Jules Newman (born 23 February 1989) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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| Born | 23 February 1989 Mosgiel, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (10 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 9 November 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primarily a centre, she is a New Zealand and New Zealand 9s representative.
Background edit
Born in Mosgiel, Newman was a long time North Harbour representative in rugby union, winning the Farah Palmer Cup Player of the Year in 2018.[1]
Playing career edit
In 2019, Newman switched to rugby league and began playing for the Mount Albert Lions in the Auckland Rugby League.[2]
In June 2019, she was named in the New Zealand squad for their mid-season Test against Samoa but did not play.[3] On 10 July 2019, she signed with the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[4] In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors in a 16–12 win over the Sydney Roosters.
In October 2019, she was a member of New Zealand's 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s-winning squad.[5] On 25 October 2019, she made her Test debut for New Zealand, starting at centre in a 8–28 loss to Australia.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Jules Newman riding rugby league wave with Warriors after rapid rise". Stuff.co.nz. 11 August 2019.
- ^ "From zero to hero: How Warriors Womens' [sic] player Jules Newman mastered rugby league in just three months". NZ Herald. 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Kiwi Ferns side features nine Warriors". NZ Warriors. 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Hireme's signing huge coup". NZ Warriors. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Jillaroos labelled 'cocky' heading into Kiwi Ferns clash". NRL. 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Selection for Kiwi Ferns caps staggering rise for former rugby representative". NZ Herald. 24 October 2019.