Jarome Luai

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Jarome Luai
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Personal information
Full nameJarome Luai
Born (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 25)
Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Penrith Panthers 65 11 8 0 60
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–19 Samoa 5 1 0 0 4
2019 Samoa 9s 4 1 1 0 6
2021 Māori All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
2021– New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0
As of 3 Oct 2021
Source: [1]

Jarome Luai (born 16 January 1997) is an Australian Born Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth or halfback for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL with whom he won the 2021 NRL Premiership.

Luai represented Samoa at the 2017 World Cup.

Background[]

Luai was born in Sydney, Australia,[2] of Samoan descent through his paternal grandparents[3] (who are from Palauli)

He played his junior rugby league for the St Marys Saints before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.[4]

Playing career[]

Early career[]

Luai played 33 games for the Penrith Panthers in the NYC between 2015 and 2017, scoring 13 tries and kicking 43 goals.[5] Luai spent part of the 2017 season playing for Penrith in the New South Wales Cup.[6] Luai captained the Junior Kiwis in May 2017, scoring a try in their 46–22 loss to the Junior Kangaroos.[7] At the 2017 World Cup, Luai was the only member of the Samoan squad without any prior NRL experience. He speculated on his selection, saying "I think you'll find Tyrone May was in the squad originally but due to his injury there was a spot for me."[2] Luai made his Test debut against Tonga on 4 November 2017.[8]

2018[]

Following an injury to Nathan Cleary, Luai was named to make his NRL debut off the interchange bench in round 4 of the 2018 NRL season.[9] However, he was cut from the line-up on gameday in favour of Wayde Egan, who was also on debut.[10] Luai made his NRL debut in round 10 against the Newcastle Knights, playing for 26 minutes off the interchange bench.[11] In round 17, Luai started at halfback in his second NRL match in the absence of Nathan Cleary and James Maloney due to State of Origin. His performance in the 36–4 win, which included two tries and multiple try assists, was heavily praised by the media.[12][13][14]

2019[]

Luai made 13 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table and missed the finals for the first time in four years.[15] Luai also represented Samoa playing hooker in their 24-6 win over PNG. And played halfback in their 44-18 lose to Fiji.


2020[]

Luai had a breakout year for Penrith playing 23 games, scoring seven tries and bagging 23 try assists as the Penrith club claimed the Minor Premiership and reached the 2020 NRL Grand Final. Luai played in the grand final against the Melbourne Storm, losing 26–20.[16] Luai's form throughout the season was rewarded with a spot in the New South Wales State of Origin 27 man squad although he did not play in the three game series.[17]

2021[]

On 30 May, he was selected by New South Wales for game 1 of the 2021 State of Origin series.[18] Luai made his debut for New South Wales in game 1 where they defeated Queensland 50-6.[19] On the 27th June, Luai was a part of the NSW side which defeated Queensland 26-0, sealing the series for 2021. However, Luai was ruled out of game three of the series after he suffered a knee injury in Penrith's round 16 win over the Parramatta Eels. [20]

Luai played a total of 25 games for Penrith in the 2021 NRL season including the club's 2021 NRL Grand Final victory over South Sydney.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jarome Luai". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ a b Newton, Alicia (6 October 2017). "Panther Luai bolts into Samoa side". NRL.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Jarome Luai shaping as Samoa's Rugby League World Cup smoky". Daily Telegraph. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Jarome Luai". Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. ^ "L". NYC Database. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Jarome Luai". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Junior Kangaroos thrash Junior Kiwis at GIO Stadium". Fox Sports. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Tonga outclass Samoa in Rugby League World Cup thriller in Hamilton". Stuff. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Tamou's Panthers bracing for fired-up Cowboys". Townsville Bulletin. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  10. ^ Morris, Dylan (27 March 2018). "Cowboys v Panthers: Cleary replacements named". NRL.com. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  11. ^ Pavey, James (6 July 2018). "Who is Jarome Luai? Stand-in Penrith Panthers playmaker lauded by coach, fans". Sporting News. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Penrith Panthers score 36–4 NRL win over Warriors, as rookie Jarome Luai stars". ABC. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  13. ^ Newton, Alicia (6 July 2018). "Rookie No.7 Luai stars in big win over Warriors". NRL.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  14. ^ Read, Brent (7 July 2018). "Panthers unveil another star at No 7 in Jarome Luai against Warriors". The Australian. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Panthers: 2019 season by the numbers". www.nrl.com.
  16. ^ "Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
  17. ^ Chris Kennedy (26 October 2020). "2020 Origin squads: NSW, Queensland announce several new faces". www.nrl.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  18. ^ "NSW Origin team: Luai gets nod for Freddie's fresh-faced Blues". www.nrl.com.
  19. ^ "NSW Blues win State of Origin series opener 50-6 against Queensland Maroons". ABC. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Blues lose Jarome Luai to knee injury ahead of State of Origin III". www.abc.net.au. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  21. ^ "One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season". www.theguardian.com.

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