United States women's national rugby league team

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United States women's national rugby league team
Team information
NicknameHawks
Governing body USA Rugby League
Region North America
Head coachAdy Cooney
IRL ranking 16th
Uniforms
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First colours
Team results
First international
2019
Best result0

The United States women's national rugby league team, also known as the Hawks represents the United States in women's rugby league. They are administered by the USA Rugby League.

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The team was announced on April 9, 2019 and they intend to bid to play in both the 2021 and the 2025 Rugby League World Cups. [1] In 2019, the USARL announced plans for all national representative teams to be known as Hawks, [2] however, when the women's team played their first international match in April 2022 they were called the Redtails. [3] The name was changed when the USARL Hawks' women's administration committee was formed in May 2022. [4]

Current squad

The following players are members of the U.S. squad that participated in the Americas Championships in late September 2023. [5] Most players were selected from rugby union clubs. The teams was coached by Ady Cooney.

Pos.PlayerClubDebutMTGP
Fullback Taylor White Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Jacksonville Axewomen 20222000
Wing Agnes Fuerst Wests Panthers Colours.svg Roots Rugby20232104
Centre Christine Sargent Wests Panthers Colours.svg Roots Rugby20231000
Centre Cyndi Campbell Cronulla colours.svg Carolina Storm202323624
Fullback , Wing Brittany Royes Wests Panthers Colours.svg Roots Rugby202324016
Stand-off Robyn Oliveri Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mischief 20222012
Scrum-half Courtney Treco Broncoscolours.png London Broncos 202320510
Prop Paris Hart Wests Panthers Colours.svg Roots Rugby20232000
Hooker Tiana Granby Wests Panthers Colours.svg Roots Rugby20231104
Prop Nicole Snyder Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mischief 20232104
Second-row Sarah Anderson Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Chicago North Shore 20231000
Second-row Kadie Sanford Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Chicago North Shore 20223000
Scrum-half , Loose forward Samantha Black-Keels Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mischief 20223104
Hooker Danielle Pola Walko-Siua Bullscolours.svg Cleveland 20232000
Prop Sha Marica Scott Wests Panthers Colours.svg Roots Rugby20232000
Prop Narcisse Jordan Bullscolours.svg Cleveland 20223104
Centre Marcaya Bailous Bullscolours.svg Cleveland 20232208
Wing Mariah Blackmore Quinscolours.svg San Jose Seahawks20231000
Hooker Nicole Fisch Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Chicago North Shore 20222104
Second-row Jeanna Beard Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Colorado Gray Wolves 20222000
Loose forward Caitlin Davis Cronulla colours.svg Carolina Storm20231000
Loose forward Rachael Bradley Central Comets colours.svg Tampa Mischief 20222104
Loose forward Maxine Fonua Quinscolours.svg San Jose Seahawks—0000

Development squad

The following players were included in a development squad that played in a "Select" match on Saturday, April 16, 2022, prior to the Test Match. [6]

Results

Full Internationals

The inaugural matches for the United States national women's rugby league team occurred on Saturday, April 16, 2022. A second team match opened proceedings at Burnaby Lake Regional Park, British Columbia, Canada. This game was followed by a Test Match.

DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueVideoReport(s)
April 16, 2022Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
10–42
Test MatchFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Burnaby Lake Rugby Club [7] [8] [9]
September 23, 2023Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
78-8
Americas ChampionshipsFlag of Jamaica.svg University of West Indies, Kingston [10]
September 25, 2023Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
4–30
[11]

Upcoming fixtures

Second Team matches

DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueRef.
April 16, 2022Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
10–26
Selection Match Burnaby Lake Rugby Club [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "United States bid for entry to women's World Cup 2021". www.usarl.org.
  2. ↑ "All United States teams to be branded Hawks". USARL. August 5, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "USARL Women Venture into Canada for First Time". USARL. April 8, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ "USARL Hawks form women's operations and administration committee". USARL. May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Crowl Boost for Canada In Americas Championships against Jamaica, USA". International Rugby League. September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Canada Ravens To Host USA Redtails In First Women's Senior International Match Of The Year". Canada Ravens. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Canada Ravens vs USA Redtails - April 16th 2022". Canada Ravens. April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Canada Ravens Defeat USA Redtails In Historic Clash". International Rugby League. April 21, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Canada 42 v 10 United States". European Rugby League. April 17, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Americas North Championship / Jamaica Vs USA". YouTube. StrideVisionTV. September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Americas North Championship / Canada Vs USA". YouTube. StrideVisionTV. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Americas RLWCQ draw revised after removal of Brazil". Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  13. ↑ "HAWKS TO FACE GREECE MEN AND WOMEN AS PART OF LAS VEGAS SCHEDULE". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024.


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