Laishon Albert-Jones
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| Born | 17 October 1997 Point Chevalier, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 13 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laishon Albert-Jones (born 17 October 1997) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her positions are lock, second-row and five-eighth. She previously played for the Newcastle Knights and has represented New Zealand at international level.
Background
[edit]Born in Point Chevalier, New Zealand, Albert-Jones played her junior rugby league for the Point Chevalier Pirates. She also spent time with the Richmond Roses and Akarana Falcons.[2][3]
She is the niece of former New Zealand international and New Zealand Warriors player Stacey Jones.[4]
Playing career
[edit]2021
[edit]In 2021, while playing for the Richmond Roses, Albert-Jones won the Cathy Friend Medal as the Auckland Rugby League's 2021 women's player of the year.[4]
2022
[edit]In 2022, Albert-Jones played two tests for the Kiwi Ferns.[5]
2023
[edit]In May, Albert-Jones signed a two-year contract with NRLW side Newcastle Knights.[6] In round 1 of the 2023 NRLW season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[7] She
Albert-Jones played at second-row in the Knights' 24-18 Grand Final win over the Gold Coast Titans.[8]
2024
[edit]In September, Albert-Jones signed a 3-year contract with the New Zealand Warriors starting in 2025.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Laishon Jones - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Laishon Albert-Jones - New Zealand Rugby League". 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Akarana break 11 year drought taking home Sky Sport Women's Premiership - New Zealand Rugby League". 16 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Warriors flavour running through Kiwi Ferns squad". Warriors. 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Custom Match List - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Host of international and NRLW experience bolsters Knights". Newcastle Knights. 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Knights v Dragons Round 1 NRLW Team List". Newcastle Knights. 18 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 Telstra Women's Premiership - Grand Final - Newcastle Knights (W) 24 def. Gold Coast Titans (W) 18 - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Albert-Jones: Ron's a coach who genuinely cares". Warriors. 16 September 2024.