Jai Field
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Full name | Jai Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | 6 September 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 14 April 2021 |
Jai Field (born 6 September 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or scrum-half for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.
He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Parramatta Eels in the NRL.
Background[]
Field was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Indigenous Australian (Wiradjuri) and Irish descent.[3]
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.[4] In December, he re-signed with the Dragons on a 3-year contract until the end of 2019.[5]
2017[]
In round 1 of the 2017 NRL season, Field made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Penrith Panthers.[6][7] He saw his next two games in round 10 and 11, after injuries to the Dragons' top squad.[8]
2018[]
Field played two first grade games for the 2018 season, both of them coming off the bench.
2019[]
Field made a total of 6 appearances for St George in the 2019 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]
2020[]
On 20 February, Field signed a train-and-trial contract with Parramatta after his move to English side Leeds broke down. Field played in the club's 28-24 trial game loss against South Sydney.[11]
On 24 May, Field signed a contract to join the Parramatta development squad for the rest of the 2020 NRL season.[12]
In round 8, Field made his debut for Parramatta and scored a try as Parramatta defeated North Queensland 42-4 at Bankwest Stadium.[13]
On 12 October, Field was released by the Parramatta club along with ten other players.[14]
Field was announced as a Wigan Warriors player for 2021 on 9th November 2020.[15]
2021[]
On 26 March, Field featured in his first game for the Wigan Warriors against Leigh Centurions. He played on the wing, a position that he had little experience in. He limped off the pitch early on and did not return. It was later revealed that he had suffered a hamstring injury and would be out of action for at least five months.[16]
References[]
- ^ "Jai Field - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ totalfootystats
- ^ "7th Tackle: Luck of the Irish finds Keary". Seven Sport. Yahoo!7. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "F". NYC Database. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ Dragons.com.au (13 December 2016). "Dragons re-sign Jai Field". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Dragons v Panthers". NRL.com. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "NRL Late Mail: Round 1 v Penrith Panthers". St George Illawarra Dragons. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Paul McGregor facing the axe as St. George Illawarra Dragons coach following horror season". Sporting News.
- ^ "NRL signings and player transfers". NRL.
- ^ "'He showed up yesterday': Arthur tosses Field a lifeline". www.nrl.com.
- ^ "Parramatta Eels release Ethan Parry and sign Jai Field". sportingnews.com.
- ^ "Maika Sivo scores four tries as Parramatta beat NQ". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Parramatta Eels farewell 11 players in mass exodus following disappointing finals exit". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "Jai Field joins Wigan". www.wiganwarriors.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Injury update: Jai Field - Wigan Warriors". Wigan Warriors Blog. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Irish descent
- Australian rugby league players
- Indigenous Australian rugby league players
- Parramatta Eels players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league players from Wollongong
- St. George Illawarra Dragons players
- Wigan Warriors players