Jason Cayless

Jason Cayless
Cayless playing for St Helens in 2008
Personal information
Full name Jason Paul Cayless
Born 15 January 1980 (1980-01-15) (age 32)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–2002 Parramatta Eels 24 0 0 0 0
2002–2005 Sydney Roosters 83 4 0 0 16
2006–2009 St Helens 71 7 0 0 28
2010 Wests Tigers 3 0 0 0 0
Total 181 11 0 0 44
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001 City Origin 1 0 0 0 0
2002–2006 New Zealand 10 0 0 0 0
As of 31 March 2010
Source: League Central RLP

Jason Paul Cayless[1] (born 15 January 1980 in Sydney, Australia) is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A New Zealand international representative prop forward, he is the younger brother of Parramatta Eels great, Nathan Cayless. He played his club football for the Sydney Roosters, with whom he won the 2002 Telstra Premiership, the Parramatta Eels, and St. Helens, with whom he won the 2006 Challenge Cup and 2006 Super League Grand Final, before finishing his career with the Wests Tigers.

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Playing career

Cayless started his career in the National Rugby League with the Parramatta Eels alongside his older brother, Nathan Cayless, who had already been with the club for three years. In 2001 he made his representative debut for New South Wales Country Origin. The following year Cayless moved to the Sydney Roosters and played for them in their Grand Final win over the New Zealand Warriors. He made his international debut for New Zealand in 2002 and went on to play in ten Test matches for his country. He played at prop for the Sydney Roosters in the 2003 NRL grand final which was lost to the Penrith Panthers.

After spending four seasons in Super League, in October 2009 Cayless signed with the Wests Tigers on a two year contract starting in 2010.[2] He started the first three games of the season from the bench, but injuries saw him make no further appearances for the Tigers in 2010. He announced his retirement before the start of the 2011 season.

Career highlights

References

  1. ^ CAYLESS, JASON PAUL 2002 - 2006 - KIWI #699 nzleague.co.nz
  2. ^ "Jason Cayless signs two-year deal with Wests Tigers". Fox Sports News (Australia). 14 october 2009. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26210341-23214,00.html. Retrieved 14 October 2009. 

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