16 Facts About Jacob Host

Jacob Host was born on 30 September 1996 and is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League.

Jacob Host previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

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

From 2014 to 2016, Jacob Host played for the St George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team.

In round 9 of the 2016 NRL season, Jacob Host made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the New Zealand Warriors.

Jacob Host was a member of the Illawarra Cutters side who won the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Grand Final.

Jacob 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.

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

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

In October 2020, Jacob Host signed a three-year contract with South Sydney.

Jacob 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.

Jacob Host was limited to only eight appearances for South Sydney in the 2022 NRL season.

Jacob Host did not feature in any of South Sydney's finals matches as they reached the preliminary final before losing to Penrith.

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

Jacob Host played a total of 17 games for Souths in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 9th on the table and missed the finals.

Jacob Host played 14 games for South Sydney in the 2024 NRL season as the club endured a difficult campaign finishing 16th on the table.