Indigenous Australian women's rugby league team

Indigenous All Stars
Team information
Governing bodyAustralian Rugby League Commission
Head coachBen Jeffries
CaptainQuincy Dodd
Most capsRebecca Young (8)
Top try-scorerLatoya Billy (2)
Jaime Chapman (2)
Top point-scorerKirra Dibb (10)
Team results
First international
Indigenous All Stars Women 6-20 NRL All Stars Women, 2011
Biggest win
Indigenous All Stars Women 14-4 NRL All Stars Women, 2017
Indigenous All Stars Women 18-8 Māori All Stars Women, 2022
Biggest defeat
Indigenous All Stars Women 6-38 NRL All Stars Women, 2013

The Indigenous Australian women's rugby league team (also known as the Indigenous Women's All Stars) is a rugby league football team that represents Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. The team was first formed in late 2010 for their first match in February 2011.[1] The team currently plays in an annual All Stars Match against a National Rugby League Māori All Stars women's team.

Current squad

The following players were selected and played in the 11 February 2023 match against the Māori All Stars.[2]

Player Age Position NRLW Club 2022 Club Debut M T G P
Jaime Chapman 20 Fullback Brisbane Broncos Tweed Seagulls 2021 3 2 0 8
Bobbi Law 25 Wing Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights 2020 3 0 0 0
Mia Middleton Centre Newcastle Knights 2023 1 0 0 0
Jasmine Peters 20 Centre Gold Coast Titans NQ Stars 2021 3 0 0 0
Jada Taylor 19 Wing Sydney Roosters Central Coast Roosters 2023 1 1 0 4
Kirra Dibb 25 Five-eighth Newcastle Knights North Sydney Bears 2022 2 0 5 10
Tahlulah Tillett 24 Halfback NQ Stars 2022 2 0 0 0
Keilee Joseph 21 Prop Sydney Roosters Central Coast Roosters 2021 3 1 0 4
Quincy Dodd 22 Hooker St George Illawarra Dragons Cronulla Sharks 2019 5 0 0 0
Sareka Mooka 23 Prop NQ Stars 2023 1 0 0 0
Kaitlyn Phillips 25 Second-row Brisbane Broncos Tweed Seagulls 2020 4 0 0 0
Shaylee Bent 22 Second-row St George Illawarra Dragons Wynnum Manly Seagulls 2019 5 0 0 0
Shaniah Power 25 Lock Sydney Roosters NQ Stars 2020 4 0 0 0
Taliah Fuimaono 23 interchange St George Illawarra Dragons Mounties 2021 3 0 0 0
Ahlivia Ingram interchange 2023 1 0 0 0
Shakiah Tungai 26 interchange Brisbane Broncos Stingrays of Shellnarbour 2019 3 1 0 4
Essay Banu 20 interchange Wynnum Manly Seagulls 2023 1 0 0 0
Bree Chester interchange Newcastle Knights 2022 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.
12 Feb 2011 Women's All Stars
6–20
All Stars match Skilled Park, Gold Coast
13 Feb 2012 Women's All Stars
10–10
All Stars match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
9 Feb 2013 Women's All Stars
6–38
All Stars match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
2 May 2014 Women's All Stars
0–24
All Stars match Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney NRL[3]
12 Feb 2015 Women's All Stars
8–26
All Stars match Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast NRL[4]
13 Feb 2016 Women's All Stars
4–24
All Stars match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane NRL[5]
10 Feb 2017 Women's All Stars
14–4
All Stars match McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
15 Feb 2019 Māori Women's All Stars
4–8
All Stars match AAMI Park, Melbourne NRL[6] NRL[7]
22 Feb 2020 Māori Women's All Stars
10–4
All Stars match Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast NRL[8] QRL[9]
20 Feb 2021 Māori Women's All Stars
0–24
All Stars match Queensland Country Bank Stadium NRL[10]
12 Feb 2022 Māori Women's All Stars
18–8
All Stars match CommBank Stadium NRL[11][12] Ch9[13]
11 Feb 2023 Māori Women's All Stars
12–16
All Stars match Rotorua International Stadium NRL[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women Brace For Historic Clash". NRL.com. 8 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Harvey Norman All Stars squad lists". NRL. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Chris (2 May 2014). "Women's All Stars too strong in historic clash". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ^ Webeck, Tony (13 February 2015). "NRL Women too strong for Indigenous All Stars". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ^ Webeck, Tony (13 February 2016). "Experience wins out in Women's clash". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. ^ Walter, Brad (15 February 2019). "Rota puts personal anguish aside to inspire Maori All Stars". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Match Highlights: Indigenous Women's All Stars v NZ Maori Women's All Stars". NRL. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  8. ^ Gould, Joel (22 February 2020). "Davis-Welsh, Harden lead Indigenous Women's All Stars to glory". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Match Highlights: Indigenous All Stars v Maori Ferns". QRL. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Match Highlights: Indigenous Women v Maori Women". NRL. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  11. ^ Lenehan, Martin (12 February 2022). "Chapman doubles up as Indigenous All Stars storm home". NRL. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  12. ^ Kennedy, Chris (12 February 2022). "Best in the world: Fullback duel lights up All Stars". NRL. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  13. ^ "NRLW Highlights: Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars - NRL on Nine". YouTube. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  14. ^ Edwards, Colleen (12 February 2023). "Captains' call: 'Those are the moments we're going to take'". NRL. Retrieved 13 February 2023.