Laishon Albert-Jones

Laishon Albert-Jones
Personal information
Born (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997
Point Chevalier, New Zealand
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023–24 Newcastle Knights 20 3 0 0 12
2025– New Zealand Warriors 9 2 0 0 8
Total 29 5 0 0 20
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 New Zealand 2 1 3 0 10
Source: [1]
As of 13 October 2024
RelativesStacey Jones (uncle)

Laishon Albert-Jones (born 17 October 1997) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her positions are lock, second-row and five-eighth. She previously played for the Newcastle Knights and has represented New Zealand at international level.

Background

Born in Point Chevalier, New Zealand, Albert-Jones played her junior rugby league for the Point Chevalier Pirates. She also spent time with the Richmond Roses and Akarana Falcons.[2][3]

She is the niece of former New Zealand international and New Zealand Warriors player Stacey Jones.[4]

Playing career

2021

In 2021, while playing for the Richmond Roses, Albert-Jones won the Cathy Friend Medal as the Auckland Rugby League's 2021 women's player of the year.[4]

2022

In 2022, Albert-Jones played two tests for the Kiwi Ferns.[5]

2023

In May, Albert-Jones signed a two-year contract with NRLW side Newcastle Knights.[6] In round 1 of the 2023 NRLW season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[7] She

Albert-Jones played at second-row in the Knights' 24-18 Grand Final win over the Gold Coast Titans.[8]

2024

In September, Albert-Jones signed a 3-year contract with the New Zealand Warriors starting in 2025.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Laishon Jones - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ "Laishon Albert-Jones - New Zealand Rugby League". 25 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Akarana break 11 year drought taking home Sky Sport Women's Premiership - New Zealand Rugby League". 16 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Warriors flavour running through Kiwi Ferns squad". Warriors. 16 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Custom Match List - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  6. ↑ "Host of international and NRLW experience bolsters Knights". Newcastle Knights. 10 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Knights v Dragons Round 1 NRLW Team List". Newcastle Knights. 18 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "2023 Telstra Women's Premiership - Grand Final - Newcastle Knights (W) 24 def. Gold Coast Titans (W) 18 - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  9. ↑ "Albert-Jones: Ron's a coach who genuinely cares". Warriors. 16 September 2024.
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