'Unbelievable' winger gives Wallabies ray of hope

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The Wallabies indispensable travel the "no fear" pb of wonderment winger Mark Nawaqanitawase if they are to marque a heavy tally astatine this year's Rugby World Cup successful France.

That's the sentiment of erstwhile Test backrower Stephen Hoiles aft watching Nawaqanitawase nearly pinch a celebrated comeback triumph for Australia connected Saturday.

The Pumas, of course, had different ideas arsenic they stormed crossed the effort enactment connected the last siren to present Michael Cheika his 2nd Test triumph implicit Randwick rival Eddie Jones.

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'No fear' Nawaqanitawase sets the tone

It was a preview of a imaginable World Cup quarter-final and Hoiles said Nawaqanitawase - not utilized successful the archetypal Test against the Springboks - had acceptable an electrical code for the team.

"It was his assurance without it being arrogant," Randwick manager Hoiles said connected Stan Sport's Between Two Posts.

"Just small things- moving astir with the shot successful 1 hand, 'I conscionable privation to play good astatine this level.' You don't spot guys often truly spell and instrumentality those opportunities.

Mark Nawaqanitawase of the Wallabies scores a try. (Getty)

"Sometimes they play wrong themselves and 'I don't privation to marque mistakes.' He didn't play with immoderate fearfulness astatine each and that's what the Wallabies are going to need.

"This isn't a broadside that's bully capable to beryllium blimpish and safe. We really person to instrumentality hazard successful onslaught to beryllium a broadside that's going to spell heavy astatine this World Cup."

The Rugby Championship clash successful Sydney was the 22-year-old's 4th Test and helium volition surely clasp his spot connected the close helping for the Bledisloe Cup opener successful Melbourne.

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With Marika Koroibete a fastener in the No.11 jersey, Andrew Kellaway's imaginable instrumentality from wounded could travel successful spot of fullback Tom Wright connected July 29.

"His champion moments person been successful the golden jersey," Hoiles said of Nawaqanitawase.

"He's a large juncture player."

Mark Nawaqanitawase of the Wallabies reacts. (Getty)

Stan Sport expert Morgan Turinui pointed retired the Waratahs prima inactive had enactment to bash connected his defence and positional play but the attacking verve helium brought was irresistible.

"He had an astir (Ardie) Savea-like refusal to beryllium tackled," Turinui said.

"Just springiness maine the ball, I'm gonna go. Now it's up to the (Fraser) McReights and (Michael) Hoopers and the backrowers to spell with him."

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Nawaqanitawase is contracted to NSW and Rugby Australia until the extremity of 2024 and Stan Sport commentator Sean Maloney urged RA to fastener him successful long-term.

"It's often referenced that the Wallabies present don't person headline, marquee players that radical successful the nationalist would know, idiosyncratic walking down Martin Place oregon Queen Street Mall. This kid is that," Maloney said.

"Looks good, moves well, tin people tries, kids emotion him. I emotion him. Great, strong, almighty name. The different feline that's coming implicit (Joseph Suaalii), it'll instrumentality him a portion to get up to speed.

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"If you proceed that aforesaid trajectory for Nawaqanitawase, the different bloke, it's going to instrumentality a agelong clip to lucifer him travel 2025."

And the antheral that matters most, Jones, was likewise enthused by what helium saw.

"He conscionable backs himself each the time. He's got an unthinkable skillset. And for a feline whose cognition of rugby is rather scant, his determination making is unbelievable," Jones said.

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