{"id":711558,"date":"2026-06-03T01:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/711558\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T01:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:32:16","slug":"nrl-mnd-support-peter-vlandys-announces-worlds-biggest-birthday-party-for-jai-arrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/711558\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL MND support: Peter V\u2019landys announces world\u2019s biggest birthday party for Jai Arrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Frances Howe\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6ff1e84f2b19a25275bbced84c5f630c0c0bbe6c.png\"  width=\"64\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 bdzZhU\"\/>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI fPBBmK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>AAA<\/p>\n<p>The NRL will throw Jai Arrow the \u201cworld\u2019s biggest birthday party\u201d on July 12, asking supporters to bring donations for MND charities instead of presents.<\/p>\n<p>Arrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and forced into retirement last month, turns 31 on July 12, the same day his former team the Rabbitohs and the Newcastle Knights play at Accor Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An emotional Jai Arrow announces his retirement.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5a2323f3424f73e7196f8f83d0a99663bdf7c2ca.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/>An emotional Jai Arrow announces his retirement.AAP<\/p>\n<p>The plan to throw Arrow a party was decided at a meeting on Tuesday between rugby league powerbrokers Peter V\u2019landys, Andrew Abdo, South Sydney chief executive Blake Solly, Arrow\u2019s agent David Riolo, and Clint Newton of the player\u2019s association.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will throw the biggest birthday party in the world. It will be a huge occasion with the whole game involved. Don\u2019t bring presents. Bring a donation,\u201d V\u2019landys said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a classic case of the game uniting behind our own. We are a family &#8230; We have our differences in rugby league, but we never have our differences when one of our own needs our help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>V\u2019landys said the NRL was still working on a \u201cJai July\u201d concept but will start with the birthday party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to complement the South Sydney club for everything they\u2019re doing. Jai\u2019s manager David Riolo is very passionate. We are working closely with him and Souths and the RLPA &#8230; We are working on many other ideas such as the \u2018Jai July\u2019 concept. 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