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Jai Arrow
Arrow playing for the Broncos in 2014
Personal information
Born (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 29)
Fairfield, Queensland, Australia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Brisbane Broncos 24 1 0 0 4
2018–20 Gold Coast Titans 56 4 0 0 16
2021– South Sydney 0 0 0 0 0
Total 80 5 0 0 20
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–20 Queensland 6 0 0 0 0
2019 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
2019 Australia 9s 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 18 November 2020

Jai Arrow (born 12 July 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.

He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. Arrow has played for Queensland in the State of Origin series, and the Prime Minister's XIII.

Background

Arrow was born in Fairfield, Queensland, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for Palm Beach State Primary winning the Metropolitan Cup. Then heading to Burleigh Bears, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.

Playing career

Early career

From 2012 to 2015, Arrow played for the Brisbane Broncos' National Youth Competition team.[2] In August 2012, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[3] Towards the end of the 2014 season, he re-signed with the Broncos on a 3-year contract.[4] In 2015, he captained the Broncos' NYC side.[5] On 2 May 2015, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis.[6] On 8 July 2015, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[7] On 14 September 2015, he was named at lock in the 2015 NYC Team of the Year.[8]

2016

In 2016, Arrow graduated to the Broncos' Queensland Cup team, Norths Devils.[9] On 8 May, he played for the Queensland Residents against the New South Wales Residents.[10] In round 10 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Broncos against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.[11][12] In round 25 of 2016 NRL season, Arrow scored his first NRL try for the Broncos in the 26—16 win over the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park.

2017

In August, he signed a three-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2018.[13] He played 10 matches for the Brisbane in the 2017 NRL season.

2018

In round 1, Arrow made his debut for the Gold Coast against the Canberra Raiders in the 30—28 win at Robina Stadium. In round 5 of the 2018 NRL season, Arrow scored his first 2 club tries for the Titans in a 32—20 win over the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Marley Brown Oval.

2019

Arrow made a total of 17 appearances for the Gold Coast in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured a horror year on the field finishing last.[14][15][16]

On 30 September, Arrow was named a squad member for the Australian PM's XIII side.[17] On 7 October, Arrow was named in the Australian side for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[18] On 24 December, Arrow signed a $3.2 million, four-year contract to play for South Sydney starting in 2021.[19]

2020

Arrow played 18 games for the Gold Coast in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the finals.[20]


References

  1. ^ "Jai Arrow - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. ^ "A". Nyc Database. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  4. ^ NRL. "Arrow On Target". Broncos. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ^ NRL. "Young Broncos Go For Away Treble". Broncos. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Queensland Under 20s squad". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. ^ "2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  9. ^ NRL. "Intrust Super Cup: Round 1 teams". QRL. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Updated: Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Updated team lists: Sea Eagles v Broncos". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  12. ^ NRL. "Late Mail - Broncos v Sea Eagles". Broncos. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Gold Coast Titans sign Broncos forward - Zero Tackle". 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  14. ^ "The Titans are full of 'hot air'. Their latest blunder proves it". Adelaide Now.
  15. ^ "Gold Coast Titans sack coach Garth Brennan". The Guardian.
  16. ^ "Melbourne Storm defeat Gold Coast Titans after scare". News.com.au.
  17. ^ "Prime Minister XIII squads announced for clash against Fiji". www.sportingnews.com. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Mal's electric side to contest World Cup Nines". The Daily Telegraph. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  19. ^ Clark, Laine (24 December 2019). "Devastation over shock NRL defection". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  20. ^ "Former captain Tyrone Roberts shown the door by Gold Coast Titans". www.foxsports.com.au.