Max Jorgensen

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Max Jorgensen
Date of birth (2004-09-02) 2 September 2004 (age 19) [1]
Place of birth Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England [2]
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Weight88 kg (194 lb) [1] [2]
School St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
Notable relative(s) Peter Jorgensen (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Wing [1]
Current team Waratahs
Youth career
–2022 Waratahs Academy
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Waratahs 19 (25)
Correct as of 31 May 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024– Australia 1 (0)

Max Jorgensen (born 2 September 2004) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays either on the wing or at fullback for Australian Super Rugby team the New South Wales Waratahs.

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Early life and career

Jorgensen was born in Sheffield in the English county of South Yorkshire in 2004. [2] [3] At the time he was born, his father, Peter, [4] [5] was playing professional rugby union with English Premiership side Northampton. [6]

Waratahs

A New South Wales Waratahs academy product and schoolboy representative, Jorgensen reportedly turned down an offer from National Rugby League (NRL) club Sydney Roosters. [7] [8]

After being brought into the senior squad for the 2023 Super Rugby season, [9] Jorgensen was named as a starter for the Waratahs in their first round match against the ACT Brumbies. [10] Playing the full match, Jorgensen scored two tries, although the Waratahs lost 25–31. [11] [12] The following week Jorgensen scored another try in a win against the Fijian Drua.[ citation needed ]

In April 2023, he was named by Eddie Jones in a Wallabies training squad. [13] He was selected in the Australia squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, but was ruled out of the tournament after fracturing his fibula in training, without playing a match. [14] [ citation needed ]

Early in the 2024 Super Rugby season Jorgensen re-signed with the Waratahs until the end of the 2026 Super Rugby season. [3]

International career

Born in England to an Australian parent, Jorgensen is eligible to represent Australia or England. Jorgensen holds a British passport. [6] Jorgensen also has Russian ancestry via his father Peter. [15]

Having already been selected in the Wallabies squad for 2023, Jorgensen was selected in the first squad announcement for the 2024 Rugby Championship. [16] [17] Jorgensen made his international debut for Australia in the second round of the 2024 Rugby Championship against South Africa at Perth Stadium, Perth, Western Australia. Australia lost 12–30. [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "New South Wales Rugby – Max Jorgenson". nsw.rugby. New South Wales Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Wallabies – Max Jorgensen". wallabies.rugby. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 "BREAKING: Max Jorgensen re-commits to NSW Waratahs and Rugby Australia". waratahs.rugby. 27 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Decent, Tom (21 September 2022). "Waratahs sign rising star on same trajectory as Suaalii as NRL clubs miss out". The Sydney Morning Herald .
  5. ↑ "NSW Waratahs secure schoolboy talent Max Jorgensen". nsw.rugby. New South Wales Rugby Union. 20 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 Payten, Iain (7 April 2023). "When he was 17, Max Jorgensen had two codes fighting over him. At 18, he showed why". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Payten, Iain (22 February 2023). "The son rises: Waratahs name teenage star Jorgensen to debut against Brumbies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Max grew up playing both codes and was the subject of a fierce cross-code tussle while still at St Josephs' College, with Roosters coach Trent Robinson personally wooing the outside back. But Rugby Australia won the battle and after fast-tracking him into the senior squad, Jorgensen's class immediately shone, according to Waratahs backs coach Chris Whitaker.
  8. ↑ Bruce, Sam (26 February 2023). "'For the love it': Schoolboy star Jorgensen had rugby in his heart". espn.com.au. ESPNscrum . Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "NSW Waratahs 2023 Super Rugby Pacific squad revealed". nsw.rugby. New South Wales Rugby Union. 6 November 2022.
  10. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (22 February 2023). "Waratahs, Brumbies deliver selection shocks ahead of Super Rugby opener". rugby.com.au. Rugby Australia.
  11. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (27 February 2023). "'Dream come true' for Jorgensen after breakout debut". rugby.com.au. Rugby Australia.
  12. ↑ Robinson, Georgina (26 February 2023). "Bell to sit out Super Rugby season, World Cup chances on edge". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  13. ↑ "Young gun Jorgensen named in Jones' first Wallabies squad". ESPN.com. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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