Jai Arrow


Jai Arrow is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL. He will join the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting in 2021.
He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. Arrow has played for Queensland in the State of Origin series, and the Prime Minister's XIII.

Background

Arrow was born in Fairfield, Queensland, Australia.
He played his junior rugby league for Palm Beach State Primary winning the Metropolitan Cup. Then heading to Burleigh Bears, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.

Playing career

Early career

From 2012 to 2015, Arrow played for the Brisbane Broncos' National Youth Competition team. In August 2012, he played for the Australian Schoolboys. Towards the end of the 2014 season, he re-signed with the Broncos on a 3-year contract. In 2015, he captained the Broncos' NYC side. On 2 May 2015, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis. On 8 July 2015, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team. On 14 September 2015, he was named at lock in the 2015 NYC Team of the Year.

2016

In 2016, Arrow graduated to the Broncos' Queensland Cup team, Norths Devils. On 8 May, he played for the Queensland Residents against the New South Wales Residents. In round 10 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Broncos against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. In round 25 of 2016 NRL season, Arrow scored his first NRL try for the Broncos in the 26—16 win over the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park.

2017

In August, he signed a three-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2018. He played 10 matches for the Brisbane in the 2017 NRL season.

2018

In round 1, Arrow made his debut for the Gold Coast against the Canberra Raiders in the 30—28 win at Robina Stadium. In round 5 of the 2018 NRL season, Arrow scored his first 2 club tries for the Titans in a 32—20 win over the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Marley Brown Oval.

2019

Arrow made a total of 17 appearances for the Gold Coast in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured a horror year on the field finishing last.
On 30 September, Arrow was named a squad member for the Australian PM's XIII side. On 7 October, Arrow was named in the Australian side for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s. On 24 December, Arrow signed a $3.2 million, four-year contract to play for South Sydney starting in 2021.