Alisha Foord
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| Full name | Alisha Foord | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1997 Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Background[edit]
Foord was born in Townsville, Queensland. She played her junior rugby league for Townsville Brothers and attended St Margaret Mary's College.[2]
Playing career[edit]
Early years[edit]
In 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[edit]
In 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]
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.