New Zealand Māori women's rugby league team

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 2003)
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 were selected and played in the 11 February 2023 match against the Indigenous All Stars.[1]

Player Age Position NRLW Club 2022 Club Debut M T G P
Gayle Broughton 26 Fullback Parramatta Eels Mounties 2023 1 0 0 0
Jasmin Strange 20 Wing Sydney Roosters Central Coast Roosters 2023 1 1 0 4
Amy Turner 38 Centre Brisbane Broncos Wynnum Manly Seagulls 2021 2 2 0 8
Shanice Parker 24 Centre Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights 2021 2 1 0 4
Zali Fay 22 Wing Parramatta Eels Cronulla Sharks 2021 2 2 0 8
Zahara Temara 25 Five-eighth Sydney Roosters Burleigh Bears 2019 4 0 2 4
Ashleigh Quinlan 28 Halfback Parramatta Eels Burleigh Bears 2023 1 0 0 0
Shannon Mato 24 Prop Gold Coast Titans North Sydney Bears 2021 3 0 0 0
Brooke Anderson 27 Hooker Parramatta Eels Cronulla Sharks 2023 1 0 0 0
Mya Hill-Moana 20 Prop Sydney Roosters — 2021 3 0 0 0
Tiana Raftstrand-Smith 19 Second-row Gold Coast Titans Burleigh Bears 2022 2 0 0 0
Olivia Kernick 22 Second-row Sydney Roosters Central Coast Roosters 2021 2 0 0 0
Destiny Brill 19 Lock Sydney Roosters NQ Stars 2023 1 0 0 0
Capri Paekau — interchange — Akarana Falcons 2020 2 0 0 0
Harata Butler — interchange — — 2020 2 0 0 0
Laikha Clarke 21 interchange Gold Coast Titans Burleigh Bears 2023 1 0 0 0
Aaliyah Paki — interchange — — 2023 1 0 0 0
Kahu Cassidy — interchange — Akarana Falcons 2023 1 0 0 0

Note: * = Player's age estimated based on previous articles on various news and rugby league websites.

Results

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Ref.
16 August 1998  Great Britain
4–34
Tour Match Auckland T[2]
Oct 2002  New Zealand
10–36
Test Match NZRL[3]
8 August 2003  Australia
14–20
Test Match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane RLW[4]
28 September 2003  Australia
24–28
2003 WRLWC North Harbour Stadium RLW[5]
30 September 2003 Niue
44–0
DT[6]
4 October 2003  Great Britain
10–8
RLR[7]
8 October 2003  Cook Islands
46–0
RLR[8]
10 October 2003  Australia
12–4
DT[9]
12 October 2003  New Zealand
0–58
1 July 2006  New Zealand
12–50
Test Match Rotorua International Stadium
31 October 2007  Australia
16–20
2 Test Series Rotorua International Stadium MD[10] OFTA[11]
3 November 2007  Australia
20–4
16 September 2009  Australia
18–14
Test Match QT[12]
4 November 2017  New Zealand
12–32
Warm-up Match Waikato Stadium, Hamilton NZRL[13]
15 February 2019 Indigenous All Stars
8–4
All Stars Match AAMI Park NRL[14] NRL[15]
22 February 2020 Indigenous All Stars
4–10
All Stars Match Cbus Super Stadium NRL[16] QRL[17]
20 February 2021 Indigenous All Stars
24–0
All Stars Match Queensland Country Bank Stadium NRL[18]
12 February 2022 Indigenous All Stars
8–18
All Stars Match CommBank Stadium NRL[19][20]
11 February 2023 Indigenous All Stars
16–12
All Stars Match Rotorua International Stadium NRL[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Harvey Norman All Stars squad lists". NRL. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Lionesses band together". Daily Telegraph. 17 August 1998. p. 31.
  3. ^ "Kiwi Ferns – Past Results". NZRL. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. ^ Marshall, Matt. "Short Passes". Rugby League Week (13 August 2003). Sydney: Bauer Media Group: 4.
  5. ^ "Scoreboard". Rugby League Week (1 October 2003). Sydney: Bauer Media Group.
  6. ^ "SPORT details". Daily Telegraph. 1 October 2003. p. 82.
  7. ^ "Women's Rugby League". Rugby League Review. 1 October 2003. p. 8.
  8. ^ "Women's Rugby League". Rugby League Review. 1 November 2003. p. 8.
  9. ^ "SPORT details". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2003. p. 97.
  10. ^ "'Rugby snobs' prepare to play league for their country". Manly Daily. 20 October 2007. p. 87 – via NewsBank.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Gaskin, Lee (30 September 2009). "Aussie women break Kiwi hold". Queensland Times. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  13. ^ http://www.nzrl.co.nz/fanzone/news/2017/8/kiwi-ferns-to-play-rlwc-warm-up-game-in-hamilton/ [dead link‍]
  14. ^ Walter, Brad (15 February 2019). "Rota puts personal anguish aside to inspire Maori All Stars". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Match Highlights: Indigenous Women's All Stars v NZ Maori Women's All Stars". NRL. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  16. ^ Gould, Joel (22 February 2020). "Davis-Welsh, Harden lead Indigenous Women's All Stars to glory". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Match Highlights: Indigenous All Stars v Maori Ferns". QRL. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Match Highlights: Indigenous Women v Maori Women". NRL. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  19. ^ Lenehan, Martin (12 February 2022). "Chapman doubles up as Indigenous All Stars storm home". NRL. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  20. ^ Kennedy, Chris (12 February 2022). "Best in the world: Fullback duel lights up All Stars". NRL. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  21. ^ Edwards, Colleen (12 February 2023). "Captains' call: 'Those are the moments we're going to take'". NRL. Retrieved 13 February 2023.