Jeral Skelton

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Jeral Skelton
Birth nameJeral Skelton
Date of birth (1999-04-08) 8 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb)
Notable relative(s) Peter Betham
Will Skelton
Cameron Skelton
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Centre
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–2022 Rebels 2 (0)
Correct as of 30 May 2022
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2017–2020 Australia Sevens 18
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023–24 Canterbury Bulldogs 630012
2025– Wests Tigers 00000
Total630012

Jeral Skelton (born 8 April 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Skelton played his junior rugby for Wests Rugby and played rugby sevens for the Australia national rugby sevens team between 2017 and 2020, before switching to the 15-man code, joining the Melbourne Rebels in 2020, who he would play for until 2022. [1] [2] [3]

Skelton signed a 2 year deal with the Wests Tigers from 2025. [4]

NRL statistics

YearTeamGamesTriesPts
2023 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 314
2024328
2025 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Totals6312

source: [5]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 30 May 2022 [6]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2020 AU Rebels 00000000000
2021 AU Rebels 202370000000
2021 TT Rebels 00000000000
2022 Rebels 00000000000

Reference list

  1. "Skelton arrives at the Stockade" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. "'Like an NBA player': Cousin of ex-Wallabies duo Will Skelton and Peter Betham joins Melbourne Rebels". Rugbypass. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. "Cousin of Wallabies duo Will Skelton and Peter Betham signs with the Melbourne Rebels". Ultimate Rugby. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. "Wests Tigers sign powerful winger on two-year deal". Wests Tigers. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. "Jeral Skelton - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  6. "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.

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