Chloe Butler

Chloe Butler (born 11 April 1987) is a female rugby union player and former gridiron football player.

Chloe Butler

Born	(1987-04-11) 11 April 1987 (age 38)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) ACT – Parramatta Two Blues International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2017 Australia 14 (0)

Early life

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]

Playing career

American football / gridiron career

Butler joined Los Angeles Temptation of the Lingerie Football League for the 2011–12 LFL season, playing as a wide receiver and defensive end.^[1][3] She captained the New South Wales Surge, Western Conference squad for the 2012 LFL All-Fantasy Game Tour.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

LFL statistics

Year	Team	Tckl	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	Int	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	FF	FR
2011–12	Los Angeles Temptation
2013	Los Angeles Temptation	19	8	19	7	0	0	110	0	110	5	0	0

Rugby union career

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.

WRWC 2017 statistics

Year	Team	Tackles	Tackle Success (%)	Carries Over Gainline	Matches	Tries	Turn Overs Won
2017	Australia	75	90	28	5	0	1

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Personal life

Butler dated Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs player Tim Grant.^[22]

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.