Sheffield-born Jorgensen out to inflict more pain on England

Max Jorgensen was eligble for England, but insists he was always intent on continuing the family tradition of representing the Wallabies. Jorgensen's final-play try earned Australia a 42-37 victory over England in 2024 Max Jorgensen is casting his mind back a couple of years. Having just turned 20, he arrived at Twickenham in November 2024 with just three caps to his name and a spot on Australia's bench. In the 83rd minute, with the clock long in the red and England leading by two points, Australia shipped the ball wide, a sliver of space opened up and Jorgensen streaked away for a game-snatching score. "It was a pretty special night for the whole team," says Jorgensen, now 22.

"To win at Twickenham – the home of rugby – it's a hard place to win and to do it in that fashion was pretty cool. "It can be a daunting place, with 85,000 people singing and chanting. "It's sort of a different type of atmosphere than you get over in Australia so to have that confidence of knowing we've done it before is definitely good." Despite his youth, Jorgensen was prepared better than most for Allianz Stadium's matchday cauldron. Somewhere in a drawer back in Sydney, there is a British passport with his face staring out of the page. His father