The Sydney Roosters may be preparing to farewell 2025 Ken Irvine Medallist Mark Nawaqanitawase at the end of next season, but reports suggest their recruitment radar has already locked onto another Wallabies sensation. 

NSW Waratahs flyer Max Jorgensen is once again being linked with a code switch, with suggestions the Roosters could move to lure him after the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

Speaking on Triple M Breakfast with Beau, Cat and Woodsy, News Corp’s Brent Read revealed whispers of a fresh push from Bondi. “There was a bit of a whisper about Max Jorgensen, the Roosters going hard at Max Jorgensen,” he said. 

“The winger who's a red-hot rugby union player, and I was told yesterday that there was some movement around Roosters potentially having a lash at Max Jorgensen as well. Probably again for after the (Rugby) World Cup, so maybe it won't just be Marky Mark coming back to the Roosters. Maybe if they have their way, Max Jorgensen will be there as well.”

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Jorgensen keeps focus on union

The 19-year-old speedster has long been touted as one of Australian rugby’s brightest prospects. Son of former Eastern Suburbs and Penrith winger Peter Jorgensen, Max burst onto the scene with a double on his Super Rugby debut and has since set his sights firmly on starring in a home World Cup.

Earlier this year, he played down any immediate plans of switching codes. “I always wanted to stay in union,” Jorgensen told this publication in February.

“It’s a sport I love playing and signed here for another two years this year and next year, so just focused on that and play some good footy here. A home World Cup is the stuff you dream of. It’s two years away, so hopefully I can just play good footy every year, and if selection for that comes up, I’d be very happy.”

For now, Jorgensen remains wedded to union. But with the Roosters’ track record of blockbuster coups, few would rule out another cross-code shock in the years ahead.