| Watson Boas | |
| Birth Date: | 1994 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Height: | 176abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Weight: | 85abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Club1: | PNG Hunters |
| Year1start: | 2016 |
| Year1end: | 18 |
| Appearances1: | 65 |
| Tries1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 100 |
| Year2start: | 2019 |
| Appearances2: | 11 |
| Tries2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 14 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 44 |
| Year3start: | 2019 |
| Appearances3: | 16 |
| Tries3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 36 |
| Club4: | Doncaster |
| Year4start: | 2020 |
| Year4end: | present |
| Appearances4: | 19 |
| Tries4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Fieldgoals4: | 0 |
| Points4: | 52 |
| Year5start: | 2021(DR) |
| Appearances5: | 5 |
| Tries5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals5: | 0 |
| Points5: | 4 |
| Teama: | Papua New Guinea |
| Yearastart: | 2016 |
| Yearaend: | present |
| Appearancesa: | 12 |
| Triesa: | 6 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 24 |
| Teamb: | Papua New Guinea 9s |
| Yearbstart: | 2019 |
| Yearbend: | present |
| Appearancesb: | 3 |
| Triesb: | 1 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 4 |
| Source: | [1] |
| Updated: | 7 November 2022 |
Watson Boas (born 8 November 1994) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for Doncaster[2] [3] in the Championship and for Papua New Guinea at international level.[4]
He previously played for Featherstone Rovers in the 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]
Boas was born in Madang, Madang, Papua New Guinea.
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]
| G ! | width=20px | FG ! | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2016 | |||||||||
| 6 May 2017 | |||||||||
| 28 October 2017 | 2017 World Cup | ||||||||
| 5 November 2017 | |||||||||
| 12 November 2017 | |||||||||
| 19 November 2017 | |||||||||
| 23 June 2018 | |||||||||
| 9 November 2019 | |||||||||
| 16 November 2019 |