Krystal Blackwell (born 20 October 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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| Full name | Krystal Blackwell | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 2002 Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (10 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 16 September 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Background edit
Blackwell was born in Helensburgh, New South Wales and raised in Goulbourn. She played her junior rugby league for the Goulburn Stockmen and attended Trinity Catholic College, Goulburn.[2][3]
Playing career edit
Early years edit
In 2019, Blackwell joined the Canberra Raiders, playing for their Tarsha Gale Cup side for three seasons.[4][5] In 2022, Blackwell played for the Goulburn City Bulldogs.[6]
2023 edit
In April, Blackwell represented the Monaro Colts in their NSWRL Country Women's Championship final win over Newcastle-Maitland and was named Player of the Match.[7]
On 23 May, she signed a one-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.[8]
In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut, starting at five-eighth in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans.[9] In Round 7, she scored her first NRL try in a 48–16 loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Krystal Blackwell – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Six Goulburn teams take home CRRL minor premierships". Goulburn Post. 13 September 2021.
- ^ "2019 Tarsha Gale Cup Final Squad". Canberra Raiders. 30 January 2019.
- ^ "2020 Junior Representatives Final Squads". Canberra Raiders. 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Junior Reps Round 1 Wrap". Canberra Raiders. 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Monaro Open Women's Training Squad 2022". Canberra Raiders. 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Monaro compile magnificent seven tries to down Knights". NSWRL. 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys add five more players to NRLW squad". NQ Cowboys. 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Final team list: Eight Cowboys named to make NRLW debuts". NQ Cowboys. 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Dragons pile on points in big win over Cowboys". NRL.com. 2 September 2023.