1. Kieran Foran co-captained and played as a halfback for the Parramatta Eels in 2016.
75 Facts About Kieran Foran
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Kieran Foran played for the New Zealand Warriors as a five-eighth in 2017.
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Kieran Foran initially played as a halfback for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs before shifting back to five-eighth in 2019 in the National Rugby League.
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Kieran Foran played five-eighth for the New Zealand side that won the 2014 Four Nations and played hooker in the 2023 Rugby League Pacific Championship win.
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Kieran Foran captained Manly twice in 2021 on a stand-in basis.
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Kieran Foran was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and went to Ellerslie Primary School and played for the Ellerslie Eagles before his family moved to Australia.
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Kieran Foran attended St Ives North Primary School and then went on to attend Marist Catholic College North Shore, along with close friend and future Sydney Roosters player Mitchell Pearce.
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Kieran Foran's father is Greg Foran, the former CEO of Walmart's US division and the current chief executive of Air New Zealand and his brother is former Manly Sea Eagles five eighth Liam Foran.
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Kieran Foran played his junior football for the Ellerslie Eagles in the Auckland Rugby League and several Norths Juniors district clubs; the Asquith Magpies and the North Sydney Brothers.
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In 2007, Kieran Foran represented the Australia Schoolboy rugby league team.
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Kieran Foran played in the North Sydney Bears Harold Matthews Cup and SG Ball teams before being signed by the Manly club.
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Kieran Foran played in the Sea Eagles NYC team in 2008 and 2009 playing 34 games, scoring 20 tries for 80 points in his U20s career from 2008 to 2009.
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In early 2009, Kieran Foran was promoted to Manly's full-time squad and toured England with their World Club Challenge team.
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On 6 August 2009, Kieran Foran was named in the 45-man New Zealand national rugby league team training squad for the 2009 Rugby League Four Nations.
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Kieran Foran finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 9 matches and scoring 6 tries for Manly-Warringah in the 2009 NRL season.
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On 2 September 2009, Kieran Foran was named on the interchange bench in the 2009 NYC team of the year.
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However, Kieran Foran picked up a shoulder injury near the end of the NRL season which required him to have surgery and ruled him out for the entire tournament.
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Kieran Foran was unlucky not to be among Manly's try scorers on the day after he knocked on while scoring a try.
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Kieran Foran finished the Sea Eagles successful season with him playing in 26 matches and scoring 8 tries.
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Team-mate, halves-partner, and Kiwis captain, Benji Marshall, tipped Kieran Foran to be a key figure for the Kiwis' Four Nations campaign.
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Early in the 2012 NRL season, following the departure of Manly's 2008 and 2011 premiership-winning coach Des Hasler to the Canterbury Bulldogs, Kieran Foran activated a get-out clause in his current Manly contract and was offered a three-year deal by the Canterbury club worth $650,000 per season.
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However, on 29 April 2012, Kieran Foran re-signed with Manly until the end of 2015, ending speculations about his future.
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Kieran Foran was ruled-out of the Kiwis' 2012 Anzac Test game clash against Australia, due to a hamstring injury.
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Kieran Foran finished the season with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 4 tries for Manly.
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Kieran Foran then continued his great form by producing a number of strong performances and great plays, leading-up to the 2013 Anzac Test game.
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On 19 April 2013, Kieran Foran was selected to play five-eighth for New Zealand in the 2013 Anzac Test against Australia at Canberra Stadium.
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Hours before the test game, New Zealand captain Simon Mannering was ruled out of the game with a calf injury and Kieran Foran was then named as the New Zealand captain for the game, which resulted earning his first captaincy title for New Zealand.
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Kieran Foran went on to help guide Manly to the grand final.
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Kieran Foran played in 27 matches and scored 2 tries for Manly in the 2013 NRL season.
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However Kieran Foran was called into action at five-eighth for the game following a hamstring injury to Thomas Leuluai.
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The game saw Kieran Foran captaining New Zealand for the second time in his career.
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Kieran Foran was named as the New Zealand Kiwis 2013 player of the year.
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Kieran Foran finished off the 2014 NRL season with him playing in 22 matches and scoring 6 tries for the Manly club.
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Kieran Foran proved a solid foil for halfback Shaun Johnson to work off and steadied the Kiwi-team ship on more than one occasion and backed it up with a good defensive game; which helped the Kiwis to win the 2014 Rugby League Four Nations title, as well as extending the team's winning run to 3 consecutive wins on home soil, guiding the team to their first home-game win over Australia in New Zealand since 2003 and guiding the team to 2 consecutive test-games wins over Australia since 1953.
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On 23 January 2015, Kieran Foran was named in the Sea Eagles 2015 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
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On 13 February 2015, Kieran Foran was selected at five-eighth for the NRL All Stars in the 2015 All Stars match at Cbus Super Stadium.
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On 16 March 2015, Kieran Foran ended weeks of speculation over his future by informing teammates he was joining the Parramatta Eels from 2016, Kieran Foran who was off contract at the end of the 2015 season was understood to have agreed a four-year deal worth $AUD4.8 million with Parramatta from 2016.
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On 3 July 2015, Kieran Foran officially signed a two-year contract with the Parramatta Eels, with an option for an additional two years, starting in 2016.
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At the time of his signature, Parramatta legend Peter Sterling said that Kieran Foran's signing was the "most important signing" in the club's history.
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Kieran Foran finished his last year with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles with him playing in 19 matches, scoring 4 tries and kicking 4 goals.
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On 8 September 2015, Kieran Foran was named in the New Zealand Kiwis' training squad for their tour of Great Britain.
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Kieran Foran was named team captain of the Parramatta Eels, alongside club captain Tim Mannah.
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On 28 April 2016, Kieran Foran was rushed to hospital in an ambulance after he overdosed on prescription medication and he was granted indefinite leave.
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On 6 May 2016, Kieran Foran launched legal action against KIIS 106.5 Radio host Jackie O after she made degrading comments about Kieran Foran and his ex-partner Rebecca Pope about the paternity of the couple's second child.
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On 21 May 2016, Kieran Foran was again in the spotlight after reports he lost $75,000 on his TAB account on a gambling binge.
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Just prior to this gambling binge, Kieran Foran had returned to Sydney from a three-day stint at a Queensland rehabilitation centre.
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On 24 May 2016, Kieran Foran was reportedly planning to sue the TAB over his leaked betting details seeking a $150,000 payout from the betting agency.
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On 28 June 2016, Kieran Foran was stripped of his captaincy and fined $5,000 for unprofessional conduct by the Eels after he did not turn up to a rehabilitation session and drank alcohol while being injured.
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In June 2016, Kieran Foran declared that due to his personal issues there would be a possibility that he would never play rugby league again.
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On 29 July 2016, it was announced that Kieran Foran had been released from his contract with Parramatta to sort out his personal issues.
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Kieran Foran finished the 2016 NRL season having played in 9 matches and scoring a solitary try for the Parramatta Eels.
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On 22 September 2016, Kieran Foran signed a one-year deal with the New Zealand Warriors for the 2017 season.
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Kieran Foran made his debut for the New Zealand Warriors in round 5 against the Gold Coast Titans.
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Kieran Foran, played against his old side Parramatta Eels, where his life unravelled.
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Kieran Foran is a highly experienced and talented play-maker who will be a great asset to our team.
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We look forward to Kieran Foran joining up with us leading into next year's campaign.
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Kieran Foran could have chosen to go to a handful of Sydney clubs, so we are pleased that he has chosen to continue his career at the Bulldogs.
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Kieran Foran spoke to the media about his future being decided:.
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On 25 June, Kieran Foran was ruled out for the rest of the 2018 season with a toe injury.
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In round 3, Kieran Foran guided Canterbury to an upset victory over Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium.
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Canterbury released a statement saying "Bulldogs playmaker Kieran Foran is to undergo surgery for a high ankle sprain, meaning he is likely to miss 10 to 12 weeks".
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Kieran Foran made a total of 14 appearances for Canterbury in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 12th on the table and missed out on the finals.
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Kieran Foran was named in the Canterbury team to play against St George Illawarra for his 200th NRL match.
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On 22 September, Kieran Foran was told by Canterbury that his services would not be required for the 2021 season and he was to be released by the club.
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Kieran Foran was one of eight players who were told that they would be released as part of a major cleanout at Canterbury as the club looked to rebuild for the 2021 season.
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In Round 17, Kieran Foran was named the teams' captain, the 65th in the club's history, due to the absence of Daly Cherry-Evans, who was in preparations for his State of Origin series duties.
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Kieran Foran played 25 games for Manly in the 2021 NRL season including the club's preliminary final loss against South Sydney.
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On 7 May, Kieran Foran signed a two-year deal with the Gold Coast Titans for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
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Kieran Foran played a total of 24 games for Manly in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table missing the finals.
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Kieran Foran played a total of 20 matches for the Gold Coast in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table.
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In round 5, Kieran Foran was taken from the field with an ankle injury and ruled out indefinitely from playing but was then later named in the Gold Coast team for their round 6 game against Canberra.
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On 10 July 2024, Kieran Foran re-signed with the Gold Coast on a one-year extension.
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In round 21, Kieran Foran kicked a field goal during the Gold Coast's comeback victory over the Dolphins.
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In round 24, Kieran Foran played his 300th first grade game in the Gold Coast's loss against St George Illawarra at WIN Stadium.
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Kieran Foran made 21 appearances for the Gold Coast throughout the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table.