NRL approves special rule change for Jai Arrow to reach 100-game milestone
The NRL has approved special rule changes allowing Jai Arrow to play two final games for South Sydney to reach 100 appearances before leaving due to MND.
Jai Arrow will make cameo appearances in South Sydney's final two regular season matches after the NRL approved a special rule change for the occasion. The appearances will allow Arrow to reach 100 games for the Rabbitohs. Arrow is leaving the club due to MND (motor neurone disease).
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Jai Arrow to ‘play’ final two Rabbitohs games after special rule change
The NRL has approved special rule changes to allow Jai Arrow to play two more games for South Sydney in order to reach a club milestone.
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Rabbitoh Jai Arrow to play 100th game after leaving with MND
Jai Arrow will make cameo appearances in the final two rounds of the regular season in order to reach 100 games for South Sydney.
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‘I’ll cry my eyes out’: Jai Arrow will take the field for South Sydney again. Expect tears
The Rabbitohs have received the NRL’s blessing to let Arrow “play” the final two matches of the regular season and finish his career on 100 appearances for the club.