New Zealand women's national rugby league team

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New Zealand women's national rugby league team
Team information
NicknameKiwi Ferns
Governing body New Zealand Rugby League
Region Oceania
Head coachRicky Henry
Captain Georgia Hale &
Raecene McGregor
IRL ranking 2nd
Uniforms
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First colours
Team results
First international
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 18 – 14 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
(Sydney, Australia, 1 July 1995)
Biggest win
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 88 – 0 France  Flag of France.svg
(Dewsbury, England; 5 July 2013)
Biggest defeat
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 4 – 54 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
(Manchester, England; 19 November 2022)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first time in 2000 )
Best resultChampions (2000, 2003, 2008)

The New Zealand women's national rugby league team, also known as the Kiwi Ferns or New Zealand Kiwi Ferns, represents New Zealand in Women's rugby league. They are administered by the New Zealand Rugby League.

Contents

New Zealand won the Women's Rugby League World Cup in 2000, 2003 and 2008. [1] [2]

Head to Head Records

OpponentFMMRMWDLWin%PFPAShare
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 19952023281701160.71%60043557.97%
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 199820036600100.00%1962489.09%
Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg New Zealand Māori 200220174400100.00%1763483.81%
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 200320223300100.00%178497.80%
Flag of Tokelau.svg Tokelau200320031100100.00%840100.00%
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 200320204400100.00%1842090.20%
 Pacific Islands200820081100100.00%720100.00%
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 200820233300100.00%1202682.19%
Flag of England.svg  England 200820226600100.00%2044282.93%
Flag of France.svg  France 201320222200100.00%1340100.00%
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 201720171100100.00%50492.59%
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 201720171100100.00%380100.00%
Totals19952023604901181.67%2,03658977.56%

Notes:

Current squad

The Kiwi Ferns squad for the 2023 Pacific Championships was announced on 4 October 2023. [3]
Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, 28 October 2023.

J#PlayerAgePosition(s)Kiwi FernsNRLWOther Reps
DbtMTGFPts2023 ClubCMTMTGFPts
1 Apii Nicholls 30 Fullback 20171456032 Canberra colours.svg Raiders 81907014—
2Leianne Tufuga21 Wing , Centre 202042008 Wests Tigers colours.svg Tigers 92190036 City colours.svg 2
3 Mele Hufanga 29 Centre 2022760024 Brisbane colours.svg Broncos 1010100040—
4 Abigail Roache 27 Centre , Wing 2022530012 Newcastle colours.svg Knights 111160024—
5 Shanice Parker 25 Wing , Fullback 202251004 Newcastle colours.svg Knights 182360024 New South Wales colours.svg 1 Queanbeyan United Colours.png 1 Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 2 City colours.svg 2
6 Tyla Nathan-Wong 29 Five-eighth , Halfback 202330000 St. George Illawarra colours.svg Dragons 9934020—
7 Raecene McGregor 26 Halfback , Five-eighth 20171595046 St. George Illawarra colours.svg Dragons 1232114032Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 3
15 Najvada George 24 Prop , Lock 202330000 Wests Tigers colours.svg Tigers 9180000 City colours.svg 2 Australian colours.svg 1
9Brooke Anderson27 Hooker , Lock 202330000 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks 91430012 New South Wales colours.svg 1 Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 1 City colours.svg 2
10Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa21 Prop 202330000 St. George Illawarra colours.svg Dragons 9100000—
11Annessa Biddle21 Second-row , Wing 202332008 Cronulla colours.svg Sharks 882008—
12Otesa Pule20 Second-row , Centre 202281004 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Roosters 161660024—
13 Georgia Hale 28 Lock 2015170000 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Titans 213030012—
14Ashleigh Quinlan28 Five-eighth , Halfback 202320000 Canberra colours.svg Raiders 9152008Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 1 City colours.svg 1
8Mya Hill-Moana21 Prop 2020100000 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Roosters 19191004Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 3
16Jasmine Fogavini26 Wing , Centre 202330000 Brisbane colours.svg Broncos 10100000—
17 Tiana Davison 23 Second-row 202320000 Newcastle colours.svg Knights 881004—
18 Laishon Albert-Jones 26 Second-row , Lock 2022313010 Newcastle colours.svg Knights 10100000Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 1
19 Cheyelle Robins-Reti 26 Wing , Centre 202310000 Canberra colours.svg Raiders 9940016—
20Capri Paekau— Hooker 202310000 Parramatta colours.svg Eels 550000Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 2
–Amelia Pasikala19 Prop 202321004 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Roosters 772008—

Notes

Coaches

Also see Category:New Zealand women's national rugby league team coaches.

The current coach of the New Zealand team is Ricky Henry, who replaced Justin Morgan in 2020. [4] Morgan had been the coach since 2018. [5]

Results

Full internationals

DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueVideoReport(s)
1 Jul 1995Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
18–14
2 Test SeriesFlag of Australia (converted).svg Lidcombe Oval, Sydney— [6] [7]
8 Jul 1995Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
14–6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hawker Oval, Canberra— [8]
20 Sep 1997Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
34–26
2 Test SeriesFlag of New Zealand.svg Petone Recreation Ground, Wellington— [9]
24 Sep 1997Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
40–16
Flag of New Zealand.svg Carlaw Park, Auckland— [10]
23 Aug 1998Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
28–6
3 Test Series Flag of New Zealand.svg Puketawhero Park, Rotorua— [11]
29 Aug 1998Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
44–0
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rugby League Park, Christchurch— [12] [13]
4 Sep 1998Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
38–2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Carlaw Park, Auckland— [14]
23 Sep 1999Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
20–10
3 Test SeriesFlag of Australia (converted).svg Leichhardt Oval, Sydney— [15]
27 Sep 1999Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
20–22
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Penrith Stadium, Sydney [16] [17]
29 Oct 1999Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
26–14
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ericsson Stadium, Auckland— [18]
7 Nov 2000Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
22–12
2000 WRLWC Flag of England.svg Rugby Ground, Orrell, Greater Manchester — [19] [20]
10 Nov 2000Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
10–6
Flag of England.svg South Leeds Stadium [21] [22]
18 Nov 2000Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
50–6
Flag of England.svg Rams Stadium, Dewsbury — [23]
24 Nov 2000Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
26–4
Flag of England.svg Wilderspool, Warrington [24] [25]
23 Sep 2001Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
42–8
Test MatchFlag of New Zealand.svg Carlaw Park, Auckland— [26]
Oct 2002 Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg Māori
36–10
Test MatchFlag of New Zealand.svg— [27]
28 Sep 2003Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
68–0
2003 WRLWC Flag of New Zealand.svg North Harbour Stadium — [28] [29]
2 Oct 2003Flag of Tokelau.svg Tokelau
84–0
Flag of New Zealand.svg Marist Rugby Grounds— [30]
4 Oct 2003Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
44–4
Flag of New Zealand.svg North Harbour Stadium — [31]
6 Oct 2003Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
84–0
Flag of New Zealand.svg North Harbour Stadium — [32]
8 Oct 2003Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
38–0
Flag of New Zealand.svg North Harbour Stadium —
12 Oct 2003 Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg Māori
58–0
Flag of New Zealand.svg North Harbour Stadium — [33]
14 Aug 2004Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
38–12
2 Test SeriesFlag of Australia (converted).svg Bendigo Bank Oval, Ipswich— [34] [35]
21 Aug 2004Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
30–20
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Davies Park, Brisbane [36]
1 Jul 2006 Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg Māori
50–12
Test MatchFlag of New Zealand.svg Rotorua International Stadium—
6 Nov 2008  Pacific Islands
72–0
2008 WRLWC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast [37]
8 Nov 2008Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
42–4
[38]
10 Nov 2008Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
26–4
[39]
12 Nov 2008Flag of England.svg  England
16–4
[40]
15 Nov 2008Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
34–0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane [41]
23 Sep 2009Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
16–18
Test MatchFlag of New Zealand.svg Ellerslie Domain, Auckland— [42]
10 Oct 2010Flag of England.svg  England
44–6
2 Test SeriesFlag of New Zealand.svg Toll Stadium, Whangārei —
16 Oct 2010Flag of England.svg  England
38–6
Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere Stadium, Auckland— [43]
5 Jul 2013Flag of France.svg  France
88–0
2013 WRLWC Flag of England.svg The Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury [44] [45]
8 Jul 2013Flag of England.svg  England
34–16
Flag of England.svg Post Office Road, Featherstone [46] [47]
11 Jul 2013Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
14–6
Flag of England.svg Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley [48]
14 Jul 2013Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
12–22
Flag of England.svg Headingley, Leeds [49]
9 Nov 2014Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
12–8
Four Nations curtain-raiserFlag of Australia (converted).svg WIN Stadium, Wollongong [50] [51] [52] [53]
3 May 2015Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
14–22
Anzac TestFlag of Australia (converted).svg Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane — [54] [55]
6 May 2016Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
26–16
Anzac TestFlag of Australia (converted).svg Hunter Stadium, Newcastle — [56]
5 May 2017Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
4–16
Anzac TestFlag of Australia (converted).svg GIO Stadium, Canberra [57]
4 Nov 2017 Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg Māori
32–12
Warm-up MatchFlag of New Zealand.svg Waikato Stadium, Hamilton — [58]
16 Nov 2017Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
50–4
2017 WRLWC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney [59]
19 Nov 2017Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
76–0
[60]
22 Nov 2017Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
38–0
[61]
26 Nov 2017Flag of England.svg  England
52–4
[62] [63]
2 Dec 2017Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
16–23
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane [64] [65]
13 Oct 2018Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
24–26
Trans-Tasman TestFlag of New Zealand.svg Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland [66] [67]
22 Jun 2019Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
46–8
Test MatchFlag of New Zealand.svg Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland [68]
25 Oct 2019Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
8–28
Trans-Tasman TestFlag of Australia (converted).svg WIN Stadium, Wollongong [69] [70]
7 Nov 2020Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
28–8
Invitational Test MatchFlag of New Zealand.svg Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland [71] [72]
25 Jun 2022Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
50–12
Invitational Test MatchFlag of New Zealand.svg Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland [73] [74] [75] [76]
2 Nov 2022Flag of France.svg  France
46–0
2021 WRLWC Flag of England.svg York Community Stadium, York [77] [78] [79]
6 Nov 2022Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
34–4
[80] [81] [82]
10 Nov 2022Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
8–10
[83] [84] [85]
14 Nov 2022Flag of England.svg  England
20–6
[86] [87] [88]
19 Nov 2022Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
4–54
Flag of England.svg Old Trafford, Manchester [89] [90] [91]
14 Oct 2023Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
10–16
2023 Pacific Champs Flag of Australia (converted).svg Qld Country Bank Stadium [92] [93]
21 Oct 2023Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
28–10
Flag of New Zealand.svg Eden Park, Auckland [94] [95]
28 Oct 2023Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
12–6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg AAMI Park, Melbourne — [96] [97]


Nines

DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueVideoReport(s)
31 Jan 2015Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
8–4
2015 Auckland Nines Flag of New Zealand.svg Eden Park, Auckland —
1 Feb 2015Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
16–4
—
1 Feb 2015Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
7–8
[98]
6 Feb 2016Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
4–11
2016 Auckland Nines [99] [100]
7 Feb 2016Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
9–0
[101] [100]
7 Feb 2016Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
21–7
[102] [103]
4 Feb 2017Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
4–20
2017 Auckland Nines [104]
5 Feb 2017Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
0–8
[105]
5 Feb 2017Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
4–14
—
18 Oct 2019Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
8–22
2019 World Cup 9s Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bankwest Stadium, Sydney [106]
19 Oct 2019Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
24–12
[107]
19 Oct 2019Flag of England.svg  England
33–4
[108]
19 Oct 2019Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
17–15
[109] [110]

History

1990s

The Kiwi Ferns were formed in 1995. [111]

1995 Inaugural Kiwi Ferns Team

Touring Australia in June and July 1995, the team won all seven games that they played. [112] Two of the games were full internationals against Australia.

The First Test Match was held on 1 July 1995 at Lidcombe Oval in Sydney. [6] New Zealand 18 (Maira Auega, Leah Witehira, Debbie Syme, Luisa Avaiki tries; Zavana Aranga goal) defeated Australia 14 (Natalie Dwyer, Julie McGuffie, Sherrilee Moulds tries; Sherrilee Moulds goal). [7]

The Second Test was held on 8 July 1995 at Hawker Oval in Canberra. New Zealand 14 (Tammi Wilson, Leah Witehira, Laura Waretine tries; Laura Waretine goal) defeated Australia 6 (Katrina Fanning try, Sherrilee Moulds goal). [8]

Other matches on the tour were played against the following teams:

1997 Kiwi Ferns Team

New Zealand hosted Australia. New Zealand won both International Test games to remain undefeated for 4 Tests in a row.

1998 Kiwi Ferns Team

New Zealand hosted a travelling Great Britain Lionesses team. New Zealand won all 3 test matches to bring their undefeated tally to 7 in a row.

1999 Kiwi Ferns Team

The three-match series was split between two matches in Sydney and one in Auckland. New Zealand won the First Test Match but lost the Second Test, ending their 8 Test undefeated streak.

2000s

2000 World Cup Kiwi Ferns Squad

  1. Somma Te Kahu
  2. Sharlene Johnson
  3. Michelle Driscoll
  4. Selena Te Amo
  5. Stacey O'Carroll
  6. Trish Hina
  7. Leah Witehira
  8. Nicole Presland (C)
  9. Tracy Wrigley
  10. Luisa Avaiki
  11. Rachel White
  12. Nadene Conlon (C)
  13. Tasha Davie
  14. Laura Mariu
  15. Ina Muaiava
  16. Frances Te Ao
  17. Hanna Wainohu
  18. Nola Campbell
  19. Miriama Niha
  20. Lynley Tierney-Mani
  21. Rachel Cooper
  22. Priscilla Moke
  23. Vicki Logopati
  24. Katrina Howard

New Zealand travelled to Great Britain for the Inaugural Women's Rugby League World Cup. New Zealand beat both Great Britain & Ireland and Australia in round matches, and then Australia in a semi-final to play Great Britain & Ireland in the final. New Zealand won the Final 26–4, to win the World Cup.

2003 Kiwi Ferns World Cup Squad

Sharlene Atai (Auckland), Luisa Avaiki (Captain, Auckland), Mere Baker (Canterbury), Elina Beets (Auckland), Tafale Chan Ting (Auckland), Nadene Conlon (Auckland), Sarina Fiso (Auckland), Aimee Gilbert (Wellington), Marion Heather (Auckland), Trish Hina (Wellington), Honey Hireme (Waikato), Annabelle Hohepa (Auckland), Teasha-Lee Leka (Auckland), Bodene Marino (Canterbury), Caroline Marsters, Lorina Papali'i, Rona Peters, Cynthia Ta'ala, Rachel White, Leah Witehira (all Auckland).[ citation needed ]

2010s

2010 Kiwi Ferns Team

The Kiwi Ferns team for the First Test against England was: Sarina Fiso; Sharlene Ata, Trish Hina, Karley Te Korua, Laura Mariu; Rona Peters, Josephine Leef; Sharnita Woodman, Ana Pereira, Cynthia Ta’ala, Honey Hireme, Maryanne Collins. Interchange: Ebony Low, Akehene Pereira, Maryanne Hemara, Kathleen Keremete. [ citation needed ] There were four changes to the seventeen for the Second Test, with Bridget Smith, Lorina Papalii, Charmaine McMenamim and Alisha Moses playing in that match. [43]

2014 Kiwi Ferns Team

The Kiwi Ferns beat the Jillaroos 12 - 8 in a curtain-raiser match ahead of the Four Nations match between the Kangaroos and Samoa at the WIN Stadium in Wollongong, Australia. [52] [53]

2015 Kiwi Ferns Team

The 2015 Anzac Test curtain-raiser match between the Ferns and the Jillaroos was initially to be played on 1 May but was postponed due to bad weather. [114] [115] The match commenced on 3 May at the Suncorp Stadium with the Jillaroos winning the match 22 - 14. [54] [55]

Records

Team

Individual

See also

Sources

Coverage of the New Zealand Women's Rugby League team in the following sources is intermittent until the mid-2010s. There are multiple instances of a newspaper publishing details in relation to a match or series in one year, but not of matches in following years.

AcronymItemYearsDatabase AppNotes
Direct Online Access
CT The Canberra Times 1995 Trove Match Report.
NZRLNew Zealand Rugby League1995–present NZRL website List of results
VH, VRVideo Highlights, Replay2008–presentYouTubeMatch highlights and or full match replays
Indirect Online Access [nb 1]
NZH The New Zealand Herald 2003–presentProQuestScores and articles for some matches, player profiles.
TPC The Press 1996–presentProQuestScores and articles for some matches, player profiles.
DP Dominion Post 2003–presentProQuestScores and articles for some matches, player profiles.
SS Sunday Star 1998-2001ProQuestScores and articles for some matches
SN Sunday News 1997–presentProQuestScores and articles for some matches, player profiles
RLW Rugby League Week 2002-2017EBSCOhostScores and articles for some matches.
Ind The Independent 2000ProQuestArticles on some 2000 World Cup matches
DT Daily Telegraph 2003-nowNewsbankScores and articles for some matches.
SCD Sunshine Coast Daily 2008NewsbankGood coverage of 2008 World Cup
  1. ↑ Access through library eResources to database applications housing newspaper and journal content. This may require library membership. As an example, SLNSW eResources requires a membership number, although membership is free to residents of NSW.

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