Jason Cayless

Jason Cayless
	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Position	Prop
Club
Representative
	Source:

Jason Paul Cayless

NRL and St Helens in the Super League

.

He won the

2002 Telstra Premiership and the 2003 World Club Challenge with the Roosters, and the 2006 Challenge Cup, 2006 Super League Grand Final, 2007 Challenge Cup and the 2007 World Club Challenge with the Saints

.

Background

Cayless was born in

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Maori descent.^[4] He is the younger brother of Nathan Cayless

.

Club career

Parramatta Eels

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 début for

New South Wales Country Origin

.

Sydney Roosters

The following year Cayless moved to the Sydney Roosters and played for them at prop forward in their 2002 NRL Grand Final win over the New Zealand Warriors.

Having won the

2002 NRL Premiership, the Roosters traveled to England to play the 2003 World Club Challenge against Super League champions, St Helens

. Cayless played at prop forward in Sydney's victory.

He played at prop for the Sydney Roosters in the

2003 NRL grand final which was lost to the Penrith Panthers

.

Cayless played for the Roosters at prop forward in their

2004 NRL grand final loss to cross-Sydney rivals, the Bulldogs

.

St Helens

Cayless played for St Helens as a prop forward in their 2006 Challenge Cup Final victory against the Huddersfield Giants.

St Helens reached the

2006 Super League Grand final to be contested against Hull F.C.

and Cayless played as a prop forward in Saints' 26–4 victory.

As 2006 Super League champions, St Helens faced 2006 NRL Premiers the Brisbane Broncos in the 2007 World Club Challenge. Cayless played at prop forward in the Saints' 18–14 victory.

Wests Tigers

After spending four seasons in the Super League, in October 2009 Cayless signed with the Wests Tigers on a two-year contract starting in 2010.^[5] 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.

International career

He made his international début for New Zealand in 2002 and went on to play in ten Test matches for New Zealand.

Highlights

First Grade Debut: Round 21, Parramatta v Wests Tigers at Parramatta Stadium, 25 June 2000
National Representation: 11 Tests for New Zealand
NRL Premiership Winner: 2002 for Sydney Roosters
Super League Championship Winner: 2006 for St Helens
Carnegie Challenge Cup Winner: 2006 for St Helens
World Club Challenge Winner: 2007 for St Helens

References

^ League Central
^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ CAYLESS, JASON PAUL 2002 – 2006 – KIWI #699 Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
^ "Rugby League: Nikau delighted with Maori squad".
^ "Jason Cayless signs two-year deal with Wests Tigers". Fox Sports News (Australia). 14 October 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

External links

[1] League Central

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-2] "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[3] CAYLESS, JASON PAUL 2002 – 2006 – KIWI #699 Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz

[4] "Rugby League: Nikau delighted with Maori squad".

[5] "Jason Cayless signs two-year deal with Wests Tigers". Fox Sports News (Australia). 14 October 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

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