Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
With a 36-13 win over the Fijian Drua, delighted trainer Dan McKellar left shaking his head in wonder after another amazing Max Jorgensen try pushed the NSW Waratahs to the top of the Super Rugby Pacific board.
Jorgensen lit up Allianz Stadium with a beautiful double and one particular single energy that won the game for the Waratahs just before time on Friday night, as he did last week in a huge win over Queensland.
Flyhalf Lawson Creighton fired a quintuple cut-out go to Jorgensen without anything to go on, and the exhilarating Wallabies winger did the rest.
The 21-year-old hit his Drua against Taniela Rakuro all ends up with a bungling avoid before out-pacing back Ilaisa Droasese to feel down in the left edge.
You simply shake your head, I say. He’s beaten him in a telephone booth, in all sincere,” McKellar said.
” On the planet, there aren’t many people that you score that try, so, yeah, Maxi, it’s a great time. He’s rapidly creating the highlights clip.
I believed he accomplished many other admirable things properly. We’ve discussed that issue, and I thought his job on our contestable kicking sport helped us win the game again.
” He enjoyed it a lot evening.”
Before Jorgensen’s action, The Waratahs had been 10-7 up before heading back, which put McKellar’s side at the top of the table with two bonus-point victories to start their 2026 campaign.
Three days later, the TMO ruled a forward move in the lead-up to the winger’s 30-metre sprint to ostensibly score under the articles on the stroke of time, which was dubiously denied Jorgensen.
Officials were unable to stop Jorgensen from scoring a second attempt from, appropriately, his most recent man-of-the-match outing.
To the joy of the 13, 578 generally pro-Waratahs group, he swooped on a well-placed figurer blow from Jack Debreczeni to circle down in the final seconds.
” It’s very difficult to defeat the home crowd. Such a fantastic, fantastic assistance team, Jorgensen told Stan Sport.
” Look how many people show up here now. It’s incredible. The “home group” who surrounds you actually does a lot for you and actually pushes you for the entire 80 minutes”
While Jorgensen once more provided the features, it was the NSW forwards who opened the door to success.
No. After defecting from the defending hero Crusaders, alternative chick Ioane Moananu even bagged a try-scoring twice on debut for the Waratahs. 8 Pete Samu and switch Clem Halaholo were all strong.
The Tahs also crossed with substitute switch Angus Blyth and flanker Charlie Gamble.
” I thought our forward were excellent now,” McKellar said.
” The pups made me feel so happy.” They laid the scrum, lineout, and lunge platforms. They had to do a lot of job because of some mistakes we made, competitively.
But to come around and score five points against a harmful, dangerous staff, and we come away unharmed, I’m so happy, right?
The Drua are now one point ahead of the NSW after their infamous house lost last week to Moana Pasifika to begin the season.
