Team information | |
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Governing body | Turkish Rugby League Association |
Region | Europe |
Head coach | Julien Treu [1] |
Captain | Melike Şahan |
Top try-scorer | Mehtap Korku (3) |
Top point-scorer | Mehtap Korku (12) |
IRL ranking | 26th |
Team results | |
First international | |
Turkey 18–14 Italy (18 May 2019) | |
Biggest win | |
Turkey 40–4 Greece (14 September 2019) | |
Biggest defeat | |
France 4–54 Turkey (5 October 2019) |
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Date | Opponent | Score | Tries | Goals | Competition | Venue | Video | Report |
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18 May 2019 | Italy | 18–14 | Açıkgöz (6'), Gül (15'), Korku (49') | Ecem Açıkgöz 3/3 | International | Beylerbeyi 75. Yıl Stadium, Istanbul | Video | [2] [3] [4] |
14 September 2019 | Greece | 40–4 | International | Trakya University Ayşekadın Stadium, Edirne | — | [5] | ||
5 October 2019 | France | 4–54 | International | Esenler Stadium, Istanbul | Video | [6] | ||
25 September 2022 | Greece | 4–8 | Sanliturk (13') | European Championship B | İTÜ Ayazağa stadium, Istanbul [7] | — | [8] | |
25 September 2022 | Serbia | 16–24 | Taskin (15'), Helvaci (49'), Doyuk (61') | Acikgoz 2/3 | FC Bask Arena, Belgrade | — | [9] | |
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