As Mark Nawaqanitawase prepares to make his first appearance for the Sydney Roosters in NSW Cup, Trent Robinson says there is no pressure on the code-hopping winger.
Sydney Roosters ' coach Trent Robinson says he will give Mark Nawaqanitawase time to get the feel for playing rugby league at the professional level. Trent Robinson says there will be "no expectation" placed on Mark Nawaqanitawase when the former Wallabies winger makes his Sydney Roosters debut only 21 days after his Paris Olympics campaign ended.
The whirlwind arrival comes after the Roosters made a mad dash to fast-track Nawaqanitawase's code switch from 2025 to this season.Instead, Roosters' coach Robinson considers the 23-year-old recruit a long-term investment."But there's no expectation about the performance, it's all about experience. Nawaqanitawase has already impressed the Roosters with his mental fortitude to begin training so soon after the recent death of his stepfather.
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