Jacob Host

Jacob Host (born 30 September 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row, prop and lock for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

Jacob "Hosty" Host
Personal information
Full nameJacob Host
Born (1996-09-03) 3 September 1996
Padstow, New South Wales, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Prop, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– St. George Illawarra 48 3 0 0 12
As of 28 August 2019
Source: [1][2]

Background

Host was born in Padstow, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for Renown United, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.


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Playing career

Early career

From 2014 to 2016, Host played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team.[3][4] On 25 July 2014, he re-signed with the Dragons on a 3-year contract.[5] In November and December 2014, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[6]

2016

In round 9 of the 2016 NRL season, Host made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the New Zealand Warriors.[7][8] In September, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[9] He was a member of the Illawarra Cutters side who won the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Grand Final. The following week he was part of the Cuuters side which won the state championship match against Queensland Cup winners Burleigh Bears.[10][11]

2017

Host made 11 appearances for St George in 2017 as the club went from sitting third on the table at the halfway mark of the season to end up finishing a disappointing ninth place missing the finals. Between Rounds 13 and 26, the club only managed to win 4 games including a final round loss against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs where St George only needed to win the match to finish in eighth place and make the finals.[12]

2018

Host managed to only make 5 appearances for St George in 2018 and mainly featured for the Intrust Super Premiership NSW side instead.

2019

Host made a total of 17 appearances for St George in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished second last on the table.[13][14]

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References
  1. "Jacob Host - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. "Jacob Host - Player Stats". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. "H". NYC Database. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. "NYC Team List: Round 7 v Gold Coast Titans". St George Illawarra Dragons. National Rugby League. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  5. "Dragons Re-Sign Local Australian Schoolboys". St George Illawarra Dragons. National Rugby League. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  6. Tarbert, Kristine (14 August 2014). "Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. "Updated team lists: Warriors v Dragons". NRL.com. National Rugby League. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  8. "Late Mail: Round 9 v New Zealand Warriors". St George Illawarra Dragons. National Rugby League. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  9. "2016 Intrust Super Cup Team of the Year". Zero Tackle. 26 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  10. Brady, Jack (21 September 2016). "Mounties v Cutters: ISP Grand Final preview". NRL.com. National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  11. Jennings, Mitchell (2 October 2016). "Illawarra Cutters flog Burleigh Bears in Interstate Championship decider". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  12. Brock, Dominic (6 September 2017). "Dragons 2017 season review". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018.
  13. Chisholm, Ed (2 September 2019). "Paul McGregor facing the axe as St. George Illawarra Dragons coach following horror season". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019.
  14. Mobbs, Jay-Anna (16 May 2019). "St George Illawarra Dragons' Jacob Host confident for round 10". Mudgee Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019.
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