Jared Waerea-Hargreaves announced he will retire after the 2024 NRL season with the Sydney Roosters.
The 35-year-old has played almost 300 NRL games and is on track to become the club’s most capped player this year.
The prop will miss the Roosters’ season opener in Las Vegas as he is serving a seven-game suspension from last year.
Trent Robinson has lauded Jared Waerea-Hargreaves as one of the greatest players in Sydney Roosters history after the prop announced he would leave at the end of the 2024 season after 15 years with the club.
The New Zealand international’s decision to move on comes amid a squeeze for front-row spots at the club with Spencer Leniu arriving over the off-season from premiers Penrith and the emergence of Terrell May, who remains unsigned beyond this season.
The 35-year-old will leave the Roosters with one of the most glittering CVs — four grand finals, three premierships, four minor premierships — and an equally long rap sheet.
Waerea-Hargreaves has been a regular at the judiciary across 298 NRL games and 33 Test appearances, but Robinson said he would not have it any other way.
“Jared is the heart and spirit of our club and he is family to the Roosters,” Robinson said.
“It’s been an absolute pleasure to coach someone that plays the game the way he has for more than a decade.
“He has been a huge part of the club’s success over the last 15 seasons and there’s no question he will go down in history as one of the best forwards to wear the Roosters jersey.
