Sydney Roosters forward Nathan Brown sent off after 30 seconds on the field as tricolours keep alive faint finals hopes with 26-16 win over Manly Sea Eagles

The 30-year-old is in somewhat of a sporting transition lounge, one and a half feet out of rugby union, where it never quite worked, but not soon enough to return to the Warriors, who he will join in 2024. But he’s home, in more ways than one. RTS? Return To Sender, commonly known as rugby league.

Whether it was the giddy embrace he had with Daniel Tupou in the change rooms before kick-off, or whether it was simply because they had no other choice, the Roosters put on a show for their old…