Kirra Dibb

{{short description|Australia international rugby league footballer}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|7|23}}

|birth_place = North Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

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|position = {{rlp|FE}}

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|source = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/kirra-dibb/summary.html RLP]

|updated = 7 July 2025

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Kirra Dibb (born 23 July 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who captains the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Primarily a {{rlp|fe}}, she is an Australian and New South Wales representative. She previously played for the Sydney Roosters New Zealand Warriors and Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership, and the North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

Background

Dibb was born in North Gosford and is a Kincumber Colts junior and is of Indigenous Australian descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/02/08/nrl-all-stars-squad-announcements/|title=NRL All Stars squad announcements|date=8 February 2022|website=National Rugby League}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/mosman-daily/rugby-league-star-kirra-dibb-tackles-future-of-the-game/news-story/049715e2b6e4462d2c67330ae6a35a6a|title=Rugby league star Kirra Dibb tackles future of the game|date=7 August 2019|website=The Daily Telegraph}}

Playing career

=2019=

In 2019, Dibb returned to rugby league, joining the North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/33785-results-2019-harvey-norman-nswrl-womens-premiership-finals-week-2/|title=RESULTS: 2019 Harvey Norman NSWRL Women's Premiership Finals Week 2|date=27 July 2019|website=League Unlimited}} In May, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/05/22/line-ups-named-for-womens-national-championships/|title=Line-ups named for Women's National Championships|date=22 May 2019|website=NRL}}

On 21 June, she made her debut for New South Wales, starting at {{rlp|fe}} in their 14–4 win over Queensland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/06/13/from-new-york-to-north-sydney-dibbs-whirlwind-12-months-land-her-with-blues/|title=From New York to North Sydney: Dibb's whirlwind 12 months land her with Blues|date=13 June 2019|website=NRL}} In July, she joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership side.{{Cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2019/07/04/hard-work-sets-up-dibbs-nrlw-debut/|title=Hard Work Sets Up Dibb's NRLW Debut|date=4 July 2019|website=Sydney Roosters}} In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, she made her debut in a 12–16 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.

In October, Dibb represented three Australian sides – the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over the Fiji Prime Minister's XIII, the Australia 9s team at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s and the Australian Jillaroos in their 28–8 win over New Zealand.{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiapacificrl.com/2019/09/30/australian-mens-and-womens-prime-ministers-xiii-squads-announced/|title=Australian Men's and Women's Prime Ministers XIII squads|date=30 September 2019|website=Asia Pacific RL}}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.centralcoastnews.net/2019/10/17/kirra-dibb-to-play-for-australia-in-rugby-league-world-cup-9s/|title=Kirra Dibb to play for Australia in Rugby League World Cup 9s|date=17 October 2019|website=Central Coast News}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/dibb-sinks-boot-into-kiwi-ferns-in-unforgettable-jillaroos-debut-20191025-p534dl.html|title=Dibb sinks boot into Kiwi Ferns in unforgettable Jillaroos debut|date=25 October 2019|website=Sydney Morning Herald}}

=2020=

In September, she joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership side for the 2020 NRL Women's season, playing three games for the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/22/dibb-answers-sos-call-in-warriors-time-of-need/|title=Dibb answers SOS call in Warriors' time of need|date=22 September 2020|website=NRL}}

=2021=

On 3 December, Dibb signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2021/12/03/knights-finalise-nrlw-squad-with-signings-of-queensland-based-players/|title=Knights finalise NRLW squad with signings of Queensland-based players|date=3 December 2021|website=Newcastle Knights}}

=2022=

In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, Dibb made her club debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2022/02/27/late-mail-1-17-confirmed-for-opening-nrlw-game/|title=Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game|date=27 February 2022|website=Newcastle Knights}}

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.{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-25/kirra-dibb-origin-try-nsw/101182852 | title=The forty-metre try three years in the making — how Kirra Dibb took the long way back to Origin glory | newspaper=ABC News | date=24 June 2022 }}

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.{{cite web | url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/09/15/how-north-sydney-bears-helped-kirra-dibb-back-to-nsw-sky-blues/#:~:text=Dibb%20was%20named%20the%20Harvey,seven%20wins%20from%20eight%20games | title=How the Bears set Dibb up for success in 2022 | date=15 September 2022 }}

On 2 October, Dibb played in the Knights' 2022 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels, kicking a goal in the Knights' 32–12 victory.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/womens-premiership/2022/grand-final/game-1/|title=Knights v Eels|website=National Rugby League|access-date=4 October 2022|archive-date=2 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002130204/https://www.nrl.com/draw/womens-premiership/2022/grand-final/game-1/|url-status=dead}}

=2023=

On 19 April, Dibb signed a two-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2023/04/19/nq-cowboys-sign-kirra-dibb/|title=Cowboys sign Dibb|date=19 April 2019|website=NQ Cowboys}} On 28 June, she was named as the inaugural co-captain of the Cowboys, alongside Tallisha Harden.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2023/06/28/nqcowboys-annoynce-nrlw-captains-kd-th/|title=Cowboys announce NRLW captains|date=28 June 2023|website=NQ Cowboys}}

In Round 1 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Cowboys, starting at {{rlp|hb}} in a 16–6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2023/07/22/final-team-list-eight-cowboys-named-to-make-nrlw-debuts/|title=Final team list: Eight Cowboys named to make NRLW debuts|date=22 July 2023|website=NQ Cowboys}}

Personal life

Dibb studied Exercise Physiology at University.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mloq_tnVFdM&t=591s | title=Pride on the Pitch: Kirra Dibb's Candid Talk on Sports, Life, and Identity | website=YouTube | date=20 May 2024 }} She is in a relationship with Bachelorette Australia contestant Holly Langford.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy5N6RZr6Gk/?hl=en&img_index=1 | title=Instagram }}