NRC: Debreczeni Set to Tackle Sydney Stars
by Brendan Bradford –
Jack Debreczeni has spent a year down in Melbourne with the Rebels, but the 21-year-old hasn’t forgotten his roots in Sydney’s Inner-West.
The former Trinity Grammar student’s Melbourne Rising side takes on the Sydney Stars today at Leichhardt Oval – a Sydney football institution. It’s an opportunity he knows doesn’t come around very often.
“I played there once in league when I was younger and they had the Grand Finals there and there’s always a massive crowd on a sunny Sunday afternoon for the Tigers so it should be pretty special,” he said.
“Playing in a different sport will be awesome and hopefully the crowd will be pretty good for it. Not many people get to do it, especially not in rugby – it’s more of a league thing – so I’