Jarrod Saffy

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Jarrod Saffy
Jarrod Saffy (2 August 2008).jpg
Saffy playing with the Dragons in 2008
Personal information
Born (1984-10-24) 24 October 1984 (age 39)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Second-row, Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2006–07 Wests Tigers 80000
2008–10 St. George Illawarra 531004
Total611004
Rugby union
Position Flanker, Number 8
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2011–13 Melbourne Rebels 3520010
2013– US Bressane 00000
Total3520010
Source: [1]
As of 31 October 2019

Jarrod Saffy (born 24 October 1984) is a rugby union player. He played rugby league for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL [2] before switching to rugby union with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2011 Super Rugby season.

Contents

Background

He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Early career

Saffy moved to Australia as a 15-year-old and continued playing rugby union at St Joseph's, Hunters Hill. [3] He represented the Australian Schoolboys, Australian under 21s and the Australian Sevens in rugby union as well as spending some time playing for the NSW Waratahs Academy and Sydney University Football Club. [4] [5]

As he has played sevens for Australia he is tied to them in Rugby Union. [6]

Rugby League

Saffy switched to rugby league to progress faster [7] and made his debut in first grade in rugby league in the final round 26 match of 2006 for the Wests Tigers. He made seven first grade appearances for the Tigers in 2007. Saffy played rugby league at second-row and also at prop-forward.

He played in St George's 2010 NRL Grand Final-winning team, and thus became the second South African-born player to win a premiership. [8]

He was eligible to represent Lebanon [9] as well as his native South Africa and he was also eligible to represent Australia in Rugby League.[ citation needed ]

Rugby Union

In April 2010, Saffy became the first NRL player to sign with the Melbourne Rebels Super Rugby franchise. [10] In October he commenced training with the Rebels for the new team's in the 2011 Super Rugby debut. He was expected to play at either blindside flanker or No. 8. [10]

In May 2011 Saffy was named in the Rebels squad to travel to Pretoria and Bloemfontein for the Rebels' "challenging double-header" against the Bulls and Cheetahs. [11]

In 2013 Saffy trained to be the Rebels first choice openside flanker, in competition with newcomers Scott Fuglistaller and Jordy Reid. [12]

Saffy signed with French club US Bressane in November 2013. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jarrod Saffy – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Jarrod Saffy on NRL.com". National Rugby League.
  3. ↑ "St. Joseph's History". St. Joseph's. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Jarrod Saffy re-signs with Dragons". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "TWO NEW FACES IN RICOH AUSTRALIAN SEVENS". aru.rugby.com.au. 11 December 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
  6. ↑ Under IRB regulations, a player becomes permanently committed to a nation upon his first presence in a matchday squad with the country's full national team, "A" national team, or sevens national team. "Regulation 8: Eligibility to Play for National Representative Teams" (PDF). Regulations Relating to the Game. International Rugby Board. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011. See especially Regulations 8.1 through 8.4.
  7. ↑ "Codebreaker prepares for action and a more intense approach". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "Saffy right for final". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  9. ↑ "Lebanon RL News". Lebanon Rugby League Team. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  10. 1 2 Rakic, Josh (18 April 2010). "Saffy Jumps Codes to Rebels and he won't be the last". The Age. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  11. ↑ Rebels Media Unit (11 May 2011). "South African return excites Saffy" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  12. ↑ Paxinos, Stathi (2 February 2013). "Saffy back to stake claim for Rebels". Rugby Heaven. Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  13. ↑ "L'USBPA officialise la signature de Saffy". usbparugby.com (Press release) (in French). 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
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