Laishon Albert-Jones | |
Birth Date: | 1997 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Point Chevalier, New Zealand |
Height: | 175cm (69inches) |
Weight: | 90kg (200lb) |
Club1: | Newcastle Knights |
Year1start: | 2023 |
Year1end: | present |
Appearances1: | 10 |
Tries1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 0 |
Teama: | New Zealand |
Yearastart: | 2022 |
Appearancesa: | 2 |
Triesa: | 1 |
Goalsa: | 3 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 10 |
Updated: | 7 October 2023 |
Source: | [1] |
Laishon Albert-Jones (born 17 October 1997) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her positions are, and . She has represented New Zealand at international level.
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]
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]
In 2022, Albert-Jones played two tests for the Kiwi Ferns.[5]
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]