Rex Bassingthwaighte signs with Sydney Roosters 4x Year Deal

[DP1990]

Source: Pacific Sports Management (Facebook Page)


PSM Co-Founder and Agent Gavin Orr is ecstatic for client Rex Bassingthwaighte who has signed a four year deal with the Sydney Roosters that will see him join the NRL Top 30 Squad in 2026.


This is an outstanding reward for all Rex’s hard work and dedication this year, and a cap to a brilliant season which saw him win Roosters Harold Matthews Player of the Year, the GPS Championship with Shore and receive Australian Wallabies Under 18s Selection. Rex’s journey is one that should inspire a lot of players from regional areas.


We cannot wait to support the next steps in Rex’s rugby league career.

[SamKerrSimp]

Is he good? Google tells me he is a fullback we really could use some guns in the backline come through in the next few years because it's looking a thin in that area.

[King Salvo]

So Rex is 17 now and 19 in 2026

Unfortunately another very promising Central Coast Roosters Junior player in Jai Callaghan has been signed by the Bulldogs and will play in their SG Ball side in 2025. - Gus Gould at it again

[Rooster_6]

Given how desperate Union were for him and the amount of NRL clubs that were chasing him this is a very good re-signing. Don't see 4yr deals being handed out to 17yr olds very often.

For anyone who wants to know a little more about him, I made this post last month;

He’s naturally a fullback, played a bit off wing in Union rep teams and some centre in league mainly because he’s been playing up an age group or two at times.

He’s from Dubbo.

He scored a try 2 days ago in the Aus Under 18’s win over the All Blacks (he played fullback).

This from the SMH: “RA will now face a nervous wait on the future decisions of Penrith junior Heinz Lemoto, who starred at No.8 for Australia in New Zealand, and his teammate, fullback Rex Bassingthwaighte, who has played for the Roosters.”

I have been told he’ll be part of the SG Ball set up next year. Will be stiff competition to keep him beyond that as there are other NRL clubs interested in him along with Aus Rugby but he’s definitely one to keep an eye out for next year in SG Ball.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...cbe-1728472478

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8qwtd3

Rex’s try from 2 days ago at 20:10 min mark of the video if anyone was curious https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_con...OTExNywyODY2Ng

[Rooster90]

our long term fullback - the kid moves like Tom Trbojevic

[Steggles]

We haven’t had a Rex at the club since 1922. A new king emerges.

[Hawkeye]

If Bassingthwaighte eventually plays alongside Nawaqanitawase, the commentators will be tripping over their tongues trying to get all the letters out ! Both very talented, and you would think a very good chance of that happening in a few years time ?

[The Real King]

our long term fullback - the kid moves like Tom Trbojevic

Rex pencilled in to be our fullback in 2028.

["gaz"]

A rugby article from a year ago




https://slamit.io/super-rugby-u16s-w...tball-nursery/


October 31, 2023
Super Rugby U16s: Waratah Rex Bassingthwaighte Latest Product Of Famous Country Football Nursery


He's a youthful rugby great from a well-known rural center that has produced many great athletes. Now he's far away from home but making his mark in the football world.

Rex Bassingthwaighte is originally from a small village in the middle of nowhere that has a reputation for churning out some of the best football players in the country, and one day he aims to add his name to that honor roll with his brother.

The young man is currently tearing it up for the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby Under 16s league, while his brother Leo is playing for the U19s team. The young man went from his hometown of Dubbo to Shore for his final three years of schooling.

Despite the fact that he is only 16, Bassingthwaighte has already been recognized as a rising star in the sport. He will play a significant part in the Waratahs' effort to win a second national championship when they compete against the Queensland Reds on Sunday in the grand final of the Super Rugby 16s tournament in Canberra. The match will take place on Sunday.

"He's a country kid, salt of the earth, and very talented," remarked Paul Cividin, the coach of the Waratahs U16s team.

"He's one of those players who just knows what to do. The skills that he already possesses are difficult to teach.
SBW OF SAILING A REAL LEGEND


Ned Hanigan, Ben McCalman, Beau Robinson, Isaah Yeo, Matt Burton, Braidon Burns, Dean Pay, David Peachey, and Luke Priddis are just a few of the many notable rugby and league players who call his birthplace home.

Bassingthwaighte, who plays Harold Matthews for the Sydney Roosters next season and aspires to make the first XV at his school, has admitted that he is unsure of his future in football.

"I just love playing football," Bassingthwaighte stated, adding that he had previously played for the Dubbo Roos rugby club and the St. Johns league team during his junior years.

"There is no significant pressure to sign anything or anything else. That is the most important thing. After I graduate from high school, the time will have come for me to choose a choice.

I absolutely adore being a part of the Waratahs system. I love the mentorship aspect of it all, the way they assist prepare you for the next level, how important work ethic is, how to train, and how to never rest on your laurels. Clev (Andrew Cleverley, head of Talent ID) and Matt (Evrard, Waratahs pathways co-ordinator and coach) have got it running so well.

"Education has always been something I've enjoyed. A piece of advice that was given to me by one of my previous instructors was to be a gigantic sponge, and that is exactly what I am.

Bassingthwaighte said having his brother Leo in Sydney helped ease the transition from Dubbo.

I'm lucky to have him with me. In his words, "it makes things 10 times easier."

He graduated from high school last year, and he now resides in Bondi Junction and plays for the Easts soccer team.

One day, we hope to be able to play together. As youngsters, we'd always get a little out of hand when we played football together.

However, I believe that it helped us become better football players. We are nourished by one another. We never actually got into a fight, but when we did, we would push and shove one other and then walk away, and we were still the greatest of friends.

The Waratahs U16 team finished the season unbeaten and will face the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby U16s grand final on Sunday in Canberra. The match will take place at Commonwealth Stadium.

In the grand final of the Super Rugby competition for the Waratahs U19s, they will take on the ACT Brumbies.

[theGman]

This part of the article is what impresses me about the young man and have high hopes.

"He's one of those players who just knows what to do. The skills that he already possesses are difficult to teach".

[Nicola Tesla]

He’ll be a paid young athlete, we will develop him into a professional footballer, play first grade, then he will hold us over a barrel with rugby coming for him after we did the work!
Sounds familiar!
I don’t get excited about these rugby kids choosing league.. it is best for their development rather than playing for Gordon or the likes as they develop… once they know they have been identified by rugby, then they go to league until they develop.
If I was a manager, that’s how I would direct my client!

[theGman]

He’ll be a paid young athlete, we will develop him into a professional footballer, play first grade, then he will hold us over a barrel with rugby coming for him after we did the work!
Sounds familiar!
I don’t get excited about these rugby kids choosing league.. it is best for their development rather than playing for Gordon or the likes as they develop… once they know they have been identified by rugby, then they go to league until they develop.
If I was a manager, that’s how I would direct my client!

We have him for 4 years.
Let's enjoy the glass half full .

[Headless Chook]

He’ll be a paid young athlete, we will develop him into a professional footballer, play first grade, then he will hold us over a barrel with rugby coming for him after we did the work!
Sounds familiar!
I don’t get excited about these rugby kids choosing league.. it is best for their development rather than playing for Gordon or the likes as they develop… once they know they have been identified by rugby, then they go to league until they develop.
If I was a manager, that’s how I would direct my client!

These 'rugby kids' are often league kids who have gone to boarding school and are made to play Rugby. They haven't chosen league. In a lot of cases they have grown up playing league and that's the game they love.