Watson Boas

Watson Boas (born 1994) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half for Doncaster[2][3] in the Betfred Championship and for Papua New Guinea at international level.[4]

Watson Boas
Personal information
Born (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994
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 16 9 0 0 36
2020– Doncaster 19 9 8 0 52
2021(DR) → PNG Hunters 5 1 0 0 4
Total 116 43 32 0 236
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Papua New Guinea 12 6 0 0 24
2019– Papua New Guinea 9s 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 7 November 2022
Medals
Men's rugby league nines
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Port MoresbyTeam

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 and 2021 World Cup .[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] Watson got a three year extension on his contract and will be with the Dons until the end of the 2025 season.[8]

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
8
9 November 2019Rugby League Park, Christchurch Fiji
1
0
0
4
9
16 November 2019National Football Stadium, Port Moresby Great Britain
1
0
0
4

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Pride star back in UK – The National". www.thenational.com.pg. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. "Pride clarify release of Boas". Post Courier. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  4. "Boas cleared to play for Hunters". 9 February 2021.
  5. Keslep, Simon (25 June 2020). "Watson Boas to don Gurias jersey after five-year absence". Post Courier.
  6. "Watson Boas: my brother is my role model". QRL.com.au. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. "Doncaster RLFC land Watson Boas on two-year deal". Doncaster Free Press. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  8. "Boas inks new deal with Dons – the National".


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