{"id":379830,"date":"2024-03-27T06:57:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T07:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=379830"},"modified":"2024-03-27T08:02:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T08:02:25","slug":"roosters-link-shot-down-as-rugby-young-gun-re-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=379830","title":{"rendered":"Roosters link shot down as rugby young gun re-signs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs<\/a> have had a major win with the retention of teenage star Max Jorgensen on a new two year deal.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old fullback is chasing the carrot of the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia<\/a> but the fresh contract will put him back on the market ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup on home soil.<\/p>\n

The Sydney Roosters had reportedly offered him a big money contract<\/a> but \ufeffboth Jorgensen and NRL coach Trent Robinson denied that – despite some mutual admiration.<\/p>\n

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\"Max<\/p>\n

The Roosters have landed Jorgensen's teammate Mark Nawaqanitawase for the 2025\/26 seasons<\/a> – essentially trading places with Joseph Suaalii who is switching from league to rugby.<\/p>\n

Jorgensen's father, Peter, played for the Wallabies, Roosters and Penrith Panthers.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Max was picked by Eddie Jones for last year's World Cup but broke his leg in training before making his Test debut in France.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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\"Jorgensen<\/p>\n

"I obviously love rugby, been playing it my whole life," Jorgensen told 9News on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

"The Roosters are an amazing club, I've supported them my whole life as well. But I think rugby union is the right decision for this time in my career with this three years coming up (Lions tour and World Cup).<\/p>\n

"Obviously it's hard, to not play for the Roosters, but I think my heart's just in union… I have a good relationship with Robbo (Robinson) so I had a chat to him… he was fine with it. Obviously there's not much he can do about it. He wasn't getting angry or anything like that."<\/p>\n

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Highly respected Roosters boss Robinson told reporters on Wednesday that no formal offer had ever been made to Jorgensen.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"We have those discussions but that's more through our experience a couple of years ago, knowing the family but also him training with us. But there hasn't even been an offer or anything put forward," he said.<\/p>\n

"I think that was reported but that was far from the truth. There's been no offer. There's been discussions that if he wants to come back, then we're here to have a chat but that hasn't eve\ufeffn progressed past that. (Father) Pete obviously played both (codes) at a high level.\ufeff Max is his own man\ufeff as well."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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