Jacob Host to Join the Saints

The Saints are set to welcome highly experienced NRL back-rower Jacob Host to their squad for the 2026 and 2027 seasons.

The 29-year-old joins after ten seasons in the NRL, bringing size, power, and valuable experience to the Saints’ forward pack.

After making his debut with St George Illawarra Dragons in 2016, the tall Aussie played for the Dragons for five seasons before making the move over to the South Sydney Rabbitohs, where he has been playing for the last five seasons.

With some big game pedigree under his belt, Host featured in the 2021 NRL Grand Final for Souths against Penrith Panthers, coming off the bench and playing significant minutes in a dramatic 14-12 defeat. A missed last-minute conversion almost took the game into golden point.

The six foot, three inches tall back-rower has made 119 appearances in the NRL, scoring 11 times.

As a junior, Host represented the Australian Schoolboys and New South Wales Under-18s, and was named in the Junior Kangaroos squad in 2016. That same year, he helped Illawarra Cutters to the NSW Cup premiership and was named in the NSW Cup Team of the Year.

In 2022, he was awarded the Bob McCarthy Clubman of the Year, recognising his contributions on and off the field.