Jarome Luai

Jarome Luai (born 16 January 1997) is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. 
Luai represented Samoa at the 2017 World Cup.
Background.
Luai was born in Sydney, Australia, of Samoan descent through his paternal grandparents (who are from Palauli), and Māori descent through his mother.
He played his junior rugby league for the St Marys Saints before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.
Luai grew up in Mount Druitt along with other members from the Penrith Panthers.
Playing career.
Early career.
Luai played 33 games for the Penrith Panthers in the NYC between 2015 and 2017, scoring 13 tries and kicking 43 goals. Luai spent part of the 2017 season playing for Penrith in the New South Wales Cup. Luai captained the Junior Kiwis in May 2017, scoring a try in their 4622 loss to the Junior Kangaroos. At the 2017 World Cup, Luai was the only member of the Samoan squad without any prior NRL experience. He speculated on his selection, saying "I think you'll find Tyrone May was in the squad originally but due to his injury there was a spot for me." Luai made his Test debut against Tonga on 4 November 2017.
2018.
Following an injury to Nathan Cleary, Luai was named to make his NRL debut off the interchange bench in round 4 of the 2018 NRL season. However, he was cut from the line-up on gameday in favour of Wayde Egan, who was also on debut. Luai made his NRL debut in round 10 against the Newcastle Knights, playing for 26 minutes off the interchange bench. In round 17, Luai started at in his second NRL match in the absence of Nathan Cleary and James Maloney due to State of Origin. His performance in the 364 win, which included two tries and multiple try assists, was heavily praised by the media.
2019.
Luai made 13 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table and missed the finals for the first time in four years.
2020.
Luai had a breakout year for Penrith playing 23 games, scoring seven tries and bagging 23 try assists as the Penrith club claimed the Minor Premiership and reached the 2020 NRL Grand Final. Luai played in the grand final against the Melbourne Storm, losing 2620.