Jarrod Saffy

Jarrod Saffy

Saffy playing with the Dragons in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1984-10-24) 24 October 1984 (age 32) Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–07 Wests Tigers 8 0 0 0 0 2008–10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 53 1 0 0 4 Total 61 1 0 0 4
Rugby union
Position	Flanker, Number 8
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–13 Melbourne Rebels 35 2 0 0 10 2013– US Bressane 0 0 0 0 0 Total 35 2 0 0 10
As of 15 July 2013 Source: RLP

Jarrod Saffy (born 24 October 1984 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He played league for St George Illawarra Dragons (NRL), before switching to rugby with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2011 Super Rugby season.

Saffy moved to Australia as a 15-year-old and continued playing rugby union at St Joseph's, Hunters Hill. He represented the Australian Schoolboys, Australian under 21s and the Australian Sevens in rugby union as well as spending some time playing for the NSW Waratahs Academy and Sydney University Football Club.

As he has played sevens for Australia he is tied to them in Rugby Union.

Saffy switched to rugby league to progress faster and made his debut in first grade in rugby league in the final round 26 match of 2006 for the Wests Tigers. He made seven first grade appearances for the Tigers in 2007. Saffy played rugby league at second-row and also at prop-forward.

He played in the Dragons' 2010 NRL Grand Final-winning team, and thus became the second South African-born player to win a premiership.

He is eligible to represent Lebanon as well as his native South Africa and he is also eligible to represent Australia in Rugby League.