Team information | |
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Governing body | Greek Rugby League Association |
Region | Europe |
Head coach | Jim Minadakis |
Captain | Ourania Koutsikou |
Top try-scorer | Velissaria Koutsioumpa (3) |
Top point-scorer | Velissaria Koutsioumpa (12) |
IRL ranking | 9th |
Team results | |
First game | |
Turkey 40 - 4 Greece (14 September 2019) | |
Biggest win | |
Greece 28 - 0 Serbia (2 October 2022) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Turkey 40 - 4 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.
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]
Opponent | FM | MR | M | W | D | L | Win% | PF | PA | Share |
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Turkey | 2019 | 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 12 | 44 | 21.43% |
Serbia | 2022 | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 68 | 8 | 89.47% |
Philippines | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 38 | 0.00% |
Netherlands | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 14 | 0.00% |
France | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 58 | 0.00% |
Ireland | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 6 | 42 | 12.50% |
Totals | 2019 | 2024 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 44.44% | 86 | 204 | 29.66% |
Table last updated: 13 October 2024
The following players were named in a squad to play in the European qualification play-off match against Ireland: [5]
Player | Position | Club | Debut | Matches | Tries | Goals | Points |
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Maria-Eleni Gkirlemi | Prop , Second-row | Aris Eagles | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maria-Anna Lamprou | Prop | Aris Eagles | 2022 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Georgia Kalomenopoulou | interchange | Aris Eagles | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sofia-Margarita Kitsaneli | Scrum-half , Prop | Aris Eagles | 2019 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Asimina Mastoraki | Scrum-half , Hooker | Aris Eagles | 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Myrsini Pappa | Second-row , Prop | Aris Eagles | 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Efstathia Skoroliakou | interchange | Aris Eagles | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sotiria Skouroliakou | interchange | Aris Eagles | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kleopatra Velmachou | Fullback , Stand-off , Centre | Aris Eagles | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Sofia Anagnostopoulou | Wing , Fullback | Athens City Raiders | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eleftheria Angeli | interchange | Athens City Raiders | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chrysi Lymperidi | Hooker | Athens City Raiders | 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Magdelini Stavrianou | Fullback , Scrum-half | Athens City Raiders | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Isaia Maragkou | Centre | Attica Rhinos | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dimitra Papoutsi | Centre , Wing | Attica Rhinos | 2019 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Ourania Koutsikou | Loose forward , Centre | Cardiff Demons | 2019 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Anais Dragoumis | Unattached | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Aimilia Kozari | Lock | Unattached | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Triantafyllia Vasilogianni | Unattached | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Report(s) |
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14 Sep 2019 | Turkey | 4–40 | Test Match | Trakya University Ayşekadın Stadium, Edirne | Highlights | [6] |
25 Sep 2022 | Turkey | 8–4 | 2022 Euro B | Technical Uni, Istanbul | Full game | [7] [8] [9] |
2 Oct 2022 | Serbia | 28–0 | Gorytsa Park Field, Aspropyrgos | 1st half | [10] [11] | |
28 Jan 2023 | Philippines | 0–38 | Test Match [3] | Lidcombe Oval, Sydney | — | [4] |
11 Nov 2023 | Serbia | 8–4 | Balkan Cup | FC Pusta Reka, Bojnik | — | |
9 Dec 2023 | Netherlands | 0–14 | Test Match | Municipal Stadium Dimitris Nikolaidis, Athens | — | [12] |
13 Apr 2024 | France | 0–58 | WCQ Euro B | Stade Georges Dartiailh, Marmande | — | [13] |
18 May 2024 | Serbia | 32–4 | A.G. Dimitrios Stadium, Athens | Full game | — | |
12 Oct 2024 | Ireland | 6–42 | WC Qualifier (Euro Playoff) | Gkorytsa Stadium, Aspropygos, Athens | Full game | [14] |
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