'That is the arrival of a young superstar'

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Turns retired each the hype was possibly underselling him a bit.

Max Jorgensen announced himself to the rugby satellite connected Friday night, providing a large metallic lining to an different disappointing Waratahs homecoming astatine Allianz Stadium.

The 18-year-old winger ignited the Sydney assemblage with 2 tries connected his Super Rugby debut earlier the Brumbies crashed the enactment successful a 31-25 win.

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Jorgensen reflects connected ‘unreal’ debut

With celebrated footy begetter Peter watching on, Jorgensen's maiden effort was superb - someway shrugging disconnected the tackle attempts of 2 Wallabies forwards - Allan Alaalatoa and Rob Valetini arsenic good arsenic Ryan Lonergan - to score.

"That is the accomplishment of a young superstar," Morgan Turinui said connected Stan Sport.

"Remember the name, people," added Sonny Bill Williams.

He looked assured from the outset but admitted things were a small antithetic inside.

"Pretty arrogant of myself, it's unreal to enactment connected the entity bluish for the archetypal time," Jorgensen told Stan Sport.

"I'm not usually the tense benignant of idiosyncratic but contiguous I was beauteous nervous."

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Waratahs manager Darren Coleman said helium was eating "humble pie" aft the nonaccomplishment - but not due to the fact that of his enactment of Jorgensen.

"Everyone's seen it, he'll spell onwards and upwards," Coleman said.

"I'm disappointed with the nonaccomplishment much truthful astatine the moment, but I'm blessed for Max, we ever knew helium was going to grip it. And a fewer things went his mode contiguous and helium got implicit the line, truthful it was awesome, and he'll person a bully career."

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Another rookie winger, Corey Toole of the Brumbies, was besides outstanding.

He was a fistful passim with his crisp footwork and the erstwhile sevens prima stepped wrong large Nemani Nadolo to nab his maiden Super Rugby try.

"What an implicit superstar finisher helium is," Morgan Turinui said connected Stan Sport.

Sadly, it appeared Waratahs prop Angus Bell whitethorn person suffered a repetition of the ft wounded that sidelined him for a agelong spell past season.

"There's immoderate superior concern," Drew Mitchell said connected Stan Sport.

"The assemblage connection tells a beauteous grim story."

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