Forty-eight eggs, 2kg of steak, simply as a lot hen, bacon and a pot of rice at all times boiling on the range.
It’s a glimpse on the week in dietary necessities of Queensland Reds housemates Zane Nonggorr and George Blake, the Gold Coast schoolmates who this week each confirmed two-year extensions to stay at Ballymore till 2026.
Take a look at prop Nonggorr, nonetheless simply 23, lets the 22-year-old Blake do many of the cooking.
Add that to the resume of a person in a position to play each hooker and prop on the elite stage.
“It will get up there,” Nonggorr mentioned of the grocery invoice.
“However Tonga’s (Blake) most likely a greater cook dinner than I’m. He eats extra although, so it is sensible.”
Nonggor will begin on the bench in opposition to the Western Pressure within the Reds’ final Suncorp Stadium conflict of the season on Saturday, Blake dropping out of the aspect as a result of return of rested Take a look at hooker Matt Faessler.
Victory within the penultimate regular-season spherical for the hosts would lock up fifth spot and a quarter-final in opposition to New Zealand’s Chiefs in Hamilton.
And it might depart the Pressure’s hopes of a top-eight end and finals look hanging by a thread, Simon Cron’s aspect notching very important back-to-back wins however nonetheless two factors behind Fijian Drua.
A loss would go away the Pressure needing to beat the Brumbies within the remaining spherical, and the eight-placed Drua to drop their remaining two video games, to leap into the eight.
“We now have most likely been in must-win territory for the final two or three weeks,” Cron mentioned.
“So it’s the identical mindset; the boys comprehend it, everyone knows it.”
“The Reds, they’re aspect with some good outcomes this 12 months and so they’ll come out firing.”
The Pressure performed a few of their greatest attacking rugby in a 40-31 defeat of the Reds at residence that snapped a four-game shedding streak to start the season and severely dented the Reds’ hopes of a top-four end.
“There’s loads to be taught from that recreation,” Nonggorr mentioned.
“How they play and the way we are able to enhance our defence; we have to work more durable to counter that expansive recreation. It’s all eyes forward to Saturday.”
Fullback Kurtley Beale will play for the Pressure after the mid-week beginning of his second little one whereas Tom Lynagh (hamstring) is again from an damage lay-off to put on the Reds’ No.10.