Jarome Luai Height: How tall is Jarome Luai? – Jarome Luai, a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL (National Rugby League) is 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) tall.
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Born on 16 January 1997, Luai played his junior rugby league for the St Marys Saints before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.
He played games for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL under 20s (NYC) between 2015 and 2017, scoring 13 tries and kicking 43 goals.
Luai spent part of the 2017 season playing for Penrith in the New South Wales Cup.
As captain of the Junior Kiwis in May 2017, Luai scored a try in their 46–22 loss to the Junior Kangaroos.
At the 2017 World Cup, Luai was the only member of the Samoan squad without any prior NRL experience.
Luai was set to get his maiden NRL experience after an injury to Nathan Cleary. Unfortunately, Luai was cut from the line-up on gameday in favor of Wayde Egan, who was also on debut.
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Luai made his NRL debut in round 10 against the Newcastle Knights, coming off the bench for 26 minutes.
Luai made 13 NRL games for Penrith in 2019, helping the team finish 10th.
Luai’s breakthrough year for Penrith was 2020. He appeared in 23 games, scoring seven tries and assisting on 23 others as Penrith won the Minor Premiership and advanced to the grand final against the Melbourne Storm, which they lost 26-20.
On 30 May 2021, he was named by New South Wales for Game 1 of the 2021 State of Origin series, in which New South Wales defeated Queensland 50-6.
Luai appeared in 25 NRL games for Penrith in 2021, including the club’s grand final victory over South Sydney.
Luai scored two tries in Penrith’s 32-12 victory over the Sydney Roosters in round 11 of the 2022 NRL season.
New South Wales selected Luai for game one of the 2023 State of Origin series, which was ultimately lost to the Queensland team, on May 22, 2023.
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