Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs are thrilled to announce the re-signing of young outside back Max Jorgensen to a five-year extension through to the end of 2031.
The deal ensures Jorgensen, 21, will be available for the next two Rugby World Cups – including next year’s once-in-a-generation tournament in Australia – and includes the option of sabbatical seasons in 2028 and 2030.
A Balmain Wolves junior and St Joseph’s College graduate, Jorgensen made an immediate impression upon entering the senior ranks in 2023 when, aged just 18, he joined Matt Burke and Mark Nawaqanitawase as the only Waratahs to score a double on Super Rugby Pacific debut.
He was selected in the 2023 Rugby World Cup squad, where injury cruelled his…