Peter V’landys says he wants Mark Nawaqanitawase to be picked for Australia in the Ashes, even with the Sydney Roosters sensation plotting a path back to rugby. Nawaqanitawase has told the Roosters he will leave the club at the end of next year to return to the 15-man code, with an eye to playing in the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Regardless, his impending decision comes with rugby league’s Ashes looming, and with Nawaqanitawase in contention to debut for the Kangaroos. Roosters star Mark Nawaqanitawase is set to return to rugby at the end of next year. “It’s a home World Cup so it can’t not be (a lure),” Nawaqanitawase told AAP ahead of the finals.