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| Full name | Jai Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-09-06)6 September 1997 (age 27) Forbes, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jai Field (born 6 September 1997) is an Australian professionalrugby league footballer who plays as afullback orstand-off for theWigan Warriors in theSuper League.
He previously played for theSt. George Illawarra Dragons and theParramatta Eels in theNRL.
Field was born in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, and is ofIrish andIndigenous Australian (Wiradjuri) descent.[3]
He played junior rugby league for theShellharbour Sharks, before being signed by theSt. George Illawarra Dragons.
In 2016, Field played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons'NYC team.[4] In December, he re-signed with the St. George club on a three-year contract until the end of 2019.[5]
In round 1 of the2017 NRL season, Field made hisNRL debut for St. George against thePenrith Panthers.[6][7] He saw his next two games in round 10 and 11, after injuries to the Dragons' top squad.[8]
Field played two first grade games for the 2018 season, both of them coming off the bench.[citation needed]
Field made a total of 6 appearances for St George in the2019 NRL season as the club finished second last on the table.[9]
In November 2019, it was announced that Field had been released by the club.[10]
On 20 February, Field signed a train-and-trial contract withParramatta after his move to English sideLeeds broke down. Field played in the club's 28-24 trial game loss againstSouth Sydney.[11]
On 24 May, Field signed a contract to join the Parramatta development squad for the rest of the2020 NRL season.[12]In round 8, Field made his debut for Parramatta and scored a try as Parramatta defeated North Queensland 42-4 atBankwest Stadium.[13]On 12 October, Field was released by the Parramatta club along with ten other players.[14]Field was announced as aWigan Warriors player for 2021 on 9 November 2020.[15]
Field made his debut for Wigan in the opening match of the 2021 season againstLeigh Centurions playing winger.[16] Field suffered a tornhamstring in the 19th minute of the game attempting a sprint ruling him out for five months.[17] Field returned to the pitch, coming on at half time, in Wigan's August victory overSalford,[18] however he suffered a groin injury in his next match for the club againstCastleford ruling him out for the remainder of the season.[19]
Field started the 2022 season scoring and converting his try in a victory overHull KR in the opening weekend of Super League.[20] He then scored ahat-trick of tries and conversations in Wigan's round 2 victory overLeeds Rhinos.[21] Field rack up a further eleven Super League tries across March and April, but did not score again in the league until late June where he went on to add a further six league tries to his tally. Field started the2022 Challenge Cup Final on 28th May, after being pivotal in Wigan's cup run which saw him score his second hat-trick of the season in the quarter finals againWakefield Trinity.[22] Field scored in a 16–14 victory overHuddersfield which saw him lift his first major piece of silverwear of his career.[23]
Field finished the season with 25 tries and four conversions for the club and was awarded Wigan Warriors Player of the Year and Player's Player of the Year,[24] in addition to winning theRLWBA Player of the Year,[25] and making theSuper League Dream Team as fullback.[26]
Field scored in the opening three matches of the 2023 Super League, with his next score being a brace in round 7 in Wigan's 34–6Battle of the Borough derby victory over theLeigh Leopards.[27] However, Field suffered a hamstring injury a hamstring injury during the game, keeping him sideload for two months.[28] Field returned in June, and scored in Wigan'sderby fixture againstSt Helens, but would lose the match.[29] Field scored ahat-trick in Wigan's round 21 64–6 defeated of Hull Kingston Rovers,[30] before scoring again in round 24 against Salford.[31] The victory saw Wigan go top of the table for the first time since April and ultimately win the 2023League Leaders' Shield.
Field scored a brace in Wigan's play off semi-final against Hull Kingston Rovers, winning the match 42–12.[32] On 14 October, Field played in the2023 Super League Grand Final, which saw Wigan defeat theCatalans Dragons 10–2 and win the 2023 Super League.[33]
Ahead of the 2024 season, Field signed a four-year contract extension with Wigan.[34]
On 24 February, Field played in Wigan's2024 World Club Challenge final victory overPenrith.[35]On 8 June, Field played in Wigan's 2024 Challenge Cup final victory over Warrington.[36]On 12 October, Field played in Wigan's 9-2 grand final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.[37]
In round 2 of the 2025 Super League season, Field scored a hat-trick in Wigan's 46-4 victory over Hull F.C.[38] He won Super League player of the month for February.[39] In March, Field suffered a hamstring injury in Wigan'sChallenge Cup exit to Hull F.C.[40] Later that month he signed a new four year deal,[41] structured as a 2+1+1.[42]
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons | 3 | |||
| 2018 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | |
| 2020 |  Parramatta Eels | 6 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2021 |  Wigan Warriors | 4 | |||
| 2022 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 102 | |
| 2023 | 25 | 19 | 84 | ||
| 2024 | 24 | 7 | 28 | ||
| 2025 | |||||
| Totals | 93 | 49 | 10 | 216 |
