Libby Surha

Libby Surha (born 22 April 2004) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.

A or, she is a Prime Minister's XIII representative.

Background
Surha was born in Mackay, Queensland and is of Indigenous Australian descent. She played her junior rugby league for Norths Devils Mackay and attended Mackay North State High School.

Early years
In 2022, Surha played for the Mackay Cutters in the QRL Under-19s competition. In September, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII, coming off the bench in their 64–6 win over Papua New Guinea. In October 2022, she was a member of the Canberra Raiders Tarsha Gale Cup pre-season squad.

2023
In 2023, Surha began the season playing for the Cutters under-19s side before moving up to their QRL Women's Premiership team, playing six games.

On 23 May, she signed a development contract with the North Queensland Cowboys. On 13 July, she started at for Queensland under-19 and scored a try in their 20–14 win over New South Wales.

In Round 6 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Cowboys, starting at and scoring a try in a 16–12 loss to the Parramatta Eels. She left the field after 68 minutes with a shoulder injury, which later ruled her out for the rest of the season.