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DeutschStephanie Ball
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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
[edit]Born in Wollongong, Ball played junior rugby league for the Berkeley Eagles before joining the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[1]
Playing career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Individual
[edit]- New Zealand Warriors Rookie of the Year: 2020
References
[edit]- ^ "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.