Jacob Host

Jacob Host
Personal information
Born (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996
Padstow, New South Wales, Australia
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Prop, Lock

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– St. George Illawarra 25 2 0 0 8
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [1][2]

Jacob Host (born 30 September 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row, prop and lock.

Background

Born in Padstow, New South Wales, Host played his junior rugby league for Renown United, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

Early career

From 2014 to 2016, Host played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team.[3][4] On 25 July 2014, he re-signed with the Dragons on a 3-year contract.[5] In November and December 2014, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[6]

2016

In round 9 of the 2016 NRL season, Host made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the New Zealand Warriors.[7][8] In September, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[9] He was a member of the Illawarra Cutters side who won the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Grand Final. The following week he was part of the Cuuters side which won the state championship match against Queensland Cup winners Burleigh Bears.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Jacob Host - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Jacob Host Player Stats". Love Rugby League.com. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "H". NYC Database. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "NYC Team List: Round 7 v Gold Coast Titans". St George Illawarra Dragons. National Rugby League. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dragons Re-Sign Local Australian Schoolboys". St George Illawarra Dragons. National Rugby League. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Tarbert, Kristine (14 August 2014). "Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Updated team lists: Warriors v Dragons". NRL.com. National Rugby League. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Late Mail: Round 9 v New Zealand Warriors". St George Illawarra Dragons. National Rugby League. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "2016 Intrust Super Cup Team of the Year". Zero Tackle. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Brady, Jack (21 September 2016). "Mounties v Cutters: ISP Grand Final preview". NRL.com. National Rugby League. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  11. ↑ Jennings, Mitchell (2 October 2016). "Illawarra Cutters flog Burleigh Bears in Interstate Championship decider". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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