He was brought to Sydney by the Roosters as a 15-year-old and attended Scots College,where he played for Roosters junior sides and became a star schoolboy rugby player in the GPS competition,like teammates Angus Crichton and Billy Smith.

The NSW Waratahs offered Wong a deal to play rugby after he left school in 2021,according to informed sources,but he signed a three-year deal with the Roosters.

Informed sources in Australian rugby say Wong remains on high on the list of players the governing body wants to lure back to rugby,however,and will use the 2025 Lions tour and 2027 Rugby World Cup as bait.

The New Zealand Rugby Union are also interested in Wong,according to informed sources,with incoming All Blacks coach Scott Robertson an admirer of the 107kg utility.

It’s unclear whether rugby is a serious option for Wong but union-bound Roosters teammate Joseph Suaalii is one of his close friends,as are several players in the Waratahs system.

New Zealand is also pushing hard for Wong to play for the Kiwis in rugby league,with coach Michael Maguire having recently met with the 20-year-old to discuss his international future.

Wong played for the Fiji Bati at the Rugby League World Cup last year but is weighing up playing for the Kiwis in the Pacific Tests matches against Australia and Samoa in October,or playing for Tonga on their three-game tour of the UK.

He is ineligible to play State of Origin but in theory could play for the Kangaroos via residency.

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