Sophie Fisher (born 25 November 1998) is a New Zealand

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player. She plays for the

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in the

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competition and represents

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provincially.

Rugby career

Fisher played hockey before switching to rugby in Year 13 at Kaipara College. Between 2017 and 2020, she played 22 games for North Harbour as a

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. She then moved to Auckland in 2021 where she switched to Loosehead Prop, she is also a goal-kicker for the side. Fisher was a late call-up to the

squad in 2022. After a strong

Farah Palmer Cup The Farah Palmer Cup (formerly known as Women's Provincial Championship until 2016), is the highest level domestic women's rugby union competition in New Zealand and is named after the former Black Ferns captain, Farah Palmer. This contest is hel ...

season for the Auckland Storm in 2022, she became a regular player for the Blues team. She made her Super Rugby debut in 2023. Fisher was part of the Auckland Storm squad that won the 2023 Farah Palmer Cup Premiership title. In September, she was named in the

Black Ferns The New Zealand women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns, represents New Zealand in women's international rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport. The team has won six out of nine Women's Rugby World Cup tournamen ...

30 player squad for their final O'Reilly Cup test and for the inaugural WXV1 tournament.

References

External links

Blues Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Sophie 1998 births Living people New Zealand female rugby union players People educated at Kaipara College