This dedication to understanding his game and his own power was undeniable in the 2014 Super Rugby final when Nick managed to disrupt Crusader’s Namani Nadolo making his way down the sideline.

"We know he’s [Nadolo] got a super fend, strong in the core and up top," he said.

"It’s important when you hit low that you keep your leg drive going so he doesn’t just shrug you off,’ Nick said. ‘If you keep your leg drive going, you’ve got that extra one or two seconds to be able to lock that squeeze on and drag him down.

"I was lucky enough that he tripped over me at the end!"