I just always had the dream of playing for the Wallabies. I am stoked every time I get to do it,
said Max Jorgensen. The 22-year-old has officially shut the door on representing England, despite being born in Sheffield and holding a British passport.
Jorgensen Returns to Twickenham
Jorgensen arrives at Twickenham this Sunday for the 15:10 GMT kickoff. He secured a dramatic 83rd-minute try here in 2024 to clinch victory for Australia.
Choosing the Wallabies
Jorgensen keeps a British passport in a drawer back in Sydney, a relic of his father Peter’s six-year stint playing for Northampton, Rotherham, and Edinburgh. His loyalty remains in green and gold. He watched the Rugby World Cup from the stands in 2015 as an 11-year-old, cementing his connection to the Wallabies. He told the Sydney Morning Herald in 2025 that switching sides was never something I wanted to do.
Establishing a Role
Jorgensen has become a fixture in the Wallabies’ back-three since rejecting NRL offers as a teenager. He scored tries in the first and third Tests against the British and Irish Lions and assisted Tom Wright in the second. He also contributed a match-winning score during September’s 42-38 thriller against South Africa, helping the side earn its first victory at Ellis Park in 62 years.
Preparing for the World Cup
The squad faces the Nations Championship finals and next year’s home Rugby World Cup under coach Les Kiss. Jorgensen endured a difficult outing in October’s 43-21 loss to New Zealand, where he suffered an interception and a missed scoring opportunity. We've come a long way, we aren't the perfect team, but we are definitely getting better,
he said.
The team maintains focus on the London rematch. 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,
Jorgensen said.
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