Watson Boas

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Watson Boas
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Personal information
Born (1994-11-08) November 8, 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 65 20 10 0 100
2019 Featherstone Rovers 11 4 14 0 44
2019(loan) → Doncaster 17 9 0 0 36
2020– Doncaster 8 1 0 0 4
2021(DR)–2021 → PNG Hunters 5 1 0 0 4
Total 106 35 24 0 188
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 18 August 2021
Source: [1]
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Medals
Men's rugby league nines
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby Team

Watson Boas (born 1994) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half for Doncaster in Betfred League 1 and was on dual registration with the PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] Watson got a three year extension on his contract and will be with the Dons until the end of the 2024 season.[6]

International caps
Cap Date Venue Opponent Competition T G FG Points
1
 7 May 2016 Parramatta Stadium, Sydney  Fiji
2
0
0
8
2
 6 May 2017 Leichhardt Oval, Sydney  Cook Islands
0
0
0
0
3
 28 October 2017 PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby  Wales 2017 World Cup
0
0
0
0
4
 5 November 2017 PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby  Ireland
1
0
0
4
5
 12 November 2017 PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby  United States
1
0
0
4
6
 19 November 2017 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne  England
0
0
0
0
7
 23 June 2018 Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney  Fiji
0
0
0
0

References[]

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ https://postcourier.com.pg/boas-cleared-to-play-for-hunters/
  3. ^ Keslep, Simon (25 June 2020). "Watson Boas to don Gurias jersey after five-year absence". Post Courier.
  4. ^ "Watson Boas: my brother is my role model". QRL.com.au. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Doncaster RLFC land Watson Boas on two-year deal". Doncaster Free Press. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ https://www.thenational.com.pg/boas-inks-new-deal-with-dons/

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