Rima Butler
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| Born | 20 December 1997 Minto, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 28 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Harata Butler (cousin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
[edit]Born in Minto, New South Wales, Butler played her junior rugby league for the Minto Cobras.[citation needed]
Playing career
[edit]2022
[edit]In round 1 of the 2022 NRLW season, Butler made her NRLW debut for the Parramatta Eels against the Sydney Roosters.[2]
2023
[edit]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
[edit]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]
In February she was called up for the NZ Māori[8]
2026
[edit]She made her New South Wales debut on 14 May 2026 coming off the bench in the 14-10 win over Queensland at the Suncorp, Brisbane.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rima Butler – Playing Career – RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Custom Match List – RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Host of international and NRLW experience bolsters Knights". Newcastle Knights. 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Knights v Dragons Round 1 NRLW Team List". Newcastle Knights. 18 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 Telstra Women's Premiership - Grand Final - Newcastle Knights (W) 24 def. Gold Coast Titans (W) 18 - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com.
- ^ "Rima Butler to join the Roosters". Sydney Roosters. 14 October 2024.
- ^ Max McKinney (24 February 2024). "Butler ready to deliver for her culture in Townsville". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- 1997 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Australian female rugby league players
- Newcastle Knights (NRLW) players
- New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin Women players
- New Zealand Māori women's rugby league team players
- Parramatta Eels (NRLW) players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league players from Minto, New South Wales
- Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players