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| Born | (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (age 29) Fairfield,New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jai Arrow (born 12 July 1995)[2][3] is an Australian professionalrugby league footballer who plays as asecond-rower,lock andprop for theSouth Sydney Rabbitohs in theNRL
He previously played for theBrisbane Broncos andGold Coast Titans in theNational Rugby League. He has represented thePrime Minister's XIII and theQueensland Maroons in theState of Origin series.
Arrow was born inFairfield, New South Wales.[2][3]
He played his junior rugby league for Palm Beach State Primary winning the Metropolitan Cup.[citation needed] He attendedKeebra Park State High School inSouthport, Queensland. In 2016, he made his NRL debut with theBurleigh Bears, before being signed by theBrisbane Broncos.[2][3]
From 2012 to 2015, Arrow played for the Brisbane Broncos'National Youth Competition team.[4] In August 2012, he played for theAustralian Schoolboys.[5] Towards the end of the 2014 season, he re-signed with the Broncos on a 3-year contract.[6] In 2015, he captained the Broncos' NYC side.[7] On 2 May 2015, he played for theJunior Kangaroos againstJunior Kiwis.[8] On 8 July 2015, he played for theQueensland under-20s team against theNew South Wales under-20s team.[9] On 14 September 2015, he was named at lock in the 2015 NYC Team of the Year.[10]
In 2016, Arrow graduated to the Broncos'Queensland Cup team,Norths Devils.[11] On 8 May, he played for theQueensland Residents against theNew South Wales Residents.[12] In round 10 of the2016 NRL season, he made hisNRL debut for the Broncos against theManly Warringah Sea Eagles.[13][14] In round 25 of2016 NRL season, Arrow scored his first NRL try for the Broncos in the 26—16 win over theMelbourne Storm atAAMI Park.
In August, he signed a three-year contract with theGold Coast Titans starting in 2018.[15] He played 10 matches for the Brisbane in the2017 NRL season.
In round 1, Arrow made his debut for the Gold Coast against theCanberra Raiders in the 30—28 win atRobina Stadium. In round 5 of the2018 NRL season, Arrow scored his first 2 club tries for the Titans in a 32—20 win over theManly Warringah Sea Eagles atMarley Brown Oval.
Arrow made a total of 17 appearances for the Gold Coast in the2019 NRL season as the club endured a horror year on the field finishing last.[16][17][18]
On 30 September, Arrow was named a squad member for the AustralianPM's XIII side.[19] On 7 October, Arrow was named in the Australian side for the2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[20] On 24 December, Arrow signed a $3.2 million, four-year contract to play forSouth Sydney starting in 2021.[21]
Arrow played 18 games for the Gold Coast in the2020 NRL season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the finals.[22]
In round 1 of the2021 NRL season, he made his club debut for South Sydney in an 18-26 loss againstMelbourne atAAMI Park.[23]
In round 10, he scored his first try for South Sydney in a 32-22 victory over Cronulla-Sutherland.[24]Arrow played a total of 23 games for South Sydney in the2021 NRL season including the club's2021 NRL Grand Final defeat againstPenrith. Arrow was taken off in the first half of the game after being hit in a high tackle by Penrith'sViliame Kikau. Arrow took no further part in the second half of the game after failing a head injury assessment.[25]
Arrow played 26 games for South Sydney in the2022 NRL season including all three of the club's finals matches as they reached the preliminary final for a fifth straight season. Souths would lose in the preliminary final to eventual premiersPenrith 32-12.[26]
Arrow played a total of 14 games in the2023 NRL season as South Sydney finished 9th on the table and missed the finals.[27]
On 12 March, it was revealed that Arrow would be ruled out for an indefinite period after injuring his rotator cuff in South Sydney's round 1 loss against Manly.[28]Arrow only managed to make eleven appearances for South Sydney in the2024 NRL season as the club finished second last on the table.[29]
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Brisbane Broncos | 12 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 12 | ||||
| 2018 |  Gold Coast Titans | 21 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 17 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | 18 | ||||
| 2021 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 23 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 26 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2023 | 14 | ||||
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 155 | 10 | 1 | 42 |
In November 2020, Arrow was fined for contrary conduct after slamming New South Wales captainJames Tedesco, who wasconcussed, to the ground during a2020 State of Origin series match. Arrow later apologized, stating he was unaware of Tedesco's condition at the time.[30][31]
On 7 July 2021, Arrow was fined $35,000 by theNRL and suspended from playing in game 3 of the2021 State of Origin series for Queensland after breaking the code's strictCovid-19 bio security protocols. It is alleged that Arrow brought "an unregistered guest" later revealed to be a woman into the team hotel.[32]