Laishon Albert-Jones

Laishon Albert-Jones

Personal information
Born	(1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 27) Point Chevalier, New Zealand
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023–24 Newcastle Knights 20 3 0 0 12 2025– New Zealand Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 Total 20 3 0 0 12 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2022 New Zealand 2 1 3 0 10
Source: [1] As of 13 October 2024

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. "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.

External links

• Newcastle Knights profile
• NZRL profile