Billy-Jean Ale
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.
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1991 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of 5 October 2020 Source: RLP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
References
- "Billy-Jean Ale". NZRL.
- "Fetu Samoa to play first women's international in eight years". Loop Samoa. 20 June 2019.
- "Billy Jean doing the family name proud for Warriors". NRL. 20 September 2019.
- "Two debutantes named for Jillaroos clash". NZRL. 25 October 2019.