Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | The Jillaroos | |||||
Governing body | Australian Rugby League Commission | |||||
Region | Asia-Pacific | |||||
Head coach | Brad Donald | |||||
Captain | Kezie Apps Ali Brigginshaw | |||||
Most caps | Tahnee Norris (32) | |||||
Top try-scorer | Isabelle Kelly (17) | |||||
Top point-scorer | Ali Brigginshaw (74) | |||||
IRL ranking | 1st | |||||
Uniforms | ||||||
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Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
Australia 14-18 New Zealand (Lidcombe Oval, Sydney, 1 July 1995) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
Australia 92–0 France (York, England; 6 November 2022) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
Australia 6-50 New Zealand (England; 18 November 2000) | ||||||
World Cup | ||||||
Appearances | 6 (first time in 2000 ) | |||||
Best result | Champions ( 2013, 2017, 2021 ) |
The Australia women's national rugby league team, also known as the Australian Jillaroos, or Harvey Norman Jillaroos for sponsorship reasons, [1] represents Australia in women's rugby league. They played their first formal international in 1995 under the administration of the Australian Women's Rugby League. The AWRL affiliated with the Australian Rugby League in the late 1990s, with AWRL reports included in ARL annual reports. [2] Since the advent of the Australian Rugby League Commission in February 2012, the team has been administered by that body and the National Rugby League.
The Australian Jillaroos are current world champions, having won the last three Women's Rugby League World Cup tournaments. Their first World Cup victory came in the fourth tournament, in 2013. [3] [4] [5] [6] The Jillaroos won on home soil in 2017 and again in the postponed 2021 tournament held in November 2022. Appointed in 2016, the current head coach of the Jillaroos is Brad Donald. [7]
Matches have been broadcast on free-to-air networks since 2014 (Nines) and 2015 (Test Match). [8] [9] [10]
The Jillaroos squad is selected by a panel of national selectors. There are specific tournaments and matches that act as selection trials. [11] These include:
The current coach of the Australian team is Brad Donald. Previous coaches have included Paul Dyer, Graham Murray, and Steve Folkes.
Name | Tests | Nines | Ref. | ||||||||||
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Span | M | W | D | L | W% | Span | M | W | D | L | W% | ||
Graham Willard | 1995– | ? | ? | 0 | ? | ? | N/A | [12] | |||||
Mark Donkin | –1998 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | N/A | ||||||
Wayne Portlock | 1999–2000 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14% | N/A | [13] [14] [15] | |||||
Terry Borland | –2002 | ? | ? | 0 | ? | ? | N/A | [16] | |||||
Dave Leat | 2003–07 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 50% | N/A | [17] [18] | |||||
Karen Stuart | 2008–09 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 71% | N/A | [19] | |||||
Graham Murray | 2010–11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | N/A | [20] | |||||
Paul Dyer | 2013 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | N/A | ||||||
Steve Folkes | 2014–16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33% | 2015–16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33% | [22] |
Brad Donald | 2017– | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 94% | 2017–19 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 91% | [23] |
Table last updated 11 November 2024.
The squad for the 2024 Pacific Championships was announced on 7 October 2024.
Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, 11 November 2024. [24]
J# | Player | Age | Position(s) | Jillaroos | NRLW | Other Reps | |||||||||||
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Dbt | M | T | G | F | Pts | 2024 Club | CM | TM | T | G | F | Pts | |||||
1 | Tamika Upton | 27 | Fullback | 2023 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Knights | 26 | 37 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 8 2 |
2 | Julia Robinson | 26 | Wing , Fullback | 2018 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 | Broncos | 34 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 7 |
3 | Isabelle Kelly | 28 | Centre | 2017 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 | Roosters | 41 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 13 1 3 |
4 | Tiana Penitani | 28 | Centre , Five-eighth | 2019 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sharks | 20 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1 8 4 |
5 | Jakiya Whitfeld | 23 | Wing | 2023 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | Cowboys | 9 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
6 | Ali Brigginshaw | 34 | Five-eighth , Halfback | 2009 | 25 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 74 | Broncos | 43 | 43 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 122 | 17 6 1 |
7 | Tarryn Aiken | 25 | Halfback , Five-eighth | 2022 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 48 | Roosters | 19 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 8 |
8 | Millie Elliott | 26 | Prop | 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roosters | 18 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 |
9 | Olivia Higgins | 32 | Hooker | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knights | 28 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 2 |
10 | Shannon Mato | 26 | Prop | 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Titans | 27 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 4 |
11 | Kezie Apps | 33 | Second-row , Prop | 2014 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Tigers | 10 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 2 7 2 |
12 | Yasmin Clydsdale | 30 | Second-row , Centre | 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knights | 28 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 |
13 | Simaima Taufa | 30 | Lock | 2014 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Raiders | 17 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 9 2 2 |
14 | Keeley Davis | 24 | Hooker | 2018 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Roosters | 20 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 5 1 |
15 | Sarah Togatuki | 27 | Prop , Lock | 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tigers | 16 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 8 4 1 |
16 | Keilee Joseph | 22 | Lock , Second-row | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Broncos | 10 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 4 |
18 | Jessica Sergis | 27 | Centre | 2019 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | Roosters | 23 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 10 3 1 |
19 | Jessika Elliston | 27 | Prop , Second-row | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Titans | 31 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 1 |
17 | Mahalia Murphy | 30 | Second-row , Centre | 2015 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Eels | 18 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 4 1 |
20 | Abbi Church | 26 | Fullback , Centre | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eels | 26 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 2 |
21 | Jesse Southwell | 19 | Five-eighth | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knights | 27 | 27 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 142 | 2 1 |
IJ | Quincy Dodd | 24 | Hooker | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sharks | 20 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 6 7 3 |
IJ | Lauren Brown | 29 | Hooker , Halfback | 2022 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 62 | Titans | 23 | 33 | 5 | 48 | 2 | 118 | 6 2 |
Notes:
In August 2024 the NRL announced the induction of six former Jillaroos players into the National Rugby League Hall of Fame. This was the first induction of women since the inception of the Hall of Fame in 2008. [26]
Inductee number | Player | National Team | State Team | Clubs | Ref | |
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Matches | Years | |||||
127 | Natalie Dwyer | 26 | 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2013 | NSW & Qld | Wollongong Wildcats, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Souths Logan Magpies | [27] |
128 | Katrina Fanning | 24 | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 | NSW | Queanbeyan, Gungahlin Bulls, Boomanulla | [28] |
129 | Tarsha Gale | 15 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 | NSW | Bulli, South Sydney Rabbitohs | [29] |
130 | Veronica White | 17 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 | Qld & NSW | Ipswich Brothers | [30] |
131 | Karyn Murphy | 28 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013 | Qld | Ipswich Brothers, Souths Logan Magpies | [31] |
132 | Tahnee Norris | 33 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 | NSW & Qld | Runaway Bay Seagulls, West Centenary, Burleigh Bears | [32] |
Note: The lists of clubs in the above table is incomplete.
This section last updated 18 October 2024
Games played: 32
Points scored: 74
Tries scored: 16
Goals kicked: 31
Points scored in a match: 24
Tries scored in a match: 6
Goals kicked in a match: 10
Opponent | FM | MR | M | W | D | L | Win% | PF | PA | Share |
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New Zealand | 1995 | 2024 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 43.33% | 473 | 604 | 43.92% |
Great Britain | 1996 | 2002 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 37.50% | 100 | 111 | 47.39% |
Fiji | 1998 | 1998 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 120 | 0 | 100.00% |
New Zealand Māori | 2003 | 2009 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.00% | 90 | 104 | 46.39% |
Niue | 2003 | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 58 | 0 | 100.00% |
Samoa | 2003 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 82 | 26 | 75.93% |
France | 2008 | 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 224 | 0 | 100.00% |
Russia | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 72 | 0 | 100.00% |
England | 2008 | 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 74 | 10 | 88.10% |
Pacific Islands | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 32 | 6 | 84.21% |
Cook Islands | 2017 | 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 132 | 4 | 93.55% |
Canada | 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 146 | 6 | 96.05% |
Papua New Guinea | 2022 | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 166 | 0 | 100.00% |
Totals | 1995 | 2024 | 63 | 38 | 0 | 25 | 60.32% | 1,769 | 871 | 67.01% |
Notes:
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Report(s) |
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4 Nov 2017 | Papua New Guinea | 42 – 4 | Curtain-raiser to men's PM's XIII | National Football Stadium | — | [138] |
6 Oct 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 40 – 4 | Women's PM's XIII match | National Football Stadium | [139] | |
11 Oct 2019 | Fiji | 22 – 14 | Women's PM's XIII match | ANZ National Stadium, Suva | [140] | [141] |
25 Sep 2022 | Papua New Guinea | 64 – 6 | Women's PM's XIII match | Suncorp Stadium | [142] | [143] [144] |
23 Sep 2023 | Papua New Guinea | 56 – 4 | Women's PM's XIII match | National Football Stadium | [145] | [146] [147] |
13 Oct 2024 | Papua New Guinea | 50 – 0 | Women's PM's XIII match | National Football Stadium | [148] | [149] [150] |
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Report(s) |
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31 Jan 2015 | New Zealand | 4 – 8 | 2015 Auckland Nines | Eden Park, Auckland | — | |
1 Feb 2015 | 4 – 16 | — | ||||
8 – 7 | [151] | |||||
6 Feb 2016 | 11 – 4 | 2016 Auckland Nines | [152] | |||
7 Feb 2016 | 0 – 9 | [154] | ||||
7 – 21 | [156] | |||||
4 Feb 2017 | 20 – 4 | 2017 Auckland Nines | [158] | |||
5 Feb 2017 | 8 – 0 | [159] | ||||
14 – 4 | — | |||||
23 Feb 2018 | Samoa | 26 – 4 | 2018 Commonwealth Championship | Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe | — | |
Fiji | 24 – 0 | — | ||||
24 Feb 2018 | Cook Islands | 14 – 8 | — | |||
Samoa | 14 – 8 | — | ||||
18 Oct 2019 | New Zealand | 22 – 8 | 2019 International Nines | Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta | [162] | |
19 Oct 2019 | England | 42 – 4 | [163] | |||
Papua New Guinea | 30 – 6 | [164] | ||||
New Zealand | 15 – 17 | [165] |
Since 2015 a Female Player of the Year award has been included in the Dally M Awards.
Year | Player | Rep Teams | NRL Club | State Club | References |
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2015 | Jenni-Sue Hoepper | Jillaroos QLD | — | Townsville Brothers | [167] |
2016 | Kezie Apps | Jillaroos NSW | — | Helensburgh Tigers | [168] [169] |
2017 | Simaima Taufa | Jillaroos NSW | — | Mounties | [170] |
2018 | Brittany Breayley | Jillaroos QLD | Brisbane Broncos | Ipswich Brothers | [171] |
2019 | Jessica Sergis | Jillaroos NSW | St George-Illawarra Dragons | Helensburgh Tigers | [172] |
2020 | Ali Brigginshaw | QLD [nb 1] | Brisbane Broncos | Ipswich Brothers | [173] |
2021 [nb 2] | Millie Boyle | NSW | Brisbane Broncos | Burleigh Bears | [174] |
Emma Tonegato | — | St George-Illawarra Dragons | — | ||
2022 | Raecene McGregor | Kiwi Ferns | Sydney Roosters | North Sydney Bears | [175] |
2023 | Tamika Upton | QLD Jillaroos [nb 3] | Newcastle Knights | Newcastle Knights | [176] |
2024 | Olivia Kernick | NSW | Sydney Roosters | Tweed Seagulls | [177] |
Official rankings as of June 2024 | |||
Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
1 | Australia | 100 | |
2 | New Zealand | 86 | |
3 | England | 69 | |
4 | 1 | France | 43 |
5 | 1 | Papua New Guinea | 33 |
6 | Cook Islands | 27 | |
7 | 1 | Wales | 24 |
8 | 1 | Canada | 24 |
9 | 1 | Greece | 22 |
10 | 1 | Ireland | 19 |
11 | 1 | Serbia | 16 |
12 | 1 | Brazil | 13 |
13 | 5 | Netherlands | 11 |
14 | 1 | Tonga | 9 |
15 | 1 | Philippines | 8 |
16 | United States | 6 | |
17 | Turkey | 5 | |
18 | 3 | Italy | 5 |
19 | 5 | Kenya | 4 |
20 | 1 | Malta | 4 |
21 | 2 | Nigeria | 3 |
22 | 4 | Uganda | 3 |
23 | 1 | Jamaica | 2 |
24 | 4 | Samoa | 2 |
25 | 1 | Ghana | 2 |
26 | 5 | Fiji | 1 |
27 | Lebanon | 0 | |
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