Wales women's national rugby league team

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Wales
Team information
Governing bodyWales Rugby League
RegionEurope
Head coachThomas Brindle
CaptainFfion Lewis
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
25 Jun 2021 vs England 
Biggest defeat
0-60 vs England 

The Wales women's national Rugby League team represents Wales in Women's Rugby League. They are administered by the Wales Rugby League. The first match played by the team was a 'friendly' against Great Britain Teachers in 2019. Another friendly match, against England Lions was played in November 2019. The first full international played by the team was in June 2021.[1]


Players[]

The following players were named in squads for the two 2021 matches against England (in June) and Ireland (in October).[2][3] Ages shown in the table below are as at the most recent Test Match on 17 October 2021. The Wales Rugby League website includes player profiles.

Pos. Player Age Club Welsh Club Test
Caps 		T G Pts All
Caps 		T G Pts
Prop Lauren Aitken 34 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Blue Dragons 1 0 3 0
Halfback Leanne Burnell 28 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Blue Dragons 1 0 3 0
Loose forward Rebecca Davies 28 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves Wellington colours.svg Flintshire Falcons 1 0 1 0
Halfback Shaunni Davies 29 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Rhondda Outlaws 1 0 3 2 8
Prop Danyelle Dinapoli 26 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Blue Dragons 1 0 1 0
Centre Seren Gough-Walters 29 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Blue Dragons 2 0 4 0
Second-row Emily Hughes 25 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Blue Dragons 2 0 4 1 4
Loose forward Ffion Jenkins 22 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Yorkcolours.svg Bridgend Blue Bulls 0 0 0 0
positions Ffion Jones 22 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Yorkcolours.svg Bridgend Blue Bulls 1 0 1 0
positions Sara Jones 22 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Yorkcolours.svg Bridgend Blue Bulls 2 0 2 0
Second-row Bryonie King 18 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Rhondda Outlaws 1 0 1 0
Fullback Savannah Ledsam 29 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Blue Dragons 0 0 2 0
Halfback Ffion Lewis 25 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Rhondda Outlaws 2 3 12 2 3 12
Hooker Carys Marsh 24 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 2 0 2 0
Centre Leanna Maybank 17 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Rhondda Outlaws 0 0 0 0
Wing Jess McAuley 30 St. George colours.svg British Army 1 0 1 0
Prop Keira McCosh 30 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 2 0 3 0
Prop Joeann McGuire 32 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Rhondda Outlaws 1 0 3 0
Wing Eleri Michael 23 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Yorkcolours.svg Bridgend Blue Bulls 2 1 4 2 1 4
Halfback Sian Moore 33 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Blue Dragons 0 0 0 0
Loose forward Charlie Mundy 25 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Blue Dragons 2 0 4 0
Centre Lowri Norkett 26 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Rhondda Outlaws 2 2 8 2 2 8
Prop Sara Prosser 28 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Rhondda Outlaws 1 0 2 0
Hooker Molly Reardon 18 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Rhondda Outlaws 1 0 1 0
Halfback Amberley Ruck 27 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Blue Dragons 1 0 1 0
Fullback Kathryn Salter 26 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos 2 0 4 3 6
Anne-Marie Sayle 29 New South Wales colours.svg Royal Air Force 0 0 0 0
Loose forward Rafiuke Taylor 43 Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Demons Cronulla colours.svg Cardiff Blue Dragons 2 0 4 2 8

Results[]

Full internationals[]

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Ref.
25 Jun 2021  England
0–60
Test Match Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington BBC[4] TS[5] VH[6]
17 Oct 2021  Ireland
24–26
Test Match Stadiwm ZipWorld, Colwyn Bay VH[7] RLI[8] ERL[9]

Other matches[]

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Ref.
26 Oct 2019 Great Britain Teachers
6–30
Other Match The Gnoll, Neath
16 Nov 2019 England Lions
24–20
Other Match Pilkington Recs, Ruskin Drive, St Helens WRL[10] VR[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wales Women's side heritage numbers announced". Wales Rugby League. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Wales announce their 24-woman squad to face England". Wales Rugby League. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Wales name women's squad to face Ireland in Colwyn Bay". Wales Rugby League. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. ^ Hafez, Shamoom (25 June 2021). "Women's international: England 60-0 Wales - 10 different try-scorers for hosts". BBC. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ^ Smith, Lewis (25 June 2021). "England Gear Up For Rugby League World Cup With Huge Win Over Wales". The Sportsman. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 England Women v Wales Women". YouTube. Sky Sports. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Highlights - Wales vs Ireland Women - Ireland's first-ever International Women's Rugby League Match". YouTube. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  8. ^ Fletcher, Charlotte (18 October 2021). "Match Report: Wales Women v Ireland Women". Rugby League Ireland. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Wales 24 v 26 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. ^ Golden, Ian (16 November 2019). "Wales Women secure historic first win as they beat England Lions". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Women's Rugby League international - England Lions v Wales". YouTube. Wales Rugby League. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

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