Pat Jarvis
Encyclopedia
Pat Jarvis is an Australian former rugby league
footballer, a state
and national
representative front-row forward.
- the St. George Dragons
, Canterbury Bulldogs
, Eastern Suburbs Roosters
and North Sydney Bears
as well as with St Helens RLFC in Britain.
A local Arncliffe junior Jarvis was graded with the St George Dragons in 1980 and played seven season with the club. He played in the forwards, appearing in the Dragons side that lost the 1985 Grand Final.
for game I of 1984
and played all three matches that year and in 1985
with two later appearances in 1987.
His sole Australian representative
appearance was a Test match on the 1983 tour of New Zealand
. He made himself unavailable for further tours due to work commitments.
While playing football, Jarvis also served in the New South Wales Police Force and in 2008, rugby league's centennial year in Australia, he was named as a reserve in a NSW Police team of the century.
He is a Scientologist
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer, a state
New South Wales Rugby League team
The New South Wales rugby league team has represented the Australian state of New South Wales in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1907. Administered by the New South Wales Rugby League, the team competes in the annual State of Origin series against arch-rivals, the...
and national
Australian national rugby league team
The Australian national rugby league team have represented Australia in senior men's rugby league football competition since the establishment of the game in Australia in 1908. Administered by the Australian Rugby League, the Kangaroos' are ranked number one in the RLIF World Rankings...
representative front-row forward.
Club career
His twelve-year club career was played at four Sydney clubs New South Wales Rugby League premiershipNew South Wales Rugby League premiership
The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition established in Australia. Run by the New South Wales Rugby League from 1908 until 1994, the premiership was the state's and later the country's elite rugby league competition...
- the St. George Dragons
St. George Dragons
The St George Dragons was an Australian Rugby league football club in St George, Sydney, New South Wales that played in Australia's top-level Rugby league competition from New South Wales Rugby Football League in 1921 until 1998; in 1999 they formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers,...
, Canterbury Bulldogs
Canterbury Bulldogs
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions...
, Eastern Suburbs Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
and North Sydney Bears
North Sydney Bears
The North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. They currently compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 92 years of top-grade competition. The Bears are based on...
as well as with St Helens RLFC in Britain.
A local Arncliffe junior Jarvis was graded with the St George Dragons in 1980 and played seven season with the club. He played in the forwards, appearing in the Dragons side that lost the 1985 Grand Final.
Representative career
He debuted for the New South Wales Blues in State of OriginRugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
for game I of 1984
1984 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 1984 State of Origin series was the 3rd annual series contested between the representative rugby league football teams of New South Wales and Queensland under "state of origin" selection rules...
and played all three matches that year and in 1985
1985 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 1985 State of Origin series was the 6th annual series contested between New South Wales and Queensland. It was the year that New South Wales finally ended Queensland's siege of supremacy.-Game I:...
with two later appearances in 1987.
His sole Australian representative
Australian national rugby league team
The Australian national rugby league team have represented Australia in senior men's rugby league football competition since the establishment of the game in Australia in 1908. Administered by the Australian Rugby League, the Kangaroos' are ranked number one in the RLIF World Rankings...
appearance was a Test match on the 1983 tour of New Zealand
New Zealand national rugby league team
The New Zealand national rugby league team has represented New Zealand in rugby league football since intercontinental competition began for the sport in 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name...
. He made himself unavailable for further tours due to work commitments.
While playing football, Jarvis also served in the New South Wales Police Force and in 2008, rugby league's centennial year in Australia, he was named as a reserve in a NSW Police team of the century.
He is a Scientologist
Scientology
Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by science fiction and fantasy author L. Ron Hubbard , starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics...
.