2000 Women's Rugby League World Cup

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2000 (2000) Women's World Cup  ()
Number of teams3
Host country England
Winner New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up Great Britain
Matches played6
Top scorerNew Zealand Trish Hina 24 (T:2 G:8)
Top try scorerNew Zealand Selena Te Amo 5
Tournaments
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The 2000 Women's Rugby League World Cup – or Women's World Series – was the first staging of the Women's Rugby League World Cup. The tournament was held in England from early November, culminating in the final between Great Britain and New Zealand on 24 November at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington. Three teams took part, with Australia missing the final.[1]

Teams[]

Main article: 2000 Women's Rugby League World Cup squads
Team Appearance Nickname Coach Captain
Australian colours.svg Australia  1st The Jillaroos Wayne Portlock Karyn Murphy
Great Britain colours.svg Great Britain & Ireland 1st The Lionesses Jackie Sheldon Brenda Dobek and Michelle (Shelly) Land
New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg New Zealand  1st The Kiwi Ferns Michael Rawiri Nadene Conlon and Nicole Presland-Tack

Pool Matches[]

7 November
Great Britain & Ireland Great Britain colours.svg 12–22  New Zealand
Tries: 2
Natalie Gilmour
Shelley Land
Goals: 1
Brenda Dobek 2 		Result[2] Tries: 5
Selena Te Amo 2
Leah Witehira
Miriama Niha
Tracy Wrigley
Goals: 1
Trish Hina
Orrell
11 November
Australia  6–10  New Zealand
Tries: 1
Tahnee Norris
Goals: 1
Karen Shaw 		Video
Result[2]
HT 6–0 		Tries: 2
Sharlene Johnstone
Rachel White
Goals: 1
Trish Hina
Leeds, England
Attendance: 1,022
14 November
Great Britain & Ireland Great Britain colours.svg 14–10  Australia
Tries: 3
Jane Banks
Natalie Gilmour
Brenda Dobek
Goals: 1
Brenda Dobek 		Video
Report[3]
HT 8–0 		Tries: 2
Caryl Jarrett
Karyn Murphy
Goals: 1
Karen Shaw
Dewsbury
Attendance: 812
Referee: Mr. Taylor

Play-Off Matches[]

18 November
Great Britain & Ireland Great Britain colours.svg GB&I
won 		 Australia
Goals: 1
Brenda Dobek
The Jungle, Castleford
Referee: Grant Maxwell
Player of the Match: Brenda Dobek
21 November
Australia  6–50  New Zealand
NZ Scorers[4] Tries: 10
Laura Mariu 2
Stacey O'Carroll 2
Nicole Presland
Kat Howard
Michelle Driscoll
Selena Te Amo
Vicki Logopati
Rachel White
Goals: 4
Trish Hina 4
The Jungle, Castleford

Final[]

24 Nov 2000
Great Britain & Ireland Great Britain colours.svg 4 – 26 New Zealand
Tries: 1
Shelley Land 		Video
Report[5]
Scorers[6] 		Tries: 5
Trish Hina 2
Selena Te Amo 2
Nicole Presland-Tack
Goals:
Trish Hina 2
Laura Mariu
Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 1,262
Referee: Graham Shaw

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Potter, Sarah (28 October 2020). "Mclntosh faces final moments of truth". Times (London).
  2. ^ a b "Has the world team gone mad?". Sunday Star. 12 November 2000. p. 6.
  3. ^ Hadfield, Dave (15 November 2000). "Rugby League: Dobek try results in rare Australia defeat GB and Ireland women 14 Australia women 10". The Independent. London. p. 27.
  4. ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual 2000. New Zealand Rugby Football League Inc. 2001.
  5. ^ Hadfield, Dave (25 November 2000). "Rugby League: Hina too strong for battling Britain". The Independent. London. p. 23.
  6. ^ "For the record". Times (London). 25 November 2000. p. 34.
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