Sophie Fisher
Rugby player
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Sophie Fisher (born 25 November 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Blues Women in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Auckland provincially.
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Rugby career
Fisher played hockey before switching to rugby in Year 13 at Kaipara College.[1][2] Between 2017 and 2020, she played 22 games for North Harbour as a Lock.[1] She then moved to Auckland in 2021 where she switched to Loosehead Prop, she is also a goal-kicker for the side.[3]
Fisher was a late call-up to the Blues Women's Super Rugby Aupiki squad in 2022.[4] After a strong Farah Palmer Cup season for the Auckland Storm in 2022, she became a regular player for the Blues team.[4] 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.[5][6] In September, she was named in the Black Ferns 30 player squad for their final O'Reilly Cup test and for the inaugural WXV1 tournament.[4][7]