Elsie Albert

Elsie Albert (born 20 May 1996) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Souths Logan Magpies in the QRL Women's Premiership.

Elsie Albert
Personal information
Born (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996
Nipa, Papua New Guinea
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– St George Illawarra 3 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–19 Papua New Guinea 4 0 0 0 0
2019 Papua New Guinea 9s 3 1 0 0 4
As of 30 November 2020
Source: RLP

She is the captain of the Papua New Guinea national team.

Background

Born in Nipa in the Southern Highlands Province, Albert was a boxer growing up before taking up rugby league in high school.[1][2]

Playing career

On 4 September 2018, Albert played for Papua New Guinea in an NRLW trial game against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium.[3] On 6 October 2018, she made her Test debut for Papua New Guinea in a 4–40 loss to the Prime Minister's XIII in Port Moresby.

On 22 June 2019, she started at prop for Papua New Guinea in their 0–28 loss to Fiji at Leichhardt Oval.[4] In October 2019, she represent Papua New Guinea at the World Cup 9s, scoring a try. On 16 November 2019, she captained Papua New Guinea in their first ever Test victory, a 20–16 win over England in Port Moresby.[5]

In 2020, Albert moved to Australia, joining the Souths Logan Magpies QRL Women's Premiership team.[6] On 24 September 2020, Albert signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[7] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons, becoming the first homegrown Papua New Guinean to play in the competition.[8]

References
  1. "The power behind the Orchids pack". NRL. 16 October 2019.
  2. "Elsie didn't always do it sweet in league". PNG Attitude. 7 October 2020.
  3. "Albert gets award for performance in first game". The National. 4 September 2018.
  4. "PNG's Elsie Albert ready to bring "mongrel" to NRLW". RNZ. 2 October 2020.
  5. "Orchids upset England with last-minute try". NRL. 16 November 2019.
  6. "Props star as Magpies grab opening round Holcim Cup win". Souths Logan Magpies. 3 August 2020.
  7. "Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad". St George Illawarra Dragons. 24 September 2020.
  8. "PNG captain Albert follows role model Hancock to Dragons". St George Illawarra. 24 September 2020.
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