Jai Field

Jai Field
Personal information
Born (1997-09-06) 6 September 1997
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Five-eighth, Halfback

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– St. George Illawarra 5 0 0 0 0
As of 24 February 2018
Source: [1]

Jai Field (born 6 September 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He plays at fullback, five-eighth and halfback.

Background

Born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Field is of Indigenous Australian (Wiradjuri) and Irish descent.[2] He played his junior rugby league for the Shellharbour Sharks, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

2016

In 2016, Field played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team.[3] In December, he re-signed with the Dragons on a 3-year contract until the end of 2019.[4]

2017

In round 1 of the 2017 NRL season, Field made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Penrith Panthers.[5][6] He saw his next two games in round 10 and 11, after injuries to the Dragons' top squad.[7]

2018

Field played two first grade games for the 2018 season, both of them coming off the bench.

References

  1. ↑ "Jai Field - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "7th Tackle: Luck of the Irish finds Keary". Seven Sport. Yahoo!7. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "F". NYC Database. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Dragons.com.au (13 December 2016). "Dragons re-sign Jai Field". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Updated team lists: Dragons v Panthers". NRL.com. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "NRL Late Mail: Round 1 v Penrith Panthers". St George Illawarra Dragons. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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