George Gregan, Nick Farr-Jones – and now Will Genia.

The current Wallabies halfback will join an elite club during the dead rubber Bledisloe Cup Test in Dunedin on Saturday night when he becomes just the third Australian No.9 to reach 50 Test caps.

Just like the two halfback greats before him, Genia has captained the Wallabies.

But where he differs is the fact he’s yet to hold up the World Cup.

Regardless, current Wallabies captain James Horwill rates Genia as one of the greatest players he’s ever played with.

“He’s up there. He’s a guy I’ve been lucky to know since I was 13,” Horwill said.

“To see him from a little fat kid that we use to call Pooh Bear, to arguably the best halfback in the world is very exciting.

“No one would have imagined that he’d be playing for the Wallabies when he first turned up at Ballymore.”

Horwill said Genia had rebounded from his recent temporary dumping to the Wallabies bench for fellow No.9 Nic White exactly the way a champion should.

In his comeback run-on game against Argentina, Genia helped orchestrate a record breaking 54-17 win in Rosario.

“He was one of our best, on his front foot and never dropped his head,” Horwill said.

“He’s responded in the appropriate way and that shows the measure of him.”

While Genia will no doubt accept the praise from his close friend, the bulk of his attention remains on the match against the All Blacks following two disappointing losses in August that earned the Wallabies an 11th straight Bledisloe Cup loss.

“It’s obviously very humbling, something I am very proud to achieve, but to be honest, I’m concentrating more on getting a result for the group,” Genia said.