Max Jorgensen (born 2 September 2004) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays either on the wing or at fullback for Australian

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team the

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Early life and career

Jorgensen was born in

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in the

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in 2004. At the time he was born, his father,

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, was playing professional rugby union with English Premiership side

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Waratahs

A New South Wales Waratahs academy product and schoolboy representative, Jorgensen reportedly turned down an offer from

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(NRL) club

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. After being brought into the senior squad for the 2023 Super Rugby season, Jorgensen was named as a starter for the Waratahs in their first round match against the

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. Playing the full match, Jorgensen scored two tries, although the Waratahs lost 25–31. The following week Jorgensen scored another try in a win against the Fijian Drua. In April 2023, he was named by Eddie Jones in a Wallabies training squad. He was selected in the Australia squad for the

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, but was ruled out of the tournament after fracturing his fibula in training, without playing a match. Early in the 2024 Super Rugby season Jorgensen re-signed with the Waratahs until the end of 2026.

International career

Born in England to an Australian parent, Jorgensen is eligible to represent

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. Jorgensen holds a

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. Jorgensen also has Russian ancestry via his father

. Having already been selected in the Wallabies squad for 2023, Jorgensen was selected in the first squad announcement for the

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. Jorgensen made his international debut for

in the

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of the

against

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. Australia lost 12–30.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jorgensen, Max 2004 births Rugby union players from Sydney New South Wales Waratahs players Rugby union wings Living people People educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill Rugby union fullbacks Australian rugby union players 2023 Rugby World Cup players Australian people of Russian descent Australia international rugby union players 21st-century Australian sportsmen