Wallabies’ casualty ward mounts as teen sensation suffers broken leg in training
Uncapped Australian teenage back Max Jorgensen has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup with a broken leg, the Wallabies said on Thursday .
Jorgensen, 19, was the youngest member of veteran coach Eddie Jones’s squad at the tournament in France.He was a surprise choice as he is yet to make his Wallabies debut and his selection was widely viewed as part of Jones’s preparations for the next World Cup tournament in Australia in 2027. “Firstly, we’re all feeling for Max. He’s a good young man who has a massive future ahead of him in the gold jersey,” said Jones in a statement sent out by the Wallabies.
“He’s worked really hard to come back from a serious knee injury and was training exceptionally well to put his hand up for selection.
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