Billy-Jean Ale

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Billy-Jean Ale
Personal information
Born (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 33)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019 New Zealand Warriors 30000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2011–19 Samoa 21004
2019 New Zealand 10000
Source: RLP
As of 5 October 2020

Billy-Jean Ale (born 8 May 1991) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a prop, she has represented Samoa and New Zealand.

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Background

Born in Auckland, Ale played her junior rugby league for the Mt Albert Lions.

Playing career

In 2008, at 17-years old, she was a development player in New Zealand's World Cup-winning squad but did not play a game. [1]

In 2011, Ale represented Samoa against Australia in Apia. [2] On 22 June 2019, she represented Samoa in their 8–46 loss to New Zealand, scoring a try.

In September 2019, Ale joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's Premiership, she made her debut for the Warriors in a 16–12 win over the Sydney Roosters. [3]

On 25 October 2019, she made her debut for New Zealand, coming off the bench in an 8–28 loss to Australia. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Billy-Jean Ale". NZRL.
  2. ↑ "Fetu Samoa to play first women's international in eight years". Loop Samoa. 20 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Billy Jean doing the family name proud for Warriors". NRL. 20 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Two debutantes named for Jillaroos clash". NZRL. 25 October 2019.
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