Jeral Skelton

Jeral Skelton

Birth name	Jeral Skelton
Date of birth	(1999-04-08) 8 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Peter Betham (cousin) Will Skelton (cousin) Cameron Skelton (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) 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
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023–24 Canterbury Bulldogs 8 4 0 0 16 2025– Wests Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 Total 8 4 0 0 16 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2024 Samoa 1 0 0 0 0

Jeral Skelton (born 8 April 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL), and Samoa at international level.

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 2 year deal with the Wests Tigers from 2025.^[4]

NRL statistics

Year	Team	Games	Tries	Pts
2023	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	3	1	4
2024		5	2	8
2025	Wests Tigers
	Totals	8	3	12

source: ^[5]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 30 May 2022^[6]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2020 AU	Rebels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021 AU	Rebels	2	0	2	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021 TT	Rebels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Rebels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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. "Jeral Skelton - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
6. "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.

External links

• Rugby.com.au profile
• Jeral Skelton at ItsRugby.co.uk