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Brumbies duo Darcy Swain and Len Ikitau showed raw emotion as the realisation of Swain's move to Perth hit hom. Swain will join the Western Force next year.
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00:00Just be able to send him off with a little title, a little trophy in the cupboard.
00:04Yeah, that would be nice, wouldn't it?
00:07Yeah, we've been here since, he's been here since 2015 and I've been here since 2016, so...
00:13It's been a long journey for us. We've enjoyed it.
00:17Yeah, it would be nice.
00:19What is Darcy like as a guy? Like, you would have seen him grow, wouldn't you, from school to being the guy he is now?
00:25What do you sort of, I don't know, how have you seen him?
00:29Sorry.
00:31Darcy's been awesome for me.
00:35He's given me this opportunity.
00:43There's a lot of boys that have come down from Brisbane,
00:48especially from our school.
00:50Lockie Shaw, LinkedIn, Nicky, Toby.
00:56So I think he's opened that opportunity for boys to come down.
01:05So, yeah, I'm just going to miss him.
01:08You guys have been mates for a long time now, he's really cut up to see you leaving.
01:11Is that the hardest thing about going when you make that call?
01:14Yeah, yeah, I understand.
01:16Yeah.
01:20Yeah.
01:25Yeah.
01:27Nah, that's just all I'm talking about.
01:29Things happening, but ultimately it's just the right change for me.
01:35It'll grow me. I guess I'll have to grow.
01:39As a family man, you know, no support over there,
01:44so I'll have to put a lot of time into my family.
01:47I think that this is a good change for us.
01:50Yeah, it's one that I had to talk to a lot of people with,
01:52my partner, my family, coaches, mentors, yeah, a lot of people.
02:00But yeah, ultimately it's a good change for me.

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