{"id":273535,"date":"2023-02-25T07:02:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T08:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=273535"},"modified":"2023-02-25T13:58:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T13:58:22","slug":"t%ef%bb%bfhat-is-the-arrival-of-a-young-superstar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=273535","title":{"rendered":"&#039;T\ufeffhat is the arrival of a young superstar&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Turns out all the hype was maybe underselling him a bit.<\/p>\n<p>Max Jorgensen announced himself to the rugby world on Friday night, providing a major silver lining to an otherwise disappointing Waratahs homecoming at Allianz Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old winger ignited the Sydney crowd with two tries on his Super Rugby debut before <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/super-rugby-2023-live-scores-waratahs-brumbies-crusaders-chiefs-results-kick-off-time-latest-union-news-video-highlights\/a5ab82b2-6d6c-4cd3-a8d4-84c56785d278?ocid=Social-WWOS\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"the Brumbies crashed the party in a 31-25 win.\">the Brumbies crashed the party in a 31-25 win.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season on the home of rugby, Stan Sport.<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9.nine.com.au\/KRnrlm\"><em><strong>All matches streaming ad free, live and on demand<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6321117388112\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/02\/489890\/pickerimage.jpg\" alt=\"Jorgensen reflects on \u2018unreal\u2019 debut\" data-vms-id=\"ref:cleif4r2300020jpa0x78posn\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With famous footy father Peter watching on, Jorgensen\ufeff&#x27;s maiden try was superb &#8211; somehow shrugging off the tackle attempts of two Wallabies forwards &#8211; Allan Alaalatoa and Rob Valetini as well as Ryan Lonergan &#8211; to score.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff&quot;T\ufeffhat is the arrival of a young superstar,&quot; Morgan Turinui said on Stan Sport.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Remember the name, people,&quot; added Sonny Bill Williams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/9.nine.com.au\/HkZxtS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Bennett lands big signing blow on Broncos<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/9.nine.com.au\/TwaoR3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>$1.1 billion warning for Greg Norman<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/9.nine.com.au\/KxOEDI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tyson Fury&#x27;s ultimatum for brother in Paul fight<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"7c6047e8-444b-4779-915f-4ea7f5caa9b4\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/7c6047e8-444b-4779-915f-4ea7f5caa9b4\" alt=\"Max Jorgensen of the Waratahs.\" data-width=\"4961\" data-height=\"3307\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He looked assured from the outset but admitted things were a little different inside.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>&quot;P\ufeffretty proud of myself, it&#x27;s unreal to put on the sky blue for the first time,&quot; Jorgensen told Stan Sport.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#x27;m not usually the nervous type of person but today I was pretty nervous.\ufeff&quot;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>NEW PODCAST! Sean Maloney and Morgan Turinui preview the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season with the coaches and captains from the five Australian teams<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/between-two-posts-1\/uper-rugby-pacific-2023-season-launch-special\/embed?style=Cover\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-omnypodcast\" data-show-caption=\"false\">https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/between-two-posts-1\/uper-rugby-pacific-2023-season-launch-special\/embed?style=Cover<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Waratahs coach Darren Coleman said he was eating &quot;humble pie&quot; after the loss &#8211; but not because of his selection of Jorgensen.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Everyone&#x27;s seen it, he&#x27;ll go onwards and upwards,&quot; Coleman said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#x27;m disappointed with the loss more so at the moment, but I&#x27;m happy for Max, we always knew he was going to handle it. And a few things went his way today and he got over the line, so it was awesome, and he&#x27;ll have a good career.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6321113714112\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/02\/489881\/pickerimage.jpg\" alt=\"Lonergan catches NSW napping \" data-vms-id=\"ref:cleibzgzj00030jmsz1vx3eyq\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another rookie winger, Corey Toole of the Brumbies, was also outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>He was a handful throughout with his sharp footwork and the former sevens star stepped inside big Nemani Nadolo to nab his maiden Super Rugby try.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>&quot;What an absolute superstar finisher he is,&quot; Morgan Turinui said on Stan Sport.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"2ed758b6-ea62-49f3-b9e6-df5e62110362\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/2ed758b6-ea62-49f3-b9e6-df5e62110362\" alt=\"Angus Bell of the Waratahs.\" data-width=\"3000\" data-height=\"1999\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, it appeared Waratahs prop Angus Bell may have suffered a repeat of the foot injury that sidelined him for a long spell last season.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>&quot;T\ufeffhere&#x27;s some serious concern,&quot; Drew Mitchell said on Stan Sport.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The body language tells a pretty grim story.\ufeff&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"d7789b20-1258-46fb-913a-585a334478aa\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/d7789b20-1258-46fb-913a-585a334478aa\" alt=\"Max Jorgensen&#x27;s father Peter watches on from the crowd.\" data-width=\"4432\" data-height=\"2955\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\"><em><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Turns out all the hype was maybe underselling him a bit. 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