Ase Boas

Ase Boas (born 1988) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays for the PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup. A Papua New Guinean representative five-eighth, Boas previously played for the Featherstone Rovers in the Championship. He was a member of PNG's squads at the 2013 and 2017 World Cup tournaments.

Ase Boas
Personal information
Born1988 (age 3233)
Simbu, Papua New Guinea
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–2018 PNG Hunters 89 33 174 1 481
2019 Featherstone Rovers 5 1 2 0 8
2019– PNG Hunters 13 0 18 0 36
Total 107 34 194 1 525
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–18 Papua New Guinea 7 0 11 0 22
As of 22 April 2019
Source: [1]

Playing career

Boas was the captain for the PNG Hunters in the 2017 Queensland Cup season where they won the title. He previously played for the Rabaul Gurias in the PNG domestic competition,[2] which he captained to premiership victory in 2012 before joining the Hunters in 2015. He is the elder brother of fellow PNG representative Watson Boas.

Boas comes from a mixed parentage of East New Britain, Oro and Simbu in Papua New Guinea.

Boas represented Papua New Guinea in rugby league nines at the 2015 Pacific Games.

Boas signed with the Featherstone Rovers for the 2019 season, alongside his brother Watson.[3] He was released for personal reasons after making five appearances for the club.[4]

International caps
CapDateVenueOpponentCompetition TGFGPoints
1
27 October 2013Craven Park, Hull France2013 World Cup
0
0
0
0
2
7 May 2016Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Fiji
0
4/5
0
8
3
6 May 2017Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Cook Islands
0
6/6
0
12
4
28 October 2017PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Wales2017 World Cup
0
0/2
0
0
5
5 November 2017PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Ireland
0
1/1
0
2
6
19 November 2017Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne England
0
0
0
0
7
23 June 2018Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney Fiji
0
0
0
0

References

  1. "Ase Boas". Rugby League Project.
  2. "Every player for every team who will be playing in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup". news.com.au. 23 October 2013.
  3. Vincent, Salome (5 September 2018). "Boas brothers sign with English club". Loop PNG.
  4. "Featherstone release Ase Boas with immediate effect". Love Rugby League. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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