Live: Touching scenes as supercoach helps Jai Arrow dress for 99th Souths game
The NRL has bent its rules to allow Jai Arrow to briefly take the field as South Sydney faces his previous club, the Gold Coast Titans. Follow live.
The NRL has permitted Jai Arrow to play a brief cameo game for South Sydney against his former club, the Gold Coast Titans. Arrow, who is battling motor neurone disease, will start the game as co-captain before being substituted by Cameron Murray. Arrow is reportedly feeling immense nerves for the occasion, as he has never been this anxious before.
He is sitting up front during the pre-game bus ride, ready to be assisted by coach Wayne Bennett to change into his kit. This is Arrow's 99th game for the Rabbitohs, and the team has been granted an additional substitution for the final two matches of the regular season to ensure he reaches the milestone. The game will be featured in a live blog, along with stats in the ScoreCentre and radio coverage.
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