{"id":316890,"date":"2023-07-18T01:45:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T01:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=316890"},"modified":"2023-07-18T01:58:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T01:58:39","slug":"unbelievable-winger-gives-wallabies-ray-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=316890","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Unbelievable&#039; winger gives Wallabies ray of hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Wallabies must follow the &quot;no fear&quot; lead of wonder winger Mark Nawaqanitawase if they are to make a deep run at this year&#x27;s Rugby World Cup in France.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>That&#x27;s the opinion of former Test backrower Stephen Hoiles after watching Nawaqanitawase <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/championship-2023-live-scores-all-blacks-springboks-wallabies-argentina-results-kick-off-time-latest-union-news-video-highlights\/75f44696-b21c-4544-9b62-b590aef7b723\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"nearly pinch a famous comeback victory for Australia on Saturday.\">nearly pinch a famous comeback victory for Australia on Saturday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Pumas, of course, had other ideas as they stormed across the try line on the final siren <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/championship-2023-news-eddie-jones-wallabies-lose-to-michael-cheikas-argentina\/7feb2491-fd29-4089-8f24-9f5b4302401a\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"to deliver Michae\ufeffl Cheika his second Test win over Randwick rival Eddie Jones.\">to deliver Michae\ufeffl Cheika his second Test win over Randwick rival Eddie Jones.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch the 2023 Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup on the home of rugby, Stan Sport.<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9.nine.com.au\/KRnrlm\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>All matches streaming ad free, live and on demand<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6331364678112\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/07\/523178\/pickerimage.jpg\" alt=\"&#x27;No fear&#x27; Nawaqanitawase sets the tone\" data-vms-id=\"ref:clk7ldsuw00170jpt8ulq48t4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a preview of a potential World Cup quarter-final and Hoiles said \ufeffNawaqanitawase &#8211; not used in the first Test against the Springboks &#8211; had set an electric tone for the team.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It was his confidence without it being arrogant,&quot; Randwick coach Hoiles said on Stan Sport&#x27;s <em>Between Two Posts<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Just little things- running around with the ball in one hand, &#x27;I just want to play well at this level.&#x27; You don&#x27;t see guys often really go and take those opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/news\/commonwealth-games-2026-cancelled-by-victorian-government\/f5374212-0bdc-40e1-bb15-14c2b6c407bf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Victoria cancels 2026 Commonwealth Games<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/tennis\/news-2023-novak-djokovic-fined-for-racquet-abuse-in-wimbledon-final-loss\/234e39d6-9ce0-4784-85e6-fa6888b0f3bd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><strong>Djokovic fined $11,734 for &#x27;furious&#x27; reaction in Wimbledon final<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/ashes-news-2023-england-recalls-james-anderson-for-the-fourth-test-against-australia\/f8da159a-3caa-4493-b298-66a22c25d71a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ashes villain out, veteran recalled for fourth Test<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"333c4132-ac74-4c3e-85da-f7e4bf9fe345\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/333c4132-ac74-4c3e-85da-f7e4bf9fe345-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Nawaqanitawase of the Wallabies scores a try.\" data-width=\"3778\" data-height=\"2519\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Sometimes they play within themselves and &#x27;I don&#x27;t want to make mistakes.&#x27; He didn&#x27;t play with any fear at all and that&#x27;s what the Wallabies are going to need.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This isn&#x27;t a side that&#x27;s good enough to be conservative and safe. We actually have to take risk in attack to be a side that&#x27;s going to go deep at this World Cup.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The Rugby Championship clash in Sydney was the 22-year-old&#x27;s fourth Test and he will surely retain his spot on the right wing for the Bledisloe Cup opener in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>NEW PODCAST! Sean Maloney, Morgan Turinui and Stephen Hoiles unpack a heartbreaking Wallabies loss against the Pumas and search for Bledisloe Cup hope<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/between-two-posts-1\/international-thrillers-wallaby-coach-killers\/embed?style=Cover\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-omnypodcast\" data-show-caption=\"false\">https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/between-two-posts-1\/international-thrillers-wallaby-coach-killers\/embed?style=Cover<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Marika Koroibete a lock \ufeffin the No.11 jersey, Andrew Kellaway&#x27;s potential return from injury could come in place of fullback Tom Wright on July 29.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;His best moments have been in the gold jersey,&quot; Hoiles said of Nawaqanitawase.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#x27;s a big occasion player.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"0236675b-b1a2-4f39-a56a-290e97705ce2\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0236675b-b1a2-4f39-a56a-290e97705ce2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Nawaqanitawase of the Wallabies reacts.\" data-width=\"4031\" data-height=\"2688\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stan Sport analyst Morgan Turinui pointed out the Waratahs star still had work to do on his defence \ufeffand positional play but the attacking verve he brought was irresistible.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He had an almost (Ardie) Savea-like refusal to be tackled,&quot; Turinui said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Just give me the ball, I&#x27;m gonna go. Now it&#x27;s up to the (Fraser) McReights and (Michael) Hoopers and the backrowers to go with him.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6331366714112\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pickerimage-174.jpg\" alt=\"Wallabies issues go under microscope\" data-vms-id=\"ref:clk7lguaw001j0jtdheszw8c7\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nawaqanitawase is contracted to NSW and Rugby Australia until the end of 2024 and Stan Sport commentator Sean Maloney urged RA to lock him in long-term.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s often referenced that the Wallabies now don&#x27;t have headline, marquee players that people in the public would know, someone walking down Martin Place or Queen Street Mall. This kid is that,&quot; Maloney said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Looks good, moves well, can score tries, kids love him. I love him. Great, strong, powerful name. The other guy that&#x27;s coming over (Joseph Suaalii), it&#x27;ll take him a while to get up to speed.<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6331367914112\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tn-skelton.png\" alt=\"&#x27;Too good&#x27;: Skelton emerges as World Cup weapon\" data-vms-id=\"ref:clk7lt1h8001c0jqi4xv8apqx\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;If you continue that same trajectory for Nawaqanitawase, the other bloke, it&#x27;s going to take a long time to match him come 2025.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>And the man that matters most, Jones, was similarly enthused \ufeffby what he saw.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He just backs himself all the time. He&#x27;s got an incredible skillset. And for a guy whose knowledge of rugby is quite scant, his decision making is unbelievable,&quot; Jones said.<\/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\/edm?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\"><em><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Wallabies must follow the &quot;no fear&quot; lead of wonder winger Mark Nawaqanitawase if they are to make a deep run at this year&#x27;s Rugby <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=316890\" title=\"&#039;Unbelievable&#039; winger gives Wallabies ray of hope\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":316892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316890"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=316890"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":316902,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316890\/revisions\/316902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/316892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=316890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=316890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=316890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}