Rima Butler

Rima Butler
Personal information
Born (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 27)
Minto, New South Wales, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Parramatta Eels 5 1 0 0 4
2023–24 Newcastle Knights 15 2 0 0 25
2025– Sydney Roosters 0 0 0 0 0
Total 20 3 0 0 29
Source: [1]
As of 21 October 2024

Rima Butler (born 20 December 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her position is prop. She previously played for the Parramatta Eels and Newcastle Knights.

Background

Born in Minto, New South Wales, Butler played her junior rugby league for the Minto Cobras.

Playing career

2022

In round 1 of the 2022 NRLW season, Butler made her NRLW debut for the Parramatta Eels against the Sydney Roosters.[2]

2023

In May, Butler signed a 2-year contract with the Newcastle Knights.[3] In round 1 of the 2023 NRLW season, she made her Knights debut against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[4]

Butler played off the bench in the Knights' 24-18 Grand Final win over the Gold Coast Titans.[5]

2024

After 15 games with the Knights, Butler parted ways with the club at the end of the season.[6] In October, she signed a 2-year contract with the Sydney Roosters starting in 2025.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Rima Butler – Playing Career – RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "Custom Match List – RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. ^ "Host of international and NRLW experience bolsters Knights". Newcastle Knights. 10 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Knights v Dragons Round 1 NRLW Team List". Newcastle Knights. 18 July 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Telstra Women's Premiership - Grand Final - Newcastle Knights (W) 24 def. Gold Coast Titans (W) 18 - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  6. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com.
  7. ^ "Rima Butler to join the Roosters". Sydney Roosters. 14 October 2024.