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Emotional scenes as Jai Arrow appears forSouths three months after MND diagnosis

Rabbitoh granted NRL dispensation to appear in 99th game for club

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Mike Hytner29 Aug 2026, 05:27 amUpdated 1d ago1 min readSportsGlobal

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Emotional scenes as Jai Arrow appears for Souths three months after MND diagnosis

Rabbitoh granted NRL dispensation to appear in 99th game for club

Forward will join 100 club next week against Roosters

Jai Arrow made a brief but heartwarming return to an NRL field on Saturday as the forward brought up his 99th game for South Sydney Rabbitohs in an emotionally charged appearance that paves the way for him to reach his 100-game milestone next week.

Arrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) earlier this year and immediately announced his retirement from rugby league, leaving him on 98 appearances for the club.