Ace Wallabies playmaker Matt Giteau says young scrumhalf revelation Will Genia must steer clear of the hype and lavish comparison following his superb display against England last weekend.

Genia has drawn lavish comparisons with rugby legends George Gregan and Nick Farr-Jones from British media but Giteau believes it's "too early to say" if Genia will end up as one of Australia's all-time great No.9s.

"Straight after the England game I was asked `is he the new George Gregan?' and that's a huge amount of pressure to put on someone," Giteau told the AAP.

"George Gregan is a rugby icon, not only in Australia but worldwide, so there'll only ever be one George Gregan.

"But if he can continues to work hard - and the signs at the moment are showing that he will - and he doesn't get caught up in the media as far as the hype and things like that, I think potentially he could be a player that's going to be playing Australian rugby for a long time.

"Certainly from the signs that he's shown so far, he's a quality player and he's got certain qualities in him that could take him a long way, and hopefully they do.

"The confidence and composure he has shown in the Test matches and his opportunities to date have been good.

"His instincts are probably the biggest thing. When there's opportunities there, he'll bounce out and run.

"He's also a pretty talented ball player. He's got a great short ball that he throws, that inside pass and he can also hold up defenders and put forwards through holes."

Wallabies coach Robbie Deans says Genia - now sure to be a target for wary opposition teams - will need to adapt to the extra pressures in the same way Giteau did.

Giteau has been through a similar experience and is encouraging Genia to stick to his natural game.

"You need to pick and choose your moments, but the fact that he would be a marked man makes it easier for other players outside him," said Giteau, one of the main beneficiaries of Genia's meteoric rise.

Giteau is also excited about the new-look Wallabies backline and he is not fussed about whether Digby Ioane or Ryan Cross plays outside centre.

"We're creating tryscoring opportunities and we're just that one pass away from scoring two, three, four tries," he said.

"So that's a real positive."