Alisha Foord

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Alisha Foord
Personal information
Full nameAlisha Foord
Born (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 26)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Halfback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023– Nth Qld Cowboys 10000
Source: [1]

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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Background

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

Early years

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

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]

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References

  1. "Alisha Foord – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Newsletter - St Margaret Mary's College". Yumpu. 7 September 2015.
  3. "PE Teacher by Day...Rugby League Star by Night". Townsville Catholic Education. 8 June 2022.
  4. "Gold Stars 2022 squad list announced". NQ Cowboys. 5 March 2022.
  5. "Final Gold Stars team list: Round 2 v Souths Magpies". NQ Cowboys. 2 April 2022.
  6. "Eight BMD Premiership winners named for Saturday's curtain raiser". NQ Cowboys. 22 March 2023.
  7. "Cowboys NRLW team list: Trial v Titans". NQ Cowboys. 29 June 2023.
  8. "Roosters overpower Cowboys to lock in home semi-final". NRL.com. 16 September 2023.