Butler grew up on a cattle property in Croydon, Queensland, Australia.[1] Butler, who started out in running and gymnastics before getting injured, moved to Canberra to train at the AIS when she also become a Canberra Raiders cheerleader, and left Canberra in 2010 to pursue opportunities in the first season of the Lingerie Football League (LFL).[2]
Butler formerly played for the Australian Capital Territory, Parramatta Two Blues and currently for the Wallaroos. She has been selected in the Wallaroos squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[10][11] Butler was part of the first ever women's Bledisloe Cup double header before the All Blacks vs the Wallabies in 2016. Butler played No.5.[12] Butler played Openside flanker against England and Canada and no. 6 against the Black Ferns in the Women's Four Nations tour in New Zealand in June 2017.[13][14][15] Butler played in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland for Australia. She played lock and open side flanker.[16][17][18] Butler has 14 caps for Australia.[19] In October 2017 Butler moved to England to play for south west London club Richmond FC in the Tyrrrell's Women's Rugby Championship. She made her debut, as a No. 8, on October 21st at the Athletic Ground in a defeat versus Saracens. She now plays for Harlequins.
Butler currently plays rugby union in the Tyrrell's Premier 15s league for Harlequins and resides in London, England with three fellow rugby playing housemates.
References
^ abGraham, Richard Neil (31 January 2012). "Graham: The Butler Did It". Lfl360.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Chloe Butler had an unbelievable game. She stepped up here game so much from when she first started at the beginning of the season till now. She's grown and learned this game and picked it up. Man, she had one hell of a game.