Tristan Sailor

Tristan Sailor (born 23 June 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a five-eighth and fullback for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

Tristan Sailor
Personal information
Full nameTristan Sailor
Born (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Fullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–20 St. George Illawarra 5 1 0 0 4
As of 22 September 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Sailor was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is the son of former dual international, Wendell Sailor.

Sailor played his junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Red Devils in the Illawarra Rugby League.

Career

Sailor made his first grade debut in round 23 of the 2019 NRL season for St George against the Sydney Roosters scoring a try in a 34-12 loss at Kogarah Oval.[2][3]

On 29 September 2019, Sailor was named in the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW team of the season.[4]

He was released by St. George Illawarra at the end of the 2020 NRL season.[5]

After being released by the club, Sailor's father Wendell Sailor spoke to the media and voiced his anger at his son being released, saying he was told by the club that if he had a big off-season, he would be in the mix this year but he never got any game time.”[6]

Controversy

On 10 October 2020, Sailor was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault against a woman in a house in Sydney.[7]

References
  1. "Tristan Sailor - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  2. "Round 23 NRL team announcements". NRL.com. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019.
  3. Walter, Brad (25 August 2019). "Sailor offers hope for the future after heavy loss to Roosters". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019.
  4. "2019 Canterbury Cup NSW Team of the Year". NSW Rugby League. 29 September 2019. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  5. Chisholm, Ed (24 September 2020). "St. George Illawarra Dragons prodigy Tristan Sailor told to look elsewhere for 2021". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020.
  6. Williamson, Nathan (25 September 2020). "Unwanted Dragon Tristan Sailor reportedly sounded out for shock rugby union move". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020.
  7. "Jennings fails drugs test; Sailor arrested". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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