Ahead of the Friday evening’s round eight clash against the Crusaders, Mark Nawaqanitawase is completely dropped from the Waratahs squad.
Wallaby winger Mark Nawaqanitawase has been dropped from the Waratahs squad ahead of their crucial round eight clash in Sydney against the Crusaders on Friday evening in Sydney.
“Triston deserves his chance. We all saw what he did against the Crusaders last time. He missed out for a couple of weeks there, but he took it in the right way,” Coleman said. Mark Nawaqanitawase of the Waratahs is tackled during the round three Super Rugby Pacific match against the Highlanders“It’s been a big headache in our backline but a good headache to have. This week we have all of our contracted backs available which is unheard of. As a result, we’ve got some good players missing out.”that could make him available for a possible code switch back to rugby ahead of the 2027 World Cup in Australia.
The Waratahs are also facing a front-row crisis, with Wallabies prop Angus Bell missing the rest of the season, forcing Coleman to turn to the Shute Shield again, calling up Eastern Suburbs prop Lewis Ponini to sit on the bench for his Super Rugby debut. “We’ve lost four of our seven contracted props for the season and that’s unheard of, along with our top two hookers in David Porecki and Mahe Vailanu.
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