New Zealand Māori women's rugby league team

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New Zealand Māori
Team information
Governing bodyNew Zealand Māori Rugby League
Head coachKeith Hanley
CaptainCorban McGregor
Team results
First international
Māori 4–34 Great Britain 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 1998)
Biggest win
Māori 44–0 Niue
(North Harbour Stadium, Albany; 2003)
Biggest defeat
Māori 0–58 New Zealand 
(North Harbour Stadium, Albany; 2003)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first time in )
Best resultRunners-Up

New Zealand Māori women’s rugby league team, also known as Wahine Toa, is a rugby league representative side made up of New Zealand Māori players. The side represents the New Zealand Māori Rugby league. The team has competed in international competition, including Test Matches and the 2003 World Cup. Since 2018 the team has competed in an annual All Stars match, against the Australian Indigenous women’s rugby league team.

Current squad[]

The following players participated in the February 2021 match against the Indigenous All Stars. Lavinia Gould was selected but did not play.

Pos. Player Age NRLW Club 2021 Club
Fullback Botille Vette-Welsh 24 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Wing Zali Fay None Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks
Centre Corban McGregor 26 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks
Centre Amy Turner 36 2019 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Wests Panthers Colours.svg Wests Panthers
Wing Shanice Parker 22 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
Five-eighth Raecene McGregor 23 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Halfback Zahara Temara 23 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears
Prop Rona Peters 32 2019 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies
Hooker Nita Maynard 28 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
Prop Shannon Mato 22 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
Second-row Kennedy Cherrington 22 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks
Second-row Crystal Tamarua 25 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Mackay Cutters colours.svg Richmond Roses
Lock Hayley Tipene None Hullcolours.svg Wentworthville Magpies
interchange Jodeci Nicholson None Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears
interchange Mya Hill-Moana None North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
interchange Roxy Murdoch None Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Central Coast Roosters
interchange Tazmin Gray 25 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears
interchange Page McGregor None Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Lavinia Gould 37 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos

Results[]

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Ref.
16 August 1998  Great Britain
4–34
Tour Match Auckland T[1]
Oct 2002  New Zealand
10–36
Test Match NZRL[2]
8 August 2003  Australia
14–20
Test Match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane RLW[3]
28 September 2003  Australia
24–28
2003 WRLWC North Harbour Stadium RLW[4]
30 September 2003 Niue
44–0
DT[5]
4 October 2003  Great Britain
10–8
RLR[6]
8 October 2003  Cook Islands
46–0
RLR[7]
10 October 2003  Australia
12–4
DT[8]
12 October 2003  New Zealand
0–58
1 July 2006  New Zealand
12–50
Test Match Rotorua International Stadium
Oct–Nov 2007  Australia
16–20
2 Test Series Rotorua International Stadium OFTA[9]
 Australia
20–4
16 September 2009  Australia
18–14
Test Match QT[10]
4 November 2017  New Zealand
12–32
Warm-up Match Waikato Stadium, Hamilton NZRL[11]
15 February 2019 Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg Indigenous All Stars
8–4
All Stars Match AAMI Park NRL[12] NRL[13]
22 February 2020 Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg Indigenous All Stars
4–10
All Stars Match Cbus Super Stadium NRL[14] QRL[15]
20 February 2021 Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg Indigenous All Stars
24–0
All Stars Match Queensland Country Bank Stadium NRL[16]

An All Stars match between Indigenous and Māori women's teams is scheduled for Saturday, 12 February 2022 at CommBank Stadium in Sydney.[17]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lionesses band together". Daily Telegraph. 17 August 1998. p. 31.
  2. ^ "Kiwi Ferns – Past Results". NZRL. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ Marshall, Matt. "Short Passes". Rugby League Week. Sydney: Bauer Media Group (13 August 2003): 4.
  4. ^ "Scoreboard". Rugby League Week. Sydney: Bauer Media Group (1 October 2003).
  5. ^ "SPORT details". Daily Telegraph. 1 October 2003. p. 82.
  6. ^ "Women's Rugby League". Rugby League Review. 1 October 2003. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Women's Rugby League". Rugby League Review. 1 November 2003. p. 8.
  8. ^ "SPORT details". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2003. p. 97.
  9. ^ North, Bill (12 November 2007). "League Of Her Own – Pennell Returns After Back-To-Back Tours". Our Footy Team Archives. Daily Liberal. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. ^ Gaskin, Lee (30 September 2009). "Aussie women break Kiwi hold". Queensland Times. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. ^ http://www.nzrl.co.nz/fanzone/news/2017/8/kiwi-ferns-to-play-rlwc-warm-up-game-in-hamilton/
  12. ^ Walter, Brad (15 February 2019). "Rota puts personal anguish aside to inspire Maori All Stars". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Match Highlights: Indigenous Women's All Stars v NZ Maori Women's All Stars". NRL. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  14. ^ Gould, Joel (22 February 2020). "Davis-Welsh, Harden lead Indigenous Women's All Stars to glory". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Match Highlights: Indigenous All Stars v Maori Ferns". QRL. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Match Highlights: Indigenous Women v Maori Women". NRL. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  17. ^ Walter, Brad (30 November 2021). "History in the making as All Stars heads to Harbour City". NRL. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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