OCCASIONALLY a public figure comes along with all the right moves.
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It seems like a thrillingly short time since Nicholas Cummins came to the national attention with the Wallabies.
The rugby player has been capturing minds for the last few years with his gutsy play and disarming turns of phrase.
But Port Macquarie’s known about the kid for years: he was born here and his old man Mark played for the Port Pirates in the early 1990s.
Queensland may have nurtured the younger Cummins’ talents during his formative years in Logan.
But it was the Hastings where it all began, and it is to the banks of our river and Town Beach that he has returned.
Others have marvelled at a modern athlete who combines honest and humorous speech with raw aggression and a genuine love to play.
How can he be so bloody handsome, write a cracking memoir and possess locks silkier than Fabio?
Well, we know the answer: he’s from Port Macquarie.