Libby Surha

Libby Surha

Personal information
Full name	Libby Surha
Born	(2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 20) Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	72 kg (11 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023– Nth Qld Cowboys 4 1 0 0 4 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2022 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 22 September 2024

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 second-row or centre, 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. ^{[2] [3]}

Playing career

Early years

In 2022, Surha played for the Mackay Cutters in the QRL Under-19s competition. ^[4] In September, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII, coming off the bench in their 64–6 win over Papua New Guinea. ^[5] In October 2022, she was a member of the Canberra Raiders Tarsha Gale Cup pre-season squad. ^[6]

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. ^[7]

On 23 May, she signed a development contract with the North Queensland Cowboys. ^[8] On 13 July, she started at centre for Queensland under-19 and scored a try in their 20–14 win over New South Wales. ^[9]

In Round 6 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Cowboys, starting at second-row and scoring a try in a 16–12 loss to the Parramatta Eels. ^[10] She left the field after 68 minutes with a shoulder injury, which later ruled her out for the rest of the season. ^[11]

2024

In May, Surha started on the wing in the Mackay Cutters' QRLW Grand Final win over the Norths Devils. ^[12]

In Round 3 of the 2024 NRL Women's season, she made her season debut, starting on the wing in the Cowboys' loss to Parramatta. ^[13]

References

1. "Libby Surha – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. "Local Stars In PM's XIII Thumping". Mackay and Whitsunday Life. 24 August 202.
3. "North High News" (PDF). Mackay North SHS. 19 February 2021.
4. "TEAMS: QRL Harvey Norman U19 Girls - 2022 Round 2". LeagueUnlimited. 1 March 2022.
5. "Broncos, Titans NRLW stars headline PM's XIII squads". NRL.com. 20 September 2022.
6. "Junior Reps pre-Christmas Squads 2023". Canberra Raiders. 7 October 2022.
7. "Libby Surha: 'This is definitely the first step in my career'". QRL. 11 July 2023.
8. "Cowboys add five more players to NRLW squad". NQ Cowboys. 23 May 2023.
9. "Second-half surge sees Queensland to victory in women's U-19s". NRL.com. 13 July 2023.
10. "Hunt double leads Eels to first NRLW victory of season". NRL.com. 26 August 2023.
11. "NRLW Casualty Ward: Brigginshaw breaks nose; Concerns for Robinson". NRL.com. 27 August 2023.
12. "'For the north': Mackay Cutters claim BMD Premiership title". QRL. 25 May 2024.
13. "Cowboys v Eels: Yarrow to debut; Eels unchanged". NRL.com. 11 August 2024.

External links

• North Queensland Cowboys profile