Jai Field

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

Jai Field
Personal information
Full nameJai Field
Born (1997-09-06) 6 September 1997
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Height5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–19 St. George Illawarra 11 1 7 0 18
2020 Parramatta Eels 6 3 0 0 12
2021– Wigan Warriors 56 467 3 0 1874
Total 73 471 10 0 1904
Source: [1][2]
As of 17 July 2022

He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Parramatta Eels in the NRL.

Background

Field was born in Forbes , New South Wales, Australia, and is of Indigenous Australian (Wiradjuri) and Irish descent.[3]

He played 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 St. George club on a three-year contract until the end of 2019.[5]

2017

In round 1 of the 2017 NRL season, Field made his NRL debut for St. George 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 9 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]

2022

In round 2 of the 2022 Super League season, Field scored a hat-trick in Wigan's 34-12 victory over Leeds.[17] On 28 May, Field played for Wigan in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final win over Huddersfield.[18] On the 4 of September Field made the Super League dream team at Fullback.[19]

2023

In round 7 of the 2023 Super League season, Field scored two tries for Wigan in their 34-6 victory over Leigh in the battle of the borough match.[20] On 4 April, it was announced that Field would be ruled out from playing for up to ten weeks with a hamstring injury.[21] In round 21, Field scored a hat-trick as Wigan defeated an understrength Hull Kingston Rovers side 64-6.[22] On 14 October, Field played in Wigan's 2023 Super League Grand Final victory over the Catalans Dragons.[23]

References
  1. "Jai Field - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. "Player Summary: Jai Field". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  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.
  16. "Injury update: Jai Field - Wigan Warriors". Wigan Warriors Blog. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  17. "Jai Field's hat-trick helps Wigan Warriors to 34-12 victory over Leeds Rhinos". www.skysports.com.
  18. "Challenge Cup final: Huddersfield Giants 14-16 Wigan Warriors". www.bbc.co.uk.
  19. "Super League Dream Team 2022: Salford Red Devils' Brodie Croft among six newcomers this year".
  20. "Jai Field doubles up as Wigan recover from slow start to breeze past Leigh". www.theguardian.com.
  21. "Jai Field timeframe revealed with Wigan star set for lengthy spell on sidelines". www.loverugbyleague.com.
  22. "Super League: Wigan 64-6 Hull KR - Abbas Miski leads way as Cup finalists ship 12 tries". www.bbc.co.uk.
  23. "Wigan Warriors crowned Super League champions after downing Dragons". www.theguardian.com.
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