2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup squads

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2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup squads
Coach(es) Brad Donald
Mike Castle
Ian Bourke
Chris Chapman
Tony Benson
Dennis Miall
Tour captain(s) Steph Hancock and Renae Kunst
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Andrea Dobson
Laura Mariu
Cathy Neap
Top point scorer(s) Caitlin Moran 45
Natasha Smith 16
Chantelle Inangaro Schofield 10
Tara-Jane Stanley 16
Honey Hireme 52
4 with 4
Top try scorer(s) Karina Brown & Isabelle Kelly 6
Natasha Smith 4
4 with 1
3 with 2
Honey Hireme 13
4 with 1
Opponent
P W D L
Australia
5 5 0 0
Canada
4 1 0 3
Cook Islands
3 1 0 2
England
4 1 0 3
New Zealand
5 4 0 1
Papua New Guinea
3 0 0 3
Tour chronology
Previous tour2013 WRLWC squads
Next tour


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

Pool A[]

Australia[]

Head coach: Australia Brad Donald[1][2]

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

Cook Islands[]

Head coach: Australia 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[]

Head coach: England Chris Chapman[5][6]

Name Age Club Position(s) Played Tries Goals FG Points
Charlotte Booth Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Wing 3 2 0 0 8
Danielle Bound Canadacolours.png Thatto Heath Crusaders Hooker 4 1 0 0 4
Kayleigh Bulman Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers Wing 1 1 0 0 4
Jessica Courtman Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Centre 4 0 0 0 0
Chantelle Crowl 24 Canadacolours.png Thatto Heath Crusaders Prop 4 0 0 0 0
Jodie Cunningham 25 Canadacolours.png Thatto Heath Crusaders Fullback 4 0 0 0 0
Andrea Dobson Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers Lock, Prop 4 0 0 0 0
Sarah Dunn Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers Centre 3 0 0 0 0
Lois Forsell 26 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Hooker, Lock 4 0 0 0 0
Claire Garner Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Halfback 1 0 2 0 4
Faye Gaskin 25 Canadacolours.png Thatto Heath Crusaders Five-eighth 3 0 0 0 0
Amy Hardcastle 28 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Centre 4 2 0 0 8
Katherine Hepworth Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers interchange 3 0 0 0 0
Shona Hoyle 24 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Second-row 4 1 0 0 4
Kirsty Moroney Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Halfback, Five-eighth 3 0 0 0 0
Danika Priim 33 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Prop 2 0 0 0 0
Emily Rudge 26 Canadacolours.png Thatto Heath Crusaders Second-row 4 0 0 0 0
Emma Slowe Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers Prop 4 1 0 0 4
Tara-Jane Stanley 24 Canadacolours.png Thatto Heath Crusaders Wing 4 2 4 0 16
Beth Sutcliffe Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Second-row, Lock, Prop 4 1 0 0 4
Jenny Welsby Canadacolours.png 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[]

Canada[]

Head coach: United Kingdom 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
  • (Ontario) was selected but did not play in the tournament.

New Zealand[]

Head coach: New Zealand Tony Benson[9][10][11]

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

Papua New Guinea[]

Head coach: Papua New Guinea 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)

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