Jason Little, holding the William Webb Ellis trophy after Australia defeated France in 1999 World Cup final at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in 1999, was a leading figure in Australia rugby’s glory days.

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A cul-de-sac position, a prize-winning architectural design and a dress circle location with bushland and harbour views mark the idyllic trifecta for this modern Manly home.

In the boutique Spring Cove estate between Collins and Little Manly Beaches, the five-bedroom BKH creation is a unique example of a contemporary beach house filled with a host of mod cons.

As the sales agent Jake Rowe of the Agency Northern Beaches says: “This is, by far, one of the best newly built homes in Manly.”

The stunning five-bedroom, four-bathroom residence with double parking at 2 Spring Cove, Manly goes to auction on July 19 with a price guide of $15m-$16.5m.

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2 Spring Cove, Manly, is just five years old and one of the best newly built homes in the suburb.

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Rowe wouldn’t discuss the owner, though other sources said it’s the home of the current Goodman CEO Jason Little. But Little is most famously a Wallabies star, who played in three Rugby World Cups, was twice a world champion, won the Bledisloe Cup 1992, 94 and 98, retained it in 1999 and 2000 and secured a first Tri Nations title in 2000.

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Jason Little in action for the Wallabies.

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He played 75 Tests for Australia in a decorated 11-year international career. He made his Test debut in 1989 and played his 75th and final Test for Australia when the Wallabies downed the South African Springboks in Durban in 2000.

The five-year-old residence features sophisticated open plan living spaces including a vast entry level combining casual and formal zones for all occasions.

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The kitchen is the centre of the home.

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At the centre of the grand family kitchen sits a bold island bench crafted from Elba marble, as well as a Wolf induction cooktop and wall ovens, an integrated Sub-Zero fridge and two dishwashers.

There is also a full butler’s pantry, a wine fridge, an adjoining study and a powder room.

All seasons have been considered with stacker doors revealing a private deck, a cosy fireplace in the living room and an intimate courtyard space with a pizza oven perfect for happy hour.

Each bedroom is home to plenty of built-in storage and individual balconies while the palatial main suite features a terrace and a hotel-inspired ensuite with more Elba marble surfaces and a freestanding tub.

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There are five bedrooms, all full of natural light.

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A second bedroom also has an ensuite and the two additional bedrooms share a full bathroom.

Built as a great entertainer, the home has a bonus element for families in the self-contained lower-level rumpus room complete with kitchenette, wine fridges and deck area.

This multipurpose downstairs space includes a fifth bedroom or media room, a bathroom, a large marble laundry, drying area and wine cellar.

Outdoors, and the Dangar Barin Smith landscaped gardens include alfresco dining spaces and a heated pool.

Additional features include custom timber veneer cabinetry, vaulted ceilings and clerestory windows, C-Bus lighting, automated blinds, ducted airconditioning, Sonos sound, a security alarm, heated polished concrete floors in the living areas, timber flooring in the bedrooms, a double garage with internal access plus two car spaces and visitor parking.

The Spring Cove property is a short walk to harbour beaches, ferries, popular eateries and Manly’s ocean beach.

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