Libby Surha
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| Full name | Libby Surha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 2004 Mackay, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (11 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Early years
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Libby Surha – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Local Stars In PM's XIII Thumping". Mackay and Whitsunday Life. 24 August 202.
- ^ "North High News" (PDF). Mackay North SHS. 19 February 2021.
- ^ "TEAMS: QRL Harvey Norman U19 Girls - 2022 Round 2". LeagueUnlimited. 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Broncos, Titans NRLW stars headline PM's XIII squads". NRL.com. 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Junior Reps pre-Christmas Squads 2023". Canberra Raiders. 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Libby Surha: 'This is definitely the first step in my career'". QRL. 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys add five more players to NRLW squad". NQ Cowboys. 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Second-half surge sees Queensland to victory in women's U-19s". NRL.com. 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Hunt double leads Eels to first NRLW victory of season". NRL.com. 26 August 2023.
- ^ "NRLW Casualty Ward: Brigginshaw breaks nose; Concerns for Robinson". NRL.com. 27 August 2023.
- ^ "'For the north': Mackay Cutters claim BMD Premiership title". QRL. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Cowboys v Eels: Yarrow to debut; Eels unchanged". NRL.com. 11 August 2024.