{{short description|PNG international rugby league footballer}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Ase Boas |caption = |fullname = |image = <!--Ase Boas.jpg--> |image_size = |retired = no |position = {{rlp|FE}} |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1988|12|26}} |birth_place = Simbu, Papua New Guinea |death_date = |death_place = |height = {{convert|177|cm|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}} |weight = {{convert|90|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |club1 = PNG Hunters |year1start = 2015 |year1end = 18 |appearances1 = 89 |tries1 = 33 |goals1 = 174 |fieldgoals1 = 1 |points1 = 481 |club2 = {{nowrap|Featherstone Rovers}} |year2start = 2019 |year2end = |appearances2 = 5 |tries2 = 1 |goals2 = 2 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 8 |club3 = PNG Hunters |year3start = 2019 |year3end = 21 |appearances3 = 27 |tries3 = 0 |goals3 = 44 |fieldgoals3 = 1 |points3 = 89 | teamA = {{nowrap|PNG Prime Minister's XIII}} | yearAstart = 2013 | yearAend = 16 | appearancesA = 2 | triesA = 0 | goalsA = 0 | fieldgoalsA = 0 | pointsA = 0 | teamB = Papua New Guinea | yearBstart = 2013 | yearBend = 18 | appearancesB = 7 | triesB = 0 | goalsB = 11 | fieldgoalsB = 0 | pointsB = 22 | source = <ref>{{cite web|title=Ase Boas|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Ase-Boas/summary.html|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> | updated = 9 November 2023 | medal_templates= {{MedalSport|Men's rugby league nines}} {{MedalCountry|{{PNG}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Pacific Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2015 Port Moresby|Team competition}} | module = {{infobox person | embed = yes | relatives = Watson Boas (brother) }} }}
'''Ase Boas''' (born 1988) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays for Rabaul Gurias. A Papua New Guinean representative {{rlp|fe}}, Boas previously played for Featherstone Rovers in the Championship. He was a member of PNG's squads at the 2013 and 2017 World Cup tournaments.
==Playing career== Boas was the captain for the PNG Hunters in the 2017 Queensland Cup season where they won the title. He previously played for the Rabaul Gurias in the PNG domestic competition,<ref>{{cite web |date=23 October 2013 |title=Every player for every team who will be playing in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup |url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/every-player-for-every-team-who-will-be-playing-in-the-2013-rugby-league-world-cup/story-fndujljl-1226745133271 |publisher=news.com.au}}</ref> which he captained to premiership victory in 2012 before joining the Hunters in 2015. He is the elder brother of fellow PNG representative Watson Boas.
Boas comes from a mixed parentage of East New Britain, Oro and Simbu in Papua New Guinea.
Boas represented Papua New Guinea in rugby league nines at the 2015 Pacific Games.
Boas signed with Featherstone Rovers for the 2019 season, alongside his brother Watson.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vincent|first=Salome|date=5 September 2018|title=Boas brothers sign with English club|url=http://www.looppng.com/sport/boas-brothers-sign-english-club-79329|publisher=Loop PNG}}</ref> He was released for personal reasons after making five appearances for the club.<ref>{{cite web|date=21 March 2019|title=Featherstone release Ase Boas with immediate effect|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/featherstone-release-ase-boas-with-immediate-effect/|publisher=Love Rugby League|accessdate=22 April 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |+ International caps ! Cap !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Competition ! width=20px| T !! width=20px| G !! width=20px| FG !! Points |- | {{center|1}} || 27 October 2013 || Craven Park, Hull || {{rl|France}} || 2013 World Cup | {{center|0}} || {{center|0}} || {{center|0}} || {{center|0}} |- | {{center|2}} || 7 May 2016 || Parramatta Stadium, Sydney || {{rl|Fiji}} || | {{center|0}} || {{center|4/5}} || {{center|0}} || {{center|8}} |- | {{center|3}} || 6 May 2017 || Leichhardt Oval, Sydney || {{rl|Cook Islands}} || | {{center|0}} || {{center|6/6}} || {{center|0}} || {{center|12}} |- | {{center|4}} || 28 October 2017 || PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby || {{rl|Wales}} || rowspan=3| 2017 World Cup | {{center|0}} || {{center|0/2}} || {{center|0}} || {{center|0}} |- | {{center|5}} || 5 November 2017 || PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby || {{rl|Ireland}} | {{center|0}} || {{center|1/1}} || {{center|0}} || {{center|2}} |- | {{center|6}} || 19 November 2017 || Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne || {{rl|England}} | {{center|0}} || {{center|0}} || {{center|0}} || {{center|0}} |- | {{center|7}} || 23 June 2018 || Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney || {{rl|Fiji}} || | {{center|0}} || {{center|0}} || {{center|0}} || {{center|0}} |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[http://www.rlwc2017.com/players?team=378#Ase-Boas RLWC 2017 profile] *[https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/players/ase-boas/128/ Profile] fevarchive.co.uk
{{Papua New Guinea 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad}} {{Papua New Guinea 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad}} {{Papua New Guinea Hunters squad - 2017 Queensland Cup premiers}}
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