Ireland women's national rugby league team

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

Not to be confused with Ireland women's national rugby union team.
Ireland
Team information
Governing bodyRugby League Ireland
RegionEurope
Head coachJohn Whalley
CaptainPhilippa Birchall
Top try-scorerAli Coleman 5
Top point-scorerAli Coleman 20 (5 tries)
IRL ranking8th
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

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 in Wigan, with their jersey numbers for that match.[1] Also listed are those that played against Wales , on Saturday, 8 October in Dublin;[2] or Italy . The side is coached by John Whalley.[3]

J# Player Age Position(s) Club Profile Debut M T G P
1Francessca CopleyFullback, Centre Featherstone RoversNo20214024
2Sinead O'BrienWing Galway TribeswomenNo20221000
3Bettie Lambert23Centre, Wing York ValkyrieYes20214104
4Gabby HarrisonCentre Featherstone RoversNo20221104
5Laoise McGonagleWing Galway TribeswomenNo20222000
6Mairead QuinnProp, Stand-off Leigh Miners RangersNo20214000
7Alex McGuinnessScrum-half, Stand-off Dublin City ExilesNo20214128
8Ali ColemanProp, Lock Dublin City ExilesNo202235020
9Iona McCuskerHooker London BroncosNo20214000
10Clodagh DunneProp Dublin City ExilesNo20214104
11Storm CobainSecond-row, Loose forward Bedford TigersNo20214208
12Mollie YoungSecond-row, Loose forward Leigh Miners RangersNo20221000
13Philippa BirchallLoose forward St HelensNo20213000
14Faye O'Neillinterchange Dublin City ExilesNo20221000
15Louise Burgess27Fullback, Wing Oxford CavaliersYes20222000
16Orlaith McAuliffeinterchange Dublin City ExilesNo20221000
17Lisa CallanSecond-row Dublin City ExilesNo20222000
18Amy O'Neillinterchange Dublin City ExilesNo20212000
—Steph CarrollCentre Dublin City ExilesNo20212000
—Erin CollHooker Dublin City ExilesNo20212000
—Roisin CroweWing Dublin City ExilesNo20213000
—Emma CurranLoose forward, Centre Dublin City ExilesNo20221000
—Jemma FarrellScrum-half Old BelvedereNo20221000
—Stacy Hanleyinterchange Galway TribeswomenNo20221000
—Ray LawlessCentre, Wing Dublin City ExilesNo20213104
—Orla McCallion20Hooker, Loose forward Leeds RhinosYes20221000
—Ella SynottScrum-half Galway TribeswomenNo20221000
—Charlie Willett26Second-row, Loose forward Exeter Chiefs (Union)Yes20222104

Results

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

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.[14] Dates and hosts have been selected but the venues are yet to be announced.[15]
    •  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. "Highlights - Wales vs Ireland Women - Ireland's first-ever International Women's Rugby League Match". YouTube. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. Fletcher, Charlotte (18 October 2021). "Match Report: Wales Women v Ireland Women". Rugby League Ireland. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. "Wales 24 v 26 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  7. "Italia League vs Irlanda League - Europeo 2022/highlights, mete ed interviste". YouTube. Delinquenzaovale. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  8. "Italy 6 v 30 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  9. "Rugby League: Troppa Irlanda Per L'Italia League Femminile". Non Professional Rugby. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  10. "Women take win against Italy". Rugby League Ireland. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  11. "Match Report - Ireland 4 v 44 Wales". Wales Rugby League. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. "Ireland 4 v 44 Wales - Match Report". European Rugby League. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  13. "Canada 6 v 8 Ireland - Match report". European Rugby League. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  14. "Draws Made For Men's and Women's Euros". European Rugby League. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  15. "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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