Tom Ale
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| Full name | Thomas Ale | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1999 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 20 July 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tom Ale (born 1 April 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays prop, second-row, and lock for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Playing career
Ale made his first grade debut in round 19 of the 2020 NRL season for the New Zealand Warriors against the Canberra Raiders.[2][3]
On 27 January 2023, Ale signed a three-year contract with the Warriors until the end of the 2025 season.[4]
Ale played 19 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals.[5] Ale played 16 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2024 NRL season which saw the club finish 13th on the table.[6]
Statistics
NRL
| Season | Team | Matches | Tries | Pts |
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| 2020 |  New Zealand Warriors
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1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 19 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 42 | 1 | 4 | |
References
- ^ a b "Tom Ale - Playing Career". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Round 19 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Warriors coach Todd Payten hands NRL debut to explosive prospect Tom Ale for Canberra Raiders clash". stuff.co.nz. 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Warriors keep hold of juniors through 2025". RNZ. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review". www.sportingnews.com. 25 September 2023.
- ^ "The Mole's end-of-season review: The 'harsh' Shaun Johnson truth that plagued highly-fancied Warriors". www.nine.com.au. 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Tom Ale". Warriors. Retrieved 28 April 2024.