The Wallabies’ most high-profile defector in 30 years and one of the most revered female players in history traded the Olympics for suburban rugby league in all its glory on Sunday.
With a demountable out the back, greyhound track round the side and a couple of plastic chairs, the highest profile Wallaby defector in three decades stepped out in rugby league.
Nawaqanitawase found himself in red, white and blue for the first time at Glebe’s Wentworth Park, trotting up and down their right wing alongside the greyhound barrier that was letting loosePlenty of hype and hoopla has followed Nawaqanitawase’s league move before he’s even played a game, with coach Trent Robinson insisting he most likely won’t see NRL action until next season.
But it was the carry he took coming off his own line, one play after being buried on top of it after fielding an attacking kick, that would have impressed Robinson most. “The first carry was good to get out of the way,” Nawaqanitawase said after full-time, promising to properly celebrate the upset win in Sticky’s old sheds.
An hour earlier, down in the Shire, Smale, too, was enjoying all the finer things rugby league has to offer – like a scything southerly whipping through PointsBet Stadium.
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