Jeral Skelton

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Jeral Skelton
BornJeral Skelton
(1999-04-08) 8 April 1999 (age 26)
Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb)
Notable relative(s)Peter Betham (cousin)
Will Skelton (cousin)
Cameron Skelton (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position Flanker / Centre
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–2022 Rebels 2 (0)
Correct as of 30 May 2022
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2017–2020 Australia Sevens 18
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023–24 Canterbury Bulldogs 8 4 0 0 16
2025– Wests Tigers 15 10 0 0 40
Total 23 14 0 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024 Samoa 2 0 0 0 0

Jeral Skelton (born 8 April 1999) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.

Skelton played his junior rugby for Wests Rugby and played rugby sevens for the Australia national rugby sevens team between 2017 and 2020, before switching to the 15-man code, joining the Melbourne Rebels in 2020, who he would play for until 2022.[1][2][3]

He played eight NRL games for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2023-24. In August 2024 Skelton signed a two-year deal with the Wests Tigers from 2025.[4] Skelton played 15 matches for the Wests Tigers and scored ten tries in the 2025 NRL season as the club finished 13th on the table.[5]

NRL statistics

Year Team Games Tries Pts
2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 3 1 4
2024 5 2 8
2025 Wests Tigers 15 10 40
Totals 23 14 56

source:[6]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 30 May 2022[7]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2020 AURebels00000000000
2021 AURebels202370000000
2021 TTRebels00000000000
2022Rebels00000000000

Reference list

  1. ↑ "Skelton arrives at the Stockade" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "'Like an NBA player': Cousin of ex-Wallabies duo Will Skelton and Peter Betham joins Melbourne Rebels". Rugbypass. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Cousin of Wallabies duo Will Skelton and Peter Betham signs with the Melbourne Rebels". Ultimate Rugby. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Wests Tigers sign powerful winger on two-year deal". Wests Tigers. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Mole's season review: Late season form proved Wests Tigers 'fell apart' after Galvin 'squabble'". www.nine.com.au.
  6. ↑ "Jeral Skelton - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.