Greece women's national rugby league team

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Greece
Team information
Governing body Greek Rugby League Association
Region Europe
Head coachJim Minadakis
CaptainOurania Koutsikou
Top try-scorerVelissaria Koutsioumpa (3)
Top point-scorerVelissaria Koutsioumpa (12)
IRL ranking 8th
Team results
First game
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg 40 - 4 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
(14 September 2019)
Biggest win
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg 28 - 0 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
(2 October 2022)
Biggest defeat
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg 40 - 4 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
(14 September 2019)

The Greece women's national rugby league team represents Greece in women's rugby league football. Founded in 2019 by the Greek Rugby League Association, the team played its first game in September 2019 in a friendly match against Turkey.

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the politics surrounding the governance of rugby league in Greece the team did not play its first full (as opposed to a friendly) international match until September 2022, when they entered the Southern group of the 2022 Rugby League Women's European Championship B. [1] The first home international match took place at Gorytsa Park field, Aspropyrgos on 2 October 2022. [2]

In January 2023, a team of Australian-based players of Greek heritage played an international match in Sydney against the Philippines, under national coach Stuart McLennan. [3] [4]

Head to head records

OpponentFMMRMWDLWin%PFPAShare
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 20192022210150.0%124421.43%
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 202220243300100.00%68889.47%
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2023202310010.00%0380.00%
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2023202310010.00%0140.00%
Flag of France.svg  France 2024202410010.00%0580.00%
Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 2024202410010.00%64212.50%
Totals20192024940544.44%8620429.66%

Table last updated: 13 October 2024

Current squad

Greece based

The following players were named in a squad to play in the European qualification play-off match against Ireland: [5]

PlayerPositionClubDebutMatchesTriesGoalsPoints
Maria-Eleni Gkirlemi Prop , Second-row Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Aris Eagles20224000
Maria-Anna Lamprou Prop Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Aris Eagles20226208
Georgia Kalomenopoulou interchange Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Aris Eagles—0000
Sofia-Margarita Kitsaneli Scrum-half , Prop Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Aris Eagles20196012
Asimina Mastoraki Scrum-half , Hooker Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Aris Eagles20197000
Myrsini Pappa Second-row , Prop Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Aris Eagles20233024
Efstathia Skoroliakou interchange Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Aris Eagles—0000
Sotiria Skouroliakou interchange Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Aris Eagles20241000
Kleopatra Velmachou Fullback , Stand-off , Centre Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Aris Eagles20224116
Sofia Anagnostopoulou Wing , Fullback Canberra colours.svg Athens City Raiders20234000
Eleftheria Angeli interchange Canberra colours.svg Athens City Raiders20232000
Chrysi Lymperidi Hooker Canberra colours.svg Athens City Raiders20195000
Magdelini Stavrianou Fullback , Scrum-half Canberra colours.svg Athens City Raiders20226000
Isaia Maragkou Centre Australian colours.svg Attica Rhinos20232000
Dimitra Papoutsi Centre , Wing Australian colours.svg Attica Rhinos20197208
Ourania Koutsikou Loose forward , Centre Panthers colours.svg Cardiff Demons201963012
Anais Dragoumis Unattached—0000
Aimilia Kozari Lock  Unattached20191000
Triantafyllia Vasilogianni Unattached—0000

Australian based

The following Australian-based players of Greek heritage represented Greece in the January 2023 international match against the Philippines. [4]

Alexia Foster Papanicolau, Antonia Karias, Taliah Mafi, Angelina Ballas, Ebony Tsoukas, Lavinia Taukamo, Maria Posantzis, Cherish Tseros, Jonaya Bent, Mikayla Tuliatu, Christine Tsougranis, Stella Lellis, Meleanna Waters. Interchange: Jasmin Testa, Lisa Poulakis, Simone Stephen, Stephanie Glumac

Results

Full internationals

DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueVideoReport(s)
14 Sep 2019Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
4–40
Test MatchFlag of Turkey.svg Trakya University
Ayşekadın Stadium, Edirne 		Highlights [6]
25 Sep 2022Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
8–4
2022 Euro B Flag of Turkey.svg Technical Uni, Istanbul Full game [7] [8] [9]
2 Oct 2022Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
28–0
Flag of Greece.svg Gorytsa Park Field, Aspropyrgos 1st half

2nd half

[10] [11]
28 Jan 2023Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
0–38
Test Match [3] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lidcombe Oval, Sydney — [4]
11 Nov 2023Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
8–4
Balkan CupFlag of Serbia.svg FC Pusta Reka, Bojnik —
9 Dec 2023Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
0–14
Test MatchFlag of Greece.svg Municipal Stadium Dimitris Nikolaidis, Athens — [12]
13 Apr 2024Flag of France.svg  France
0–58
WCQ Euro BFlag of France.svg Stade Georges Dartiailh, Marmande — [13]
18 May 2024Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
32–4
Flag of Greece.svg A.G. Dimitrios Stadium, Athens Full game —
12 Oct 2024Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
6–42
WC Qualifier (Euro Playoff)Flag of Greece.svg Gkorytsa Stadium, Aspropygos, Athens Full game [14]

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