Jaxson Rahme (born 4 December 2003) is a
Lebanon international rugby league
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footballer who plays as a forward for the
Wests Tigers in the
NSW Cup
The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve ...
.
Background
Rahme is of
Lebanese descent.
He was educated at
Holy Cross College, Ryde.
[Jaxson gets Schoolboys’ nod]
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He played for Holy Cross Ryde and the Dundas Shamrocks at junior level.[18th man profile]
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Playing career
Club career
Rahme came through the youth system at the Balmain Tigers
The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995 to 1996) are a rugby league club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain, New South Wales, Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and on ...
, playing in the Harold Matthews Cup
The NSWRL Harold Matthews Cup is a junior rugby league competition played in New South Wales between teams made up of players aged under 17. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). The competition is made up ...
in 2019 and the S.G. Ball Cup in 2020 and 2021.[leagueunlimited stats]
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In 2022 he moved to the South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club, also known as the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra, New South Wales, Maroubra that competes in the Nat ...
, playing in their S.G. Ball Cup and their Jersey Flegg Cup side in 2022.Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers is an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West of Sydney and South Western Sydney. The Tigers have competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) since being formed at the end of the 1999 N ...
International career
Rahme was called up to the Australian Schoolboys side in 2021.2021 Rugby League World Cup
The 2021 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC2021) was a collection of world cups in the sport of rugby league, held in England from 15 October to 19 November 2022.
England won hosting rights for the competition on 27 October 2016. The bid received  ...
.
Rahme made his international debut in October 2022 against Ireland
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in Leigh
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Pronounced :
* Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan
** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
* Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Pronounced :
* Leigh, Dorset
* Leigh, Gloucestershire
* Leigh, Kent
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.Ireland's World Cup dream nears end after defeat to Michael Cheika's Lebanon
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References
External links
South Sydney Rabbitohs profileLebanon profile
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2003 births
Living people
Rugby league second-rows
Lebanon national rugby league team players
People educated at Holy Cross College, Ryde
Australian rugby league players
Australian people of Lebanese descent
21st-century Australian sportsmen