Kirra Dibb (born 23 July 1997) is an Australian
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
footballer who captains the
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest town in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL).
Sinc ...
in the
NRL Women's Premiership
The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for women's rugby league in Australia, female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the ...
.
Primarily a , she is an
Australian
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** Aboriginal Au ...
and
New South Wales
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representative. She previously played for the
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby league, Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won ...
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as ...
and
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...
in the
NRL Women's Premiership
The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for women's rugby league in Australia, female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the ...
, and the
North Sydney Bears
The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. The club competes in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 90 years in the ...
in the
NSWRL Women's Premiership
The Harvey Norman Women's Premiership is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. It is the only state wide open age competition for women in New South Wales and is run by New South Wales Rugby League.
The NSWRL Women's Premiershi ...
.
Background
Dibb was born in
North Gosford
North Gosford is a south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia immediately north-east of Gosford's central business district. It is part of the local government area.
North Gosford is notable for the regi ...
and is a Kincumber Colts junior and is of
Indigenous Australian
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descent. She stopped playing rugby league as a 10-year old as there were no girl's competitions to compete in, instead playing
touch football and
Oztag.
Playing career
2019
In 2019, Dibb returned to rugby league, joining the
North Sydney Bears
The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. The club competes in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 90 years in the ...
in the
NSWRL Women's Premiership
The Harvey Norman Women's Premiership is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. It is the only state wide open age competition for women in New South Wales and is run by New South Wales Rugby League.
The NSWRL Women's Premiershi ...
. In May, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.
On 21 June, she made her debut for
New South Wales
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, starting at in their 14–4 win over Queensland. In July, she joined the
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby league, Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won ...
NRL Women's Premiership
The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for women's rugby league in Australia, female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the ...
side. In Round 1 of the
2019 NRL Women's season
The 2019 NRL Women's Premiership was the second season of professional women's rugby league in Australia.
Teams
Pre-season
Regular season
The season again operated under a round-robin format, with games played as curtain-raisers to the ...
, she made her debut in a 12–16 loss to the
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as ...
.
In October, Dibb represented three
Australian
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Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal Au ...
sides – the
Prime Minister's XIII
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in their win over the Fiji Prime Minister's XIII, the Australia 9s team at the
2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s
The 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s was the first staging of the Rugby League World Cup 9s tournament and took place on 18 and 19 October 2019 at Sydney's Bankwest Stadium. The tournament featured teams from 12 International Rugby League member ...
and the
Australian Jillaroos
The Australia women's national rugby league team, also known as the Australian Jillaroos, or Harvey Norman Jillaroos for sponsorship reasons, represents Australia in women's rugby league. They are administered by the Australian Rugby League Comm ...
in their 28–8 win over
New Zealand
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.
2020
In September, she joined the
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as ...
NRL Women's Premiership
The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for women's rugby league in Australia, female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the ...
side for the
2020 NRL Women's season
The 2020 NRL Women's Premiership was the third season of professional women's rugby league in Australia.
Teams
Pre-season
Regular season
The season operated under a round-robin format, with games played as curtain-raisers to the 2020 NR ...
, playing three games for the club.
2021
On 3 December, Dibb signed with the
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...
to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.
2022
In round 1 of the delayed
2021 NRL Women's season
The 2021 NRLW premiership was the fourth professional season of Women's rugby league in Australia. The season was planned to start in August 2021, postponed to October 2021 and further postponed to 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Th ...
, Dibb made her club debut for the Knights against the
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League.
The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...
.
On 24 June, Dibb made her return to the Origin arena starting at five-eighth in a victorious effort. The 20–14 victory featured a 40-metre solo try from Dibb to cap off her successful return to the game's biggest stage.
On 12 September, Dibb was named the Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership player of the year following a 2022 campaign that resulted in a Minor Premiership and sudden death finals exit.
On 2 October, Dibb played in the Knights'
2022 NRLW Grand Final win over the
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League.
The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...
, kicking a goal in the Knights' 32–12 victory.
2023
On 19 April, Dibb signed a two-year contract with the
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest town in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL).
Sinc ...
. On 28 June, she was named as the inaugural co-captain of the Cowboys, alongside
Tallisha Harden
Tallisha Harden (born 21 July 1992) is an Australian rugby league footballer who captains the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a er, she is an Australian and Queensland representative and previously played for ...
.
In Round 1 of the
2023 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Cowboys, starting at in a 16–6 loss to the
Gold Coast Titans
The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...
.
References
External links
North Queensland Cowboys profile
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1997 births
Living people
Australian female rugby league players
Australia women's national rugby league team players
Indigenous Australian rugby league players
New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin Women players
New Zealand Warriors (NRLW) players
Newcastle Knights (NRLW) players
North Queensland Cowboys (NRLW) players
Rugby league five-eighths
Rugby league players from Gosford, New South Wales
Sportswomen from New South Wales
Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players
Touch footballers