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After playing a key role in helping the South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a> reach the finals in the SG Ball Cup<\/a> competition earlier this year, young playmaker Taj Alvarez has landed his maiden NRL<\/a> contract.<\/p>\n Preparing for the future, the Rabbitohs have handed a long-term contract to Alvarez, who won the club’s Players’ Player of the Year in the Under-19s competition after playing in all 11 matches and scoring 13 tries and kicking one conversion.<\/p>\n This contract will see him progress to the club’s development list in 2028 before moving onto the Top 30 roster for the 2029 NRL<\/a> season.<\/p>\n On a New South Wales Rugby League<\/a> <\/a>(NSWRL) contract for the next two years, Alvarez recently made his Jersey Flegg Cup<\/a> debut but won’t play again this season after being sidelined with an injury he sustained at the Under-18s ASSRL National Championships.<\/p>\n Formerly a halfback before making the switch to five-eighth a couple of years ago, Alvarez has shown that he has a ton of potential despite only joining the Rabbitohs this season and has provided a lethal combination with Matthew Humphries.<\/p>\n A Terrigal-Wamberal Sharks junior, he has been compared to Canterbury Bulldogs<\/a> legend Terry Lamb and is still only 18 years of age, meaning he is eligible to play in the SG Ball Cup<\/a> again in 2026.<\/p>\n “This club has helped me out so much, given me the opportunity,” he said in a recent interview with Rabbitohs Media.<\/p>\n “I love all the boys, they’re all great, all the coaching staff. I couldn’t thank them any more.<\/p>\n “It was great to get my first year of rep footy with the (Rabbitohs) boys. They’re a great bunch.”<\/p>\n
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