Rugby league-Australia's Nawaqanitawase to make mark as dual code international


  • Rugby
  • Wednesday, 22 Oct 2025

Paris 2024 Olympics - Rugby Sevens - Men's Pool B - Argentina vs Australia - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - July 25, 2024. Mark Nawaqanitawase of Australia in action with Santiago Alvarez of Argentina. REUTERS/Phil Noble

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Two years after Australia's Rugby World Cup disaster in France, Mark Nawaqanitawase will be back in the international spotlight at Wembley on Saturday but this time as a rugby league phenomenon in a Kangaroos jersey.

Coach Kevin Walters included Nawaqanitawase in his match-day squad for the 'Ashes' series-opener against England, confirming the dashing 25-year-old as a dual code international.

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