Kieran Foran
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Kieran Foran is a New Zealand
rugby league
player who has represented his country. He currently plays for the Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League
. He plays as a five-eighth or half-back though he can also play centre. He is the younger brother of fellow Sea Eagles squad member Liam Foran
.
and played for Norths Juniors District clubs Asquith Magpies and the North Sydney Brothers. He then played for the North Sydney Bears
before being signed by Manly.
For 2009 Foran was promoted to the fulltime squad and toured England with Manly's World Club Challenge
team. Foran became Sea Eagle number 526 when he made his first grade debut on 21 June 2009 against the Canberra Raiders
.
Heading into Round 17 of the 2011 NRL season, Foran was trailing North Queensland Cowboys
captain Johnathan Thurston
by six votes when the votes went behind closed doors. But soon after, Thurston suffered a knee injury in the third State of Origin game and during his absence Foran has produced some man-of-the-match awards to seemingly catch up. But Foran was suspended following his role in the brawl against Melbourne
in Round 25, ruling him ineligible for this year's Dally M Medal
.
On 6 August 2009, Foran was named in the 45-man New Zealand Kiwis training squad for the 2009 Rugby League Four Nations. On 26 August, Foran publicly declared that he would represent New Zealand, making himself ineligible for Australia and State of Origin
. He made his test debut against England
on 7 November 2009 playing in the centres.
After a strong start to the 2010 NRL season
for the Sea Eagles, Foran was rewarded with selection at for New Zealand in the annual ANZAC Test
which played at Melbourne
's new stadium AAMI Park
, with captain Benji Marshall
playing on his outside as , despite the loss, Foran produced a strong performance and was being heavily considered as New Zealand's halfback for the upcoming Four Nations
, however injury ruled out Foran for the entire tournament
In the early rounds of the 2011 NRL season
, he was rewarded with selection at inside of Benji Marshall
at for the annual ANZAC Test Match.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who has represented his country. He currently plays for the Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. He plays as a five-eighth or half-back though he can also play centre. He is the younger brother of fellow Sea Eagles squad member Liam Foran
Liam Foran
Liam Foran is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Manly Sea Eagles. He plays as a half-back or five-eighth...
.
Early years
Foran went to Ellerslie Primary School and played for the Ellerslie Eagles before his family moved to Australia. Foran attended St Ives North Primary School and then went on to attend Marist College North ShoreMarist College North Shore
Marist College North Shore , is a systemic Roman Catholic, secondary day school for boys, located in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a suburb on Sydney's Lower North Shore....
and played for Norths Juniors District clubs Asquith Magpies and the North Sydney Brothers. He then played for the North Sydney Bears
North Sydney Bears
The North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. They currently compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 92 years of top-grade competition. The Bears are based on...
before being signed by Manly.
Manly
Foran signed with the Manly Sea Eagles and in 2008 was a regular in their Toyota Cup side.For 2009 Foran was promoted to the fulltime squad and toured England with Manly's World Club Challenge
World Club Challenge
The World Club Challenge is an annual rugby league football match held between the champions of the Australasian National Rugby League and the European Super League competitions to determine the world's best rugby league club...
team. Foran became Sea Eagle number 526 when he made his first grade debut on 21 June 2009 against the Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
.
Heading into Round 17 of the 2011 NRL season, Foran was trailing North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
captain Johnathan Thurston
Johnathan Thurston
Johnathan Dean Thurston is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer in the NRL with the North Queensland Cowboys whom he co-captains...
by six votes when the votes went behind closed doors. But soon after, Thurston suffered a knee injury in the third State of Origin game and during his absence Foran has produced some man-of-the-match awards to seemingly catch up. But Foran was suspended following his role in the brawl against Melbourne
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
in Round 25, ruling him ineligible for this year's Dally M Medal
Dally M Medal
The Dally M Medal is the premier individual award in the Australian rugby league competition, which is given to the player voted by sports commentators as the best and fairest in the competition for that year....
.
Representative career
In 2007 Foran represented the Australia Schoolboy rugby league team.On 6 August 2009, Foran was named in the 45-man New Zealand Kiwis training squad for the 2009 Rugby League Four Nations. On 26 August, Foran publicly declared that he would represent New Zealand, making himself ineligible for Australia and State of Origin
Rugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
. He made his test debut against England
England national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
on 7 November 2009 playing in the centres.
After a strong start to the 2010 NRL season
2010 NRL season
The 2010 NRL season was the 103rd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the thirteenth run by the National Rugby League. The season commenced on 12 March and ended with the Grand Final, played on 3 October at ANZ Stadium...
for the Sea Eagles, Foran was rewarded with selection at for New Zealand in the annual ANZAC Test
ANZAC Test
The Anzac Test is an annual rugby league football test match . The test match is played annually between Australia and New Zealand on or around Anzac Day for the Bill Kelly Memorial Trophy.-Origins:Australia and New Zealand had competed in Rugby League Tests since 1908...
which played at Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
's new stadium AAMI Park
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
The Melbourne Rectangular Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the site of Edwin Flack Field on Olympic Boulevard in the Sports and Entertainment Precinct, in inner Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
, with captain Benji Marshall
Benji Marshall
Benji Marshall is a professional rugby league footballer with the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League . A goal-kicking five-eighth, he is the current captain of the New Zealand national team, with whom he won the 2008 World Cup and 2010 Four Nations tournaments...
playing on his outside as , despite the loss, Foran produced a strong performance and was being heavily considered as New Zealand's halfback for the upcoming Four Nations
2010 Rugby League Four Nations
The 2010 Rugby League Four Nations tournament was played in Australia and New Zealand in October and November 2010. The tournament was the second time the Four Nations had been held, following on from the 2009 edition held in England and France....
, however injury ruled out Foran for the entire tournament
In the early rounds of the 2011 NRL season
2011 NRL season
The 2011 NRL season was the 105th season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the fourteenth run by the National Rugby League. The NRL's main championship, called the 2011 Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra, was contested by sixteen teams for the...
, he was rewarded with selection at inside of Benji Marshall
Benji Marshall
Benji Marshall is a professional rugby league footballer with the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League . A goal-kicking five-eighth, he is the current captain of the New Zealand national team, with whom he won the 2008 World Cup and 2010 Four Nations tournaments...
at for the annual ANZAC Test Match.