NRL changes rules to allow Jai Arrow to 'play' 100 games for Souths
The Rabbitohs successfully petition the NRL to change the league's interchange rules to allow Jai Arrow to take the field for his 99th and 100th games for South Sydney in the last two rounds of the year.
The National Rugby League (NRL) has introduced new interchange rules to enable Jai Arrow, 31, to play the last two games of the 2026 regular season for South Sydney, bringing his total to 100 games for the team. Arrow was forced to retire medically after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. The Rabbitohs face their former club, the Titans, on the Gold Coast and then the Sydney Roosters in Sydney.
Arrow will make brief appearances in rounds 26 and 27 to reach the milestone, after which he will be substituted out. The former Queensland representative has been named co-captain alongside Cameron Murray. The Rabbitohs requested special dispensation from the NRL to include Arrow in their team list and rotation. Arrow has been honored with multiple birthday celebrations and fundraising efforts amounting to over $1 million to support him and his young daughter.
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