The first hand shake James Broadhurst got after he found out he was an All Black was from a real estate agent.
Broadhurst was checking out an open home with team mates Beauden Barrett and Ben May when Barrett took the liberty of turning on the telly at the house to see who'd made the squad.
"His name was first and mine was second so we were pretty happy," said Broadhurst.
"The agent said, "oh, you'll be able to buy the house now", so it was pretty hard case."
Broadhurst joins Manawatu's Nehe Milner-Skudder as two of five new faces in the All Blacks' 41-man squad named today.
Ten other Hurricanes also made the cut including Beauden Barrett, Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Ben Franks, Victor Vito, Julian Savea, TJ Perenara, Dane Coles, Ma'a Nonu and Jeremy Thrush.
Broadhurst said it was a pretty surreal feeling knowing ten years of hard work had finally paid off.
"It's a lot of blood sweat and tears in the gym and on the training pitch, so it's just a surreal feeling - I can't stop smiling," the Taranaki lock beamed.
And while he might enjoy a cheeky beer tonight, Broadhurst said it would be business as usual tomorrow.
"I might celebrate a bit tonight but then come back in to work tomorrow and focus on the semi-final against the Brumbies," he said.
Milner-Skudder shared the feeling of Broadhurst when he fronted media an hour after the news broke that he'd made the squad.
"There's quite a few emotions there, it's a pretty surreal moment, I don't know how to explain it. I don't think it's sunk in yet, I'm still just buzzing at the moment.
"Broady and I were just talking downstairs, but we actually weren't talking, we were just looking at each other wide-eyed, there wasn't much coming out."
Milner-Skudder said he didn't have any idea he would make the squad, and was shocked when he heard his name called.
"I was just concentrating on making the Hurricanes team each week, and to try make the ABs was a bit over my head and I felt it was further down the track. But in saying that, I'm just chuffed and pretty happy to be in the mix now - it's awesome.
"I'm looking forward to getting into camp and being around some awesome players because that will help my game grow even more. But also, we've got a job to do here for the Canes this coming weekend so that will be the main focus at this stage."
The Hurricanes face the Brumbies at Westpac Stadium this Saturday evening, where they will hope to progress to the Super Rugby final for just the second time in 20 years.