Ireland women's national rugby league team

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Not to be confused with Ireland women's national rugby union team.
Ireland
Team information
Governing body
Europe
Head coachMatt Kennerson
CaptainPhilippa Birchall
Top try-scorerAli Coleman 5
Top point-scorerAli Coleman 20 (5 tries)
IRL ranking9th
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
 Ireland 26 – 24 Wales 
at Colwyn Bay, 17 October 2021
Biggest win
 Ireland 30 – 6 Italy 
at Udine, 11 June 2022
Biggest defeat
 Ireland 4 – 44 Wales 
at Dublin, 8 October 2022

The Ireland women's national rugby league team is organised by Rugby League Ireland and represents Ireland in international rugby league.

Ireland first fielded a women's Rugby League team in October 2021, winning their inaugural Test Match against Wales.

Players

The table below lists the team for the Test Match against Canada , played on Tuesday, 25 October 2022 in Wigan, with their jersey numbers for that match.[1] Also listed are those that played against Wales , on Saturday, 8 October 2022 in Dublin;[2] or Italy . The side was coached by John Whalley.[3] In January 2024, Rugby League Ireland announced the appointment of Matt Kennerson as the Head Coach.[4]

J# Player Age Position(s) Club Profile Debut M T G P
1 Francessca Copley Fullback, Centre Featherstone Rovers No 2021 4 0 2 4
2 Sinead O'Brien Wing Galway Tribeswomen No 2022 1 0 0 0
3 Bettie Lambert 23 Centre, Wing York Valkyrie Yes 2021 4 1 0 4
4 Gabby Harrison Centre Featherstone Rovers No 2022 1 1 0 4
5 Laoise McGonagle Wing Galway Tribeswomen No 2022 2 0 0 0
6 Mairead Quinn Prop, Stand-off Leigh Miners Rangers No 2021 4 0 0 0
7 Alex McGuinness Scrum-half, Stand-off Dublin City Exiles No 2021 4 1 2 8
8 Ali Coleman Prop, Lock Dublin City Exiles No 2022 3 5 0 20
9 Iona McCusker Hooker London Broncos No 2021 4 0 0 0
10 Clodagh Dunne Prop Dublin City Exiles No 2021 4 1 0 4
11 Storm Cobain Second-row, Loose forward Bedford Tigers No 2021 4 2 0 8
12 Mollie Young Second-row, Loose forward Leigh Miners Rangers No 2022 1 0 0 0
13 Philippa Birchall Loose forward St Helens No 2021 3 0 0 0
14 Faye O'Neill interchange Dublin City Exiles No 2022 1 0 0 0
15 Louise Burgess 27 Fullback, Wing Oxford Cavaliers Yes 2022 2 0 0 0
16 Orlaith McAuliffe interchange Dublin City Exiles No 2022 1 0 0 0
17 Lisa Callan Second-row Dublin City Exiles No 2022 2 0 0 0
18 Amy O'Neill interchange Dublin City Exiles No 2021 2 0 0 0
— Steph Carroll Centre Dublin City Exiles No 2021 2 0 0 0
— Erin Coll Hooker Dublin City Exiles No 2021 2 0 0 0
— Roisin Crowe Wing Dublin City Exiles No 2021 3 0 0 0
— Emma Curran Loose forward, Centre Dublin City Exiles No 2022 1 0 0 0
— Jemma Farrell Scrum-half Old Belvedere No 2022 1 0 0 0
— Stacy Hanley interchange Galway Tribeswomen No 2022 1 0 0 0
— Ray Lawless Centre, Wing Dublin City Exiles No 2021 3 1 0 4
— Orla McCallion 20 Hooker, Loose forward Leeds Rhinos Yes 2022 1 0 0 0
— Ella Synott Scrum-half Galway Tribeswomen No 2022 1 0 0 0
— Charlie Willett 26 Second-row, Loose forward Exeter Chiefs (Union) Yes 2022 2 1 0 4

Results

Full internationals

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Reports
17 Oct 2021  Wales
26–24
Test Match Stadiwm ZipWorld, Colwyn Bay [5] [6][7]
11 Jun 2022  Italy
30–6
European Championships B
 Pasian Di Pato Rugby Stadium, Udine [8] [9][10][11]
8 Oct 2022  Wales
4–44
Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin — [12][13]
25 Oct 2022  Canada
8–6
Test Match Orrell St James Rugby League Club, Wigan — [14]

Upcoming Fixtures:

  • During 2023 and 2024 Ireland are drawn to play the following three teams in Group B of the European Qualifiers for the
    2025 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[15] Dates and hosts have been selected but the venues are yet to be announced.[16]
    •  Serbia on 28 Oct 2023 in Serbia
    •  Italy on 11 May 2024 in Ireland
    •  Malta on 18 May 2024 in Malta

See also

References

  1. ^ "Canada Ravens Begin Their Women's World Cup Preparations". European Rugby League. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Ireland Women's European Championship squad announced". Rugby League Ireland. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Italy And Ireland Name Squads For Euro B Opener". European Rugby League. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. ^ "RLI announce Women's Head Coach". Rugby League Ireland. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Highlights - Wales vs Ireland Women - Ireland's first-ever International Women's Rugby League Match". YouTube. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. ^ Fletcher, Charlotte (18 October 2021). "Match Report: Wales Women v Ireland Women". Rugby League Ireland. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Wales 24 v 26 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Italia League vs Irlanda League - Europeo 2022/highlights, mete ed interviste". YouTube. Delinquenzaovale. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Italy 6 v 30 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Rugby League: Troppa Irlanda Per L'Italia League Femminile". Non Professional Rugby. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Women take win against Italy". Rugby League Ireland. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Match Report - Ireland 4 v 44 Wales". Wales Rugby League. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Ireland 4 v 44 Wales - Match Report". European Rugby League. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Canada 6 v 8 Ireland - Match report". European Rugby League. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Draws Made For Men's and Women's Euros". European Rugby League. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Euro Women's RLWCQ Fixtures Announced as Female Refs Look to take part". European Rugby League. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

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