Rugby Union Star's Leap to NRL: The Rise of Mark Nawaqanitawase

Published: Sep 02, 2024 Duration: 00:03:24 Category: Sports

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Introduction to the Emerging NRL Story um set of six and we're going to head down under we don't often talk about the NRL and that kind of stuff but this is a real interesting emerging story yeah I'm going to nail this surname in one Mark going screwed it up nangi noazi there you go yeah there you Player Profile: Mark Nawaqanitawase go so he's been playing um Australian wallaby's star of Rugby Union and he's switched over to rugby league really wants to test himself he's also been playing Australia sevens in the UMP in the Olympics yeah he's an absolute handful this guys if if there's any player that you wanted to come from Rugby Union to rugby league this guy is it he's got speed to burn I watched him in the Olympics he was incredible I've Impact on Rugby Union and League watched some highlights of been playing for the Wes and look it this is It's the thing with this is It's a turning point as well Rugby Union players now are looking to come to rugby league it's not it's not going the other way especially in the southern hemisphere yeah this I mean he's 23 this this lad you know to come this early stage he's not like an aging player that you know what I've done enough rup un I'm going to try my hand rby League he's coming across when he's fresh and young you know to uh to learn them skills and it definitely feels like this this guy is the Vanguard of what could be a wave of Rugby Union Talent let's face it tur into a better spot yeah 100% so he's signed for the Joining the Roosters: Challenges and Progress roosters and he by his own admission he said look I've got to learn the sport I've got to learn the game he it's going to take me time but he's already been selected in the roosters extended squad for last weekend he didn't he didn't make the final Squad but he's he's already pushing he's played two games in the reserves he's scored two absolutely incredible tries and he's already knocking the door Trent Robinson's side Positive News in Rugby League so yeah it's really exciting to see people switching Cordes and just an exciting story in it in a in a time when you know like we we a lot of stories are negative you know you look at like the news and everything and the news that's coming out of rubby League this weekend especially the Super League you know there's a lot of negativity and you know referees are getting a bad rap and all this kind of stuff going on people are questioning IMG to have a positive story like this and something that Peaks interest I mean it takes me back to like Sunny Bill Williams going to Canada you know what I mean like a massive story you know so uh yeah real real good one to uh to to follow so is's his stats on Player Stats and Future Prospects his two games that he played in The Reserve game he scored two tries in two games 12 tackle busts three line breaks and eight offloads 367 M he made in two games it sounds like one of my games that oh specialist dive over from hooker yeah like half a half a meter yeah yeah and just a a little note as well obviously a couple of players moving on from The Roosters lineup you know he really has got a good chance of uh cementing a spot there in the uh in the slot let's go again car on how you pronounce his name naak B you were nailing this every I know right we got this is a new Fun with Pronunciation challenge is it this is a new Tik Tok challenge you got to say you got to say this guy's name right let's go again yeah Nang tazi Nang tazi say again Mark Nang tazi he nailed it nailed it right let's uh before we make any more of a fool of ourselves let's move on let move on have we got any G English names we can nails

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