Jarrod Sammut (born 15 February 1987) is a
Maltese international
rugby league
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footballer who plays as a or for the
Barrow Raiders in the
BetFred Championship
The Championship, known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a professional rugby league competition. It is the second-tier competition organised by the Rugby Football League, the governing body for the sport in England, ...
.
He previously played as a for the
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrit ...
in the
NRL, and played for
Crusaders RL,
Bradford Bulls
The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predom ...
,
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and the
Wigan Warriors
The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League.
Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Northern Rugby Football Union followin ...
in the
Super League. Sammut spent time on loan from the
Wildcats at
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England, who play in the Championship. Featherstone is a former coal mining town with a population of around 16,000 and Rovers are one of the last "smal ...
,
London
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and
Workington Town
Workington Town R.L.F.C. is a semi-professional rugby league club playing in Workington in west Cumbria.
Their stadium is Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team.
They became Rugby League Champions in 1951 and ...
in the
Championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
. He joined
Workington on a permanent deal in the
Kingstone Press Championship. He has also played for the
Broncos
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The harder they buck, the more desirable they are for rod ...
and the
Leigh Centurions in the
second tier. Sammut is a
dual-code international for Malta, having represented both the
Malta national rugby league team
The Malta national rugby league team (nicknamed the Knights) represent Malta in international rugby league football competitions. They have been competing since 2004.
All-time results record
Below is table of the official representative rugby le ...
and the
Malta national rugby union team
The Malta national rugby union team are governed by the Malta Rugby Football Union (MRFU). Although Malta has yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, the island state has made remarkable progression since its first international in 2000.
It i ...
.
Early life
Sammut was born in
Blacktown
Blacktown is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Blacktown is located west of the Sydney central business district. It is one of the most multicultural places within Great ...
,
New South Wales
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, Australia to parents Darren and Kim. He is of
Indigenous Australian
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descent through his mother, and
Maltese descent through his paternal grandparents.
He was educated at
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown and played junior rugby league for the
Doonside Roos
Doonside Roos Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Doonside, New South Wales formed in 1968.
Notable Juniors
Notable First Grade Players that have played at Doonside Roos include:
*Jarrod Sammut (2007- ...
.
Playing career
Penrith Panthers
Sammut was a member of the
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrit ...
squad that defeated
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...
in the 2006
Jersey Flegg Cup grand final. He made his NRL début for the Panthers on 4 August 2007 against the
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league club based in Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are one of nine existing tea ...
. On 30 September 2007, Sammut captained the Panthers' side in their
Jersey Flegg Cup Grand Final, scoring 1 try, 3 goals, and 1 field goal in their 19-14 win over the
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League.
The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...
.
Crusaders RL
In April 2010, Sammut was released from the final year of his Panthers' contract to join the
Crusaders
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in the
Super League on a two and a half year contract until the end of 2012.
His arrival in Wales was delayed by
volcanic ash
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and a broken down plane. The delay meant that Sammut made it to Wales only one day before the team headed to
Edinburgh
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for the
Magic Weekend
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.
Despite the late arrival and
jet lag
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, Sammut scored a try in his Crusaders debut.
Bradford Bulls
Sammut joined the
Bradford Bulls
The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predom ...
in 2012 on a one-year contract. During the 2013 pre-season, he signed a new two-tier extension to his contract.
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
After playing for the Bradford Bulls in a 2014 pre-season match, Sammut signed a two-year contract with the
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on 14 February 2014, one day before the start of the Super League season.
On 25 June 2014, Sammut joined
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England, who play in the Championship. Featherstone is a former coal mining town with a population of around 16,000 and Rovers are one of the last "smal ...
on a dual-registration. He played in their match against the
North Wales Crusaders (the successor of his former club), kicking 10 goals from 10 attempts.
On 26 February 2015, Sammut joined the
London Broncos on a dual-registration.
Workington Town
On 23 December 2015, Sammut signed with
Workington Town
Workington Town R.L.F.C. is a semi-professional rugby league club playing in Workington in west Cumbria.
Their stadium is Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team.
They became Rugby League Champions in 1951 and ...
.
London Broncos
Sammut signed a two-year deal with the
London Broncos on 25 October 2016.
Leigh Centurions
On 5 December 2019 it was announced that Sammut would join the
Leigh Centurions.
Barrow Raiders
On 3 December 2021, it was reported that he had signed for
Barrow Raiders in the
RFL Championship.
Representative career
Rugby League
Sammut made his Test début for
Malta
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on 8 October 2006 in their match against
Lebanon
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.
His 36-point haul against
Norway
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in the
2011 European Shield
The competition reverted to a three-team format in 2011, with most of the nations from the 2010 competition taking part in qualifying for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Two new teams, Malta and Norway were promoted to the competition having cont ...
equaled the record for most points scored by a player in an international match, according to the
RLEF. Sammut was named in Malta's train-on squad for their 28 October 2016 Test match against
Thailand
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. The match was cancelled following the death of Thailand's King
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
.
Sammut has also represented Malta in non-Test matches. On 19 October 2007, he scored a try against the
Royal Logistic Corps
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History
The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed on 5 April 1993, by the union of five British Army corps:
* Royal Engine ...
' rugby league team. In October 2009, Sammut represented Malta in the Australian Mediterranean (Aus-Med) Shield at
Marconi Stadium
Marconi Stadium is a soccer stadium in Sydney, Australia. It is the home ground for Marconi Stallions, as well as regularly hosting matches for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC National Youth League and W-League teams.
Marconi Stallions
Althou ...
in Sydney, a tournament made up completely of Australian residents, such as
Blake Austin,
John Skandalis and
Cameron Ciraldo
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. Sammut played in both of Malta's games, against
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
and
Portugal
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.
Rugby Union
On 25 October 2008, Sammut represented the
Malta national rugby union team
The Malta national rugby union team are governed by the Malta Rugby Football Union (MRFU). Although Malta has yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, the island state has made remarkable progression since its first international in 2000.
It i ...
in their
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying match against
Croatia
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. He kicked 3 penalty goals and 1 conversion for a total of 11 points in Malta's 16-18 loss. Sammut was to also play against
Sweden on 1 November 2008, but was pulled from the game after the
NRL learned he was playing union, not league.
Club statistics
Personal life
Jarrod is married to Jessica. They were married in October 2017 in Santorini. They have 2 sons together, Jardii (born in 2014) and Jax (born in 2015).
References
External links
Wigan Warriors profileSL profileLondon Broncos profilePenrith Panthers profileSammut at Rleague.com
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1987 births
Living people
Australian people of Maltese descent
Australian rugby league players
Australian rugby union players
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
Maltese expatriate sportspeople in England
Barrow Raiders players
Bradford Bulls players
Crusaders Rugby League players
Dual-code rugby internationals
Featherstone Rovers players
Leigh Leopards players
London Broncos players
Malta national rugby league team players
Penrith Panthers players
Rugby league five-eighths
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league halfbacks
Rugby league players from Blacktown
Rugby union players from Blacktown
Wakefield Trinity players
Windsor Wolves players
Workington Town players