Jai Field

Jai Field (born 6 September 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback, stand-off or scrum-half for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.

Jai Field
Personal information
Full nameJai Field
Born (1997-09-06) 6 September 1997
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Scrum-half, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–19 St. George Illawarra 11 1 7 0 18
2020–20 Parramatta Eels 6 3 0 0 12
2021 Wigan Warriors
Total 17 4 7 0 30
As of 13 July 2019
Source: [1][2]

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]

References
  1. "Jai Field - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. totalfootystats
  3. "7th Tackle: Luck of the Irish finds Keary". Seven Sport. Yahoo!7. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. "F". NYC Database. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  5. Dragons.com.au (13 December 2016). "Dragons re-sign Jai Field". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. "Updated team lists: Dragons v Panthers". NRL.com. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  7. "NRL Late Mail: Round 1 v Penrith Panthers". St George Illawarra Dragons. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  9. "Paul McGregor facing the axe as St. George Illawarra Dragons coach following horror season". Sporting News.
  10. "NRL signings and player transfers". NRL.
  11. "'He showed up yesterday': Arthur tosses Field a lifeline". www.nrl.com.
  12. "Parramatta Eels release Ethan Parry and sign Jai Field". sportingnews.com.
  13. "Maika Sivo scores four tries as Parramatta beat NQ". www.foxsports.com.au.
  14. "Parramatta Eels farewell 11 players in mass exodus following disappointing finals exit". www.sportingnews.com.
  15. "Jai Field joins Wigan". www.wiganwarriors.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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