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| Born | 16 November 2000 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (12 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 30 November 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephanie Ball (born 16 November 2000) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership and Mounties RLFC in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
Background
Born in Wollongong, Ball played junior rugby league for the Berkeley Eagles before joining the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[1]
Playing career
In 2018, Ball played for the Bulldogs' Tarsha Gale Cup team.[2] In 2019, she moved up to the club's NSWRL Women's Premiership team.[3]
2020
On 18 September, Ball was announced as a member of the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership squad.[4] In Round 2 of the 2020 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut, coming off the bench in the Warriors' 12–22 loss to the Sydney Roosters.[5]
On 18 October, she won the club's Rookie of the Year award.[6]
Achievements and accolades
Individual
- New Zealand Warriors Rookie of the Year: 2020
References
- ↑ "Illawarra Academy of Sport launches new rugby programs". Illawarra Mercury. 24 October 2018.
- ↑ "Tarsha Gale Cup: Panthers defeat Bulldogs at Belmore". Canterbury Bulldogs. 17 March 2018.
- ↑ "Harvey Norman Women's, Junior Reps and CRL Teams". Canterbury Bulldogs. 28 March 2019.
- ↑ "Donald announces Warriors NRLW squad". NZ Warriors. 18 September 2020.
- ↑ "LeagueUnlimited NRLW Teams – 2020 Round 2". League Unlimited. 10 October 2020.
- ↑ "Pelite named Warriors' player of year". NZ Warriors. 18 October 2020.