Watson Boas

Watson Boas (born 1994) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half for Doncaster in Betfred League 1.

Watson Boas
Personal information
BornNovember 1994 (age 26)
Papua New Guinea
Height5 ft 9 in (176 cm)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg)
Playing information
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–18 PNG Hunters 66 20 10 0 100
2019 Featherstone Rovers 11 4 14 0 44
2019(loan) Doncaster 17 9 0 0 36
2020– Doncaster 3 1 0 0 0
Total 97 34 24 0 180
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–Present Papua New Guinea 9 6 0 0 24
2019– Papua New Guinea 9s 3 1 0 0 4
As of 20 October 2019
Source: [1]

He previously played for the Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship, PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup, and represented the Papua New Guinean national team, most notably at the 2017 World Cup.

Background

Boas was born in Madang, Madang, Papua New Guinea.

Playing career

Boas previously played for the Agmark Gurias in the PNGNRL and Royals club in East New Britain Rugby League. He is the younger brother of fellow PNG representative Ase Boas.[2] Since his first cap in 2016, Boas has played many fixtures for the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team.

His natural athletic ability saw him garner interest from English Rugby League One side, Featherstone Rovers. However his big break in England, came through a successful loan spell at Doncaster. Playing a part in their promotion to League One at the conclusion of the 2018-2019 season. Doncaster then signed Boas on a two-year permanent deal.[3]

International caps
CapDateVenueOpponentCompetition TGFGPoints
1
7 May 2016Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Fiji
2
0
0
8
2
6 May 2017Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Cook Islands
0
0
0
0
3
28 October 2017PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Wales2017 World Cup
0
0
0
0
4
5 November 2017PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Ireland
1
0
0
4
5
12 November 2017PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby United States
1
0
0
4
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. Rugby League Project
  2. "Watson Boas: my brother is my role model". QRL.com.au. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. "Doncaster RLFC land Watson Boas on two-year deal". Doncaster Free Press. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.


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