2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup squads

This article lists the official squads for the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.

Pool A edit

Australia edit

Head coach:   Brad Donald[1][2]

Name Age Club State Position(s) Played Tries Goals FG Points
Kezie Apps 26   Helensburgh Tiger Lillies   NSW Second-row 5 1 0 0 4
Chelsea Baker 31   Wallabies Gladstone   QLD Wing 3 3 2 0 16
Heather Ballinger 35   Wests Panthers   QLD Prop 3 0 0 0 0
Annette Brander 24   Beerwah Bulldogs   QLD Centre 4 0 0 0 0
Brittany Breayley 26   Brothers Ipswich   QLD Hooker 5 1 0 0 4
Ali Brigginshaw 27   Brothers Ipswich   QLD Five-eighth 5 3 0 0 12
Karina Brown 28   Easts Tigers   QLD Wing 4 6 0 0 24
Nakia Davis-Welsh 21   Redfern All Blacks   NSW Fullback 4 3 0 0 12
Vanessa Foliaki 24   Easts Tigers   QLD Second-row, Lock 3 4 0 0 16
Steph Hancock 35   Easts Tigers   QLD Prop 4 2 0 0 8
Isabelle Kelly 21   North Newcastle   NSW Centre 4 6 0 0 24
Renae Kunst 35   Wests Panthers   QLD Second-row, Lock 3 0 0 0 0
Corban McGregor 23   Cronulla-Caringbah   NSW Centre, Fullback 4 2 0 0 8
Caitlin Moran 20   North Newcastle   NSW Halfback 4 4 14 1 45
Lavina O'Mealey 33   Redfern All Blacks   NSW Prop 4 1 0 0 4
Talesha Quinn 28   Cronulla-Caringbah   NSW Second-row 3 2 0 0 8
Ruan Sims 35   Cronulla-Caringbah   NSW Prop 4 2 0 0 8
Maddie Studdon 23   Redfern All Blacks   NSW Halfback 3 1 12 0 28
Simaima Taufa 23   Mounties   NSW Lock 3 0 0 0 0
Zahara Temara 20   Burleigh Bears   QLD Lock, Centre 3 3 0 0 12
Elianna Walton 32   Greenacre Tigers   NSW Prop 4 5 0 0 20
Meg Ward 23   NT Wing, Centre 3 3 0 0 12
Rebecca Young 35   North Newcastle   NSW Prop 3 0 0 0 0

Cook Islands edit

Head coach:   Ian Bourke[3][4]

Name Residence Position Played T G FG Points
Danielle Apaiana   Auckland Second-row 3 0 0 0 0
Katelyn Arona   Christchurch Lock, Hooker 3 1 0 0 4
Kiritapu Demant   Auckland Five-eighth 1 0 0 0 0
Kaylen Ikitule   Auckland Second-row 2 0 0 0 0
Chantelle Inangaro Schofield   Cook Islands Centre 3 1 3 0 10
Urshla Kere   Brisbane Wing 1-2 0 0 0 0
Beniamina Koiatu   Auckland Wing 2-3 1 0 0 4
Inangaro Maraeara   Sydney Hooker, Five-eighth 3 0 0 0 0
Toka Natua   Tokorua Prop 3 0 0 0 0
Te Amohaere Ngata-Aerengamate   Counties-Manukau Second-row 3 1 0 0 4
Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate   Counties-Manukau Lock, Prop 3 0 0 0 0
Manea Poa-Maoate   Wellington Halfback 2 0 0 0 0
Josina Singapu   Gold Coast interchange 1 0 0 0 0
Cecelia Strickland   Perth Centre 2 1 0 0 4
Natalee Tagavaitau   Auckland interchange 1-2 0 0 0 0
Samaria Taia   Sydney interchange 1 0 0 0 0
Kiana Takairangi   Sydney Fullback 3 0 0 0 0
Crystal George Tamarua   Auckland Centre, Second-row 2-3 0 0 0 0
Karol-Ann Tanevesi   Sydney Prop 1-2 0 0 0 0
Lydia Turua-Quedley   Melbourne Five-eighth, Halfback, Wing 3 0 0 0 0
Eliza Wilson   Auckland interchange 2 0 0 0 0
Stephanie Wilson   Sydney interchange 1-2 0 0 0 0

England edit

Head coach:   Chris Chapman[5][6]

Name Age Club Position(s) Played Tries Goals FG Points
Charlotte Booth   Bradford Bulls Wing 3 2 0 0 8
Danielle Bound   Thatto Heath Crusaders Hooker 4 1 0 0 4
Kayleigh Bulman   Featherstone Rovers Wing 1 1 0 0 4
Jessica Courtman   Bradford Bulls Centre 4 0 0 0 0
Chantelle Crowl 24   Thatto Heath Crusaders Prop 4 0 0 0 0
Jodie Cunningham 25   Thatto Heath Crusaders Fullback 4 0 0 0 0
Andrea Dobson   Featherstone Rovers Lock, Prop 4 0 0 0 0
Sarah Dunn   Featherstone Rovers Centre 3 0 0 0 0
Lois Forsell 26   Bradford Bulls Hooker, Lock 4 0 0 0 0
Claire Garner   Bradford Bulls Halfback 1 0 2 0 4
Faye Gaskin 25   Thatto Heath Crusaders Five-eighth 3 0 0 0 0
Amy Hardcastle 28   Bradford Bulls Centre 4 2 0 0 8
Katherine Hepworth   Castleford Tigers interchange 3 0 0 0 0
Shona Hoyle 24   Bradford Bulls Second-row 4 1 0 0 4
Kirsty Moroney   Bradford Bulls Halfback, Five-eighth 3 0 0 0 0
Danika Priim 33   Bradford Bulls Prop 2 0 0 0 0
Emily Rudge 26   Thatto Heath Crusaders Second-row 4 0 0 0 0
Emma Slowe   Featherstone Rovers Prop 4 1 0 0 4
Tara-Jane Stanley 24   Thatto Heath Crusaders Wing 4 2 4 0 16
Beth Sutcliffe   Bradford Bulls Second-row, Lock, Prop 4 1 0 0 4
Jenny Welsby   Thatto Heath Crusaders Halfback 1 0 0 0 0
  • Rachel Thompson (Thatto Heath - St Helens), Rhiannon Marshall (Featherstone Rovers) and Stacey White (Bradford Bulls) were selected in the squad but did not play in the tournament

Pool B edit

Canada edit

Head coach:   Mike Castle[7][8]


Name Age Province Position(s) Played T G FG Points
Maira Acevedo 21   British Columbia Half, Centre 3 0 0 0 0
Gillian Boag 22   British Columbia Prop 3 0 0 0 0
Nina Bui 30   Ontario Fullback, Hooker 3 0 0 0 0
Andrea Burk 35   British Columbia Second Row 3 0 0 0 0
Christina Burnham 29   British Columbia Hooker 3 0 0 0 0
Mackenzie Fane 24   Ontario Prop 3 0 0 0 0
Kathleen Grudzinski 33   Alberta Prop 2 0 0 0 0
Janai Haupapa 21   Alberta Centre 2-3 0 0 0 0
Michelle Helmeczi 32   Alberta Halfback 2 0 0 0 0
Kathleen Keller 29   Quebec Second Row 3 0 0 0 0
Natalie King 33   British Columbia Prop 1 0 0 0 0
Kelcey Leavitt 25   Alberta Wing 2 0 0 0 0
Mandy Marchak 32   Manitoba Lock 4 0 0 0 0
Sabrina McDaid 23   Ontario Halfback 3 1 1 0 6
Wealtha-Jade Naglis 25   Alberta Prop 3 0 0 0 0
Fedelia Omoghan 25   Ontario Prop 1-2 0 0 0 0
Megan Pakulis 21   Ontario Second Row 4 1 0 0 4
Irene Patrinos 24   Ontario Fullback, Wing 4 0 2 0 4
Stevi Schnoor 22   British Columbia Half 4 0 0 0 0
Natasha Smith 26   Ontario Centre 3 4 0 0 16
Elizabeth Steele 24   Alberta Prop 3 0 0 0 0
Natalie Tam 20   Ontario Hooker 2 0 0 0 0
Tiera Thomas-Reynolds 28   Ontario Wing 2-3 0 0 0 0
Barbara Waddell 29   New South Wales Hooker 3 0 0 0 0
  • Petra Woods (Ontario) was selected but did not play in the tournament.

New Zealand edit

Head coach:   Tony Benson[9][10][11]

Name Age Club Regional Team Position(s) Played Tries Goals FG Points
Racquel Anderson-Pitman 26   Manurewa Marlins Wahine   Wai-Coa-Bay Stallions Hooker, Halfback 2 1 1 0 6
Ngatokotoru Arakua 20   Papakura Sisters   Counties Manukau interchange 5 0 0 0 0
Shontelle Dudley 31   Richmond Roses   Akarana Falcons Centre 4 3 0 0 12
Maitua Feterika 25   Manurewa Marlins Wahine   Counties Manukau Centre 4 2 0 0 8
Teuila Fotu-Moala 23   Otahuhu Leopards   Counties Manukau Second-row 4 3 0 0 12
Louisa Gago 24   Manurewa Marlins Wahine   Counties Manukau Second-row 2 1 0 0 4
Georgia Hale (vc) 22   Richmond Roses   Akarana Falcons Five-eighth 3 0 0 0 0
Honey Hireme 36   Papakura Sisters   Counties Manukau Wing 4 13 0 0 52
Sharlene Johnson 40   Richmond Roses   Akarana Falcons Second-row, Lock 2 0 0 0 0
Amber Kani 26   Manurewa Marlins Wahine   Counties Manukau Centre 4 2 0 0 8
Bunty Kuruwaka-Crowe   Papanui Tigers   Canterbury Prop 3 0 0 0 0
Laura Mariu (c) 36   Papakura Sisters   Counties Manukau Lock 4 1 0 0 4
Lilieta Maumau 25   Otahuhu Leopards   Counties Manukau Prop 5 4 0 0 16
Nita Maynard 25   Cronulla-Caringbah   New South Wales Hooker 5 1 0 0 4
Raecene McGregor 20   Greenacre Tigers   New South Wales Five-eighth, Fullback 3 4 0 0 16
Krystal Murray 24   Papakura Sisters   Counties Manukau interchange 4 5 0 0 20
Kimiora Nati 29   Manurewa Marlins Wahine   Counties Manukau Halfback 4 0 23 0 46
Apii Nicholls-Pualau 24   Manurewa Marlins Wahine   Counties Manukau Fullback 4 1 0 0 4
Annetta-Claudia Nuuausala 22   Marist Sisters   Akarana Falcons interchange 2 1 0 0 4
Hilda Peters 34   Papakura Sisters   Counties Manukau Second-row, Wing 4 2 0 0 8
Kahurangi Peters 23   Papakura Sisters   Counties Manukau Prop 1 0 0 0 0
Krystal Rota 32   Manurewa Marlins Wahine   Counties Manukau Hooker 4 0 0 0 0
Aieshaleigh Smalley 26   Otahuhu Leopards   Counties Manukau Prop 3 0 0 0 0
Atawhai Tupaea 28   Papakura Sisters   Counties Manukau Wing 5 2 0 0 8

Papua New Guinea edit

Head coach:   Dennis Miall[12][13]

  • Elvina Aaron (Southern)
  • Helen Abau (Southern)
  • Delilah Ahose (Southern)
  • Della Audama (Southern)
  • Akosita Baru (Northern)
  • Christie Bulhage (Highlands)
  • Brenda Goro (Southern)
  • Carol Humeu (Southern)
  • Shirley Joe (Northern)
  • Martha Karl (Northern)
  • Gloria Kaupa (Highlands)
  • Naomi Kaupa (Southern)
  • Amelia Kuk (Brothers Ipswich, QLD)
  • Joan Kuman (Southern)
  • Grace Mark (Northern)
  • Mala Mark (Highlands)
  • Janet Michael (Southern)
  • Cathy Neap (C) (Southern)
  • Anne Ouifa (Highlands)
  • Vanessa Palme (Southern)
  • Fay Sogave (Higlands)
  • Jazmyn Taumafai (Caboolture Sharks, QLD)
  • Vero Waula (Southern)
  • Maima Wei (Southern)

References edit

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