Alisha Foord (born 16 February 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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| Full name | Alisha Foord | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1997 Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (10 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker, Five-eighth, Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 18 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editFoord was born in Townsville, Queensland. She played her junior rugby league for the Norths Thuringowa Devils and attended St Margaret Mary's College.[2]
Playing career
editEarly years
editIn 2021, Foord was a member of the North Queensland Gold Stars QRL Women's Premiership squad but missed the entire season due to a torn ACL.[3] In 2022, she played three games for the side.[4][5]
2023
editIn 2023, Foord began the season with the Mackay Cutters QRLW team, playing eight games.[6]
In June, she began training with the North Queensland Cowboys, playing in their pre-season trial against the Gold Coast Titans.[7] In Round 9 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Cowboys, coming off the bench in a loss to the Sydney Roosters.[8]
2024
editIn May, Foord started at hooker in the Cutters' Grand Final win over the Norths Devils.[9]
In Round 1 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, she started at hooker in the Cowboys' 14–0 loss to the Cronulla Sharks.[10] She broke her hand in the Cowboys' Round 3 loss to the Eels, ruling her out for the rest of the season.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Alisha Foord – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Newsletter - St Margaret Mary's College". Yumpu. 7 September 2015.
- ^ "PE Teacher by Day...Rugby League Star by Night". Townsville Catholic Education. 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Gold Stars 2022 squad list announced". NQ Cowboys. 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Final Gold Stars team list: Round 2 v Souths Magpies". NQ Cowboys. 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Eight BMD Premiership winners named for Saturday's curtain raiser". NQ Cowboys. 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys NRLW team list: Trial v Titans". NQ Cowboys. 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Roosters overpower Cowboys to lock in home semi-final". NRL.com. 16 September 2023.
- ^ "'For the north': Mackay Cutters claim BMD Premiership title". QRL. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Tonegato leads the way as Sharks shutout Cowboys". NRL.com. 27 July 2024.
- ^ "NRLW Teams Lists: Round 4". NRL.com. 13 August 2024.