Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (born 20 January 1989) is a New Zealand professional

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footballer who plays as a for

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in the

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and

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at international level. Waerea-Hargreaves started his NRL career at the

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. He was recruited by the

Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...

, in 2010 and played in that year's

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loss to St. George-Illawarra. He was a member of the

winning Grand Final sides in

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and

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. He has also played for the NRL All Stars.

Early years

Waerea-Hargreaves was born in

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, and is of

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and English descent. He moved to Australia as a youth. Waerea-Hargreaves first made a name for himself playing schoolboy

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, through some impressive performances in the AIC competition, making the AIC rep side which played the GPS rep side. Waerea-Hargreaves joined the Waratahs Academy in Sydney. Waerea-Hargreaves played for

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at the

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in Ireland alongside future-

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players, such as

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, Pat McCabe and

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Playing career

Waerea-Hargreaves was signed by the

recruitment manager,

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, despite never having played rugby league. Waerea-Hargreaves played in the Sea Eagles

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team in 2008 and 2009.

2009

Waerea-Hargreaves made his

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debut against the

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in round 9, playing off the interchange bench in the Sea Eagles 22–20 win at

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. In his next match, in round 15, Waerea-Hargreaves scored his first NRL career try in the Sea Eagles 20–14 victory over the

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. Waerea-Hargreaves played 6 matches and scored a try during the

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. He was also named in the Toyota Cup team of the year. He was selected as part of the

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Four Nations squad and made his debut against

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. Waerea-Hargreaves scored two tries against

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in the Kiwis 62–12 win at

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2010

Waerea-Hargreaves joined the

in 2010 on a three-year deal. He was selected to play for New Zealand from the interchange bench in the ANZAC Test, in their 12–8 loss. In week 1 of the finals, against

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, Waerea-Hargreaves was on a receiving end of big hit from Simon Dwyer. The Roosters won 19–15 in golden point extra time due to a

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70-metre intercept try. Waerea-Hargreaves played off the interchange bench in the

2010 NRL Grand Final The 2010 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2010 NRL season. Played on Sunday, 3 October at Sydney's ANZ Stadium, the match was contested by the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters. It was ...

, losing 32–8 to the

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. He played in 19 matches for the Roosters in

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. Waerea-Hargreaves played a match for New Zealand in the Four Nations, a 76–12 victory over

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2011

In round 25, against the

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, Waerea-Hargreaves scored his first club try for the Roosters in the 36–25 win at the SFS. He played in 21 matches and scored a try for the

. Waerea-Hargreaves was selected in the New Zealand Four Nations squad.

2012

On 6 February, Waerea-Hargreaves played for the NRL All Stars on the interchange bench in the 28–12 win over the Indigenous All Stars. He played in 23 matches and scored 3 tries in

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. Waerea-Hargreaves played off the interchange bench in the October test against Australia.

2013

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves at the Arboretum

For the

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, Waerea-Hargreaves played for New Zealand at prop in their 32–12 loss. In round 9, he copped a 5-week suspension after being sent off for a head tackle against the Sea Eagles. Waerea-Hargreaves played prop in his second

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against the Sea Eagles, the Roosters winning 26–18. Waerea-Hargreaves played in 21 matches and scored a try in the Roosters' successful

He played for the Kiwis in all 7 matches of the

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including the 34–2 loss to Australia in the final.

2014

In round 11, against the

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, Waerea-Hargreaves played his 100th NRL career match in the Roosters 32–12 win. In round 19, against the

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at the SFS, he played his 100th match for the Roosters in the 32–12 win. Waerea-Hargreaves finished off the 2014 season with him playing in 26 matches and scoring a try. In December, the

offered Waerea-Hargreaves a multimillion-dollar contract but ended negotiations after he failed to meet a deadline.

2015

On 24 January, Waerea-Hargreaves was the co-captain of Roosters

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squad alongside

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. On 13 February, he played for the NRL All Stars in the 2015 All Stars match. The NRL All Stars lost 20–6 to the Indigenous All Stars. In round 23, against the

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, Waerea-Hargreaves scored one of the best solo tries of the season, scoring a crucial try by steamrolling two defenders and brushed off two more to score next to the posts in the Roosters 28–18 win. In the next match against the

, his season ended after he suffered a knee injury. Waerea-Hargreaves finished the

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with him playing in 19 matches and scoring 2 tries.

2016

In round 9, against the

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, Waerea-Hargreaves made his return for the Roosters from injury, playing off the interchange bench in the 38–0 win at the Sydney Football Stadium. Waerea-Hargreaves finished the

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with him playing in 14 matches for the Roosters. On 6 September 2016, Waerea-Hargreaves was added to the

train-on squad for the

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2017

Waerea-Hargreaves played in every game of the

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for the Roosters as the club fell one game short of a grand final appearance suffering a shock defeat by North Queensland in the preliminary final 29–16.

2018

Waerea-Hargreaves was part of the Easts side which won their 4th minor premiership in 6 seasons. On 30 September, Waerea-Hargreaves played in Eastern Suburbs 21–6 victory over Melbourne in the

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winning his second premiership as a player.

2019

In round 17 against North Queensland, Waerea-Hargreaves was placed on report in the club's 15–12 loss at the

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after allegedly headbutting North Queensland player

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. Waerea-Hargreaves was later cleared of any wrongdoing but was initially facing a two match ban. In round 25 against arch rivals South Sydney, Waerea-Hargreaves was placed on report after hitting Souths player

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with a late tackle around the head which left Knight bleeding on the ground. The Roosters would go on to lose the match 16–10 at

. In the qualifying final against South Sydney, Waerea-Hargreaves was placed on report and later suspended for one match after being found guilty of tripping Souths player James Roberts. Waerea-Hargreaves missed the club's preliminary final victory over Melbourne but played in the

2019 NRL Grand Final The 2019 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2019 National Rugby League season and was played at Sydney's ANZ Stadium. The match was contested between defending premiers the Sydney Roosters and the Canberra ...

where the

won the match 14–8 against the

. It was the club's second consecutive premiership and the third premiership for Waerea-Hargreaves as a player. On 22 November 2019, it was announced that Waerea-Hargreaves had signed a three-year contract extension to keep him at the club until the end of the 2023 season.

2020

Waerea-Hargreaves played 18 games for the club in the

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. They fell short of a third successive premiership losing to Canberra in the elimination final.

2021

Waerea-Hargreaves played a total of 23 games for the Sydney Roosters in the

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including the club's two finals matches. The Sydney Roosters would be eliminated from the second week of the finals losing to Manly 42-6.

2022

In round 24 of the

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, Waerea-Hargreaves was sent to the sin bin for a dangerous high tackle during the Sydney Roosters upset victory over

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. In the elimination final, Waerea-Hargreaves was sent to the sin bin for a dangerous tackle in the club's upset defeat to arch-rivals South Sydney which ended their season. In the third group stage match at the

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, Waerea-Hargreaves was sent to the sin bin for a stiff arm to the head of Dan Norman during New Zealand's 48-10 victory over the Republic of Ireland.

2023

Waerea-Hargreaves signed a one-year extension with the club for the 2024 season. In round 26 of the

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, Waerea-Hargreaves was placed on report for a high tackle on Wests Tigers player

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. Waerea-Hargreaves was later suspended for seven matches, which ended his season.

2024

Waerea-Hargreaves announced on 20 February that he would depart the Sydney Roosters at the end of the season. A day later it was announced that

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signed the prop for the 2025 season. In round 10 of the

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, Waerea-Hargreaves played his 300th game for the Sydney Roosters in their 38-18 victory over the New Zealand Warriors. Waerea-Hargreaves would go outright first for most games played for the club during their round 18 match against St. George Illawarra. Waerea-Hargreaves was sin binned during the game. Waerea-Hargreaves played 18 games for the Sydney Roosters in his final season at the club including their preliminary final defeat against Melbourne.

2025 and retirement

On 14 April, Hargreaves announced that 2025 will be his final year of playing rugby league, and that he will be retiring at the end of the

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. On 7 June, he played in Hull Kingston Rovers 8-6 Challenge Cup final victory over Warrington. It was the clubs first major trophy in 40 years.

Statistics

References

External links

Sydney Roosters profile2017 RLWC profile
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