Jacob Host

Jacob Host (born 30 September 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.

Jacob Host

Host in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Jacob Bocco Host
Born	(1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 26) Padstow, New South Wales, Australia
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016–20 St. George Illawarra 51 5 0 0 20 2021– South Sydney 46 4 0 0 16 Total 97 9 0 0 36
Source: ^[1]^[2] As of 25 June 2023

He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League.

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.

Host is also an avid video gamer and streams on Twitch as xhostyy.

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 Cutters 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 playing for St. George Illawarra in 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]

2020

Host scored his first try of the 2020 NRL season in round 16 during a 14-10 loss against the Gold Coast at Kogarah Oval.^[15]

In October 2020, Host signed a three-year contract with South Sydney.^[16]

2021

Host made his club debut for South Sydney in round 1 of the 2021 NRL season against Melbourne which Souths lost 26-18. In round 8 against Canberra, he was sent to the sin bin for a professional foul in South Sydney's 34-20 victory.^[17] Host played a total of 21 games for South Sydney in the 2021 NRL season including the club's 2021 NRL Grand Final defeat against Penrith.^[18]

2022

Host was limited to only eight appearances for South Sydney in the 2022 NRL season. Host did not feature in any of South Sydney's finals matches as they reached the preliminary final before losing to Penrith.^[19]

2023

On 30 March, Host signed a two-year contract extension to remain at Souths until the end of 2025.^[20]

Statistics

*stats correct as of round 12 2023 ^[21]

Year	Team	Games	Tries	Pts
2016	St. George Illawarra Dragons	8	1	4
2017		11	1	4
2018		5
2019		17	1	4
2020		10	2	8
2021	South Sydney Rabbitohs	21	1	4
2022		8
2023		13	3	12
	Totals	93	9	36

References

1. "Jacob Host - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. "Jacob Host - Player Stats". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 4 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. "H". NYC Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. "NYC Team List: Round 7 v Gold Coast Titans". St George Illawarra Dragons. National Rugby League. 12 April 2016. 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. 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. 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. from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
8. . 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. 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. 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. from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
12. Brock, Dominic (6 September 2017). "Dragons 2017 season review". NRL.com. 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. 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. from the original on 8 October 2019.
15. "Brisbane Broncos handed 58-12 NRL loss by Sydney Roosters as Gold Coast beats Dragons". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Australian Associated Press. 28 August 2020. from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
16. "South Sydney swoop on Jacob Host and Taane Milne". Wide World of Sports. Nine Digital. 22 October 2020. from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
17. "South Sydney Rabbitohs claim seventh straight NRL win with 34-20 triumph over Canberra Raiders". ABC News. 29 April 2021.
18. "One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season". www.theguardian.com. 3 October 2021.
19. "Penrith Panthers defeat South Sydney Rabbitohs 32-12 to qualify for third straight NRL grand final". www.abc.net.au.
20. "Sharks flyer inks long-term extension; Souths lock up Host: NRL Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au.
21. https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-premiership/south-sydney-rabbitohs/jacob-host/

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