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Sydney Swans premiership-winner and Roosters staffer Nick Davis will make a historic cross-code appearance at the NRL Nines in Perth.
Davis will line up for the back-to-back premiers on February 14-15 as the first AFL player to take the pitch in the pre-season tournament.
The likes of Israel Folau and Karmichael Hunt have made high-profile switches from league to AFL but Davis is the biggest name to go the other way.
Davis is on the Roosters payroll as their kicking coach, but will pull on the boots for the in the AFL stronghold while the majority of Trent Robinson's top squad will be gearing up for their World Club Challenge defence in England the following weekend.
Davis knows be will be in for a challenge.
"Rugby league was one of the sports I played growing up, and I've always followed the game, so when I first had the chat with Trent about playing with the Roosters at the Nines, it was an easy yes straight away," said Davis.
"I'm under no illusion about how tough it's going to be, but I've been training for a few months now and I'm really looking forward to getting out there with the boys."
https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/01/17...utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=NetworkContent
Davis will line up for the back-to-back premiers on February 14-15 as the first AFL player to take the pitch in the pre-season tournament.
The likes of Israel Folau and Karmichael Hunt have made high-profile switches from league to AFL but Davis is the biggest name to go the other way.
Davis is on the Roosters payroll as their kicking coach, but will pull on the boots for the in the AFL stronghold while the majority of Trent Robinson's top squad will be gearing up for their World Club Challenge defence in England the following weekend.
Davis knows be will be in for a challenge.
"Rugby league was one of the sports I played growing up, and I've always followed the game, so when I first had the chat with Trent about playing with the Roosters at the Nines, it was an easy yes straight away," said Davis.
"I'm under no illusion about how tough it's going to be, but I've been training for a few months now and I'm really looking forward to getting out there with the boys."
https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/01/17...utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=NetworkContent
