Australia women's national rugby league team

For the men's team, see Australia national rugby league team.
Australian Jillaroos
Badge of Australian Jillaroos team
Team information
NicknameThe Jillaroos
Governing bodyAustralian Rugby League Commission
RegionAsia-Pacific
Head coachBrad Donald
CaptainKezie Apps
Ali Brigginshaw
Most capsTahnee Norris (32)
Top try-scorerSam Bremner (14)
Isabelle Kelly (14)
Top point-scorerAli Brigginshaw (74)
IRL ranking1st
Uniforms
First colours
Second colours
Team results
First international
 Australia 14-18 New Zealand 
(Lidcombe Oval, Sydney, 1 July 1995)
Biggest win
 Australia 92–0 France 
(York, England; 6 November 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Australia 6-50 New Zealand 
(England; 18 November 2000)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first time in 2000)
Best resultChampions (2013, 2017, 2021)

The Australia women's national rugby league team, also known as the Australian Jillaroos, or Harvey Norman Jillaroos for sponsorship reasons,[1] represents Australia in women's rugby league. They played their first formal international in 1995 under the administration of the Australian Women's Rugby League. The AWRL affiliated with the Australian Rugby League in the late 1990s, with AWRL reports included in ARL annual reports.[2] Since the advent of the Australian Rugby League Commission in February 2012, the team has been administered by that body and the National Rugby League.

The Australian Jillaroos are current world champions, having won the last three Women's Rugby League World Cup tournaments. Their first World Cup victory came in the fourth tournament, in 2013.[3][4][5][6] The Jillaroos won on home soil in 2017 and again in the postponed 2021 tournament held in November 2022. Appointed in 2016, the current head coach of the Jillaroos is Brad Donald.[7]

Matches have been broadcast on free-to-air networks since 2014 (Nines) and 2015 (Test Match).[8][9][10]

The Jillaroos squad is selected by a panel of national selectors. There are specific tournaments and matches that act as selection trials.[11] These include:

Coaches

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The current coach of the Australian team is Brad Donald. Previous coaches have included Paul Dyer, Graham Murray, and Steve Folkes.

Name Tests Nines Ref.
Span M W D L W% Span M W D L W%
Graham Willard 1995– ? ? 0 ? ? N/A [12]
Mark Donkin –1998 2 2 0 0 100% N/A
Wayne Portlock 1999–2000 7 1 0 6 14% N/A [13][14][15]
Terry Borland –2002 ? ? 0 ? ? N/A [16]
Dave Leat 2003–07 10 5 0 5 50% N/A [17][18]
Karen Stuart 2008–09 7 5 0 2 71% N/A [19]
Graham Murray 2010–11 1 1 0 0 100% N/A [20]
Paul Dyer 2013 4 3 0 1 75% N/A
[21]
Steve Folkes 2014–16 3 1 0 2 33% 2015–16 6 2 0 0 33% [22]
Brad Donald 2017– 17 16 0 1 94% 2017–19 11 10 0 1 91% [23]

Table last updated 28 October 2024.

Players

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Main article: List of Australian Jillaroos team players

Current squad

[edit]

The squad for the 2024 Pacific Championships was announced on 7 October 2024.
Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, 9 November 2024.[24]

J# Player Age Position(s) Jillaroos NRLW Other Reps
Dbt M T G F Pts 2024 Club CM TM T G F Pts
1 Tamika Upton 27 Fullback 2023 4 5 0 0 20 Knights 26 37 26 0 0 104 8 2
2 Julia Robinson 26 Wing, Fullback 2018 8 14 0 0 56 Broncos 34 34 23 0 0 92 7
3 Isabelle Kelly 28 Centre 2017 15 16 0 0 64 Roosters 41 43 17 0 0 68 13 1 3
4 Tiana Penitani 28 Centre, Five-eighth 2019 3 2 0 0 8 Sharks 20 36 18 0 0 72 1 8 4
5 Jakiya Whitfeld 23 Wing 2023 3 5 0 0 20 Cowboys 9 20 10 0 0 40 1
6 Ali Brigginshaw 34 Five-eighth, Halfback 2009 24 7 23 0 74 Broncos 43 43 13 35 0 122 17 6 1
7 Tarryn Aiken 25 Halfback, Five-eighth 2022 8 5 10 0 40 Roosters 19 38 14 1 1 59 8
8 Millie Elliott 26 Prop 2019 3 0 0 0 0 Roosters 18 38 7 0 0 28 9
9 Olivia Higgins 32 Hooker 2024 2 0 0 0 0 Knights 28 35 11 0 0 44 3 2
10 Shannon Mato 26 Prop 2022 7 0 0 0 0 Titans 27 31 3 0 0 12 8 4
11 Kezie Apps 33 Second-row, Prop 2014 17 2 0 0 8 Tigers 10 29 7 0 0 28 14 2 7 2
12 Yasmin Clydsdale 30 Second-row, Centre 2022 8 0 0 0 0 Knights 28 39 12 0 0 48 8
13 Simaima Taufa 30 Lock 2014 16 0 0 0 0 Raiders 17 39 13 0 0 52 9 2 2
14 Keeley Davis 24 Hooker 2018 6 1 0 0 4 Roosters 20 43 4 0 0 16 7 5 1
15 Sarah Togatuki 27 Prop, Lock 2019 3 0 0 0 0 Tigers 16 35 6 0 0 24 1 8 4 1
16 Keilee Joseph 22 Lock, Second-row 2022 4 0 0 0 0 Broncos 10 32 3 0 0 12 4 4
17 Mahalia Murphy 30 Second-row, Centre 2015 3 3 0 0 12 Eels 18 21 6 0 0 24 1 4 1
18 Jessica Sergis 27 Centre 2019 9 10 0 0 40 Roosters 23 33 20 0 0 80 10 3 1
19 Jessika Elliston 27 Prop, Second-row 2023 2 0 0 0 0 Titans 31 36 5 0 0 20 7 1
20 Abbi Church 26 Fullback, Centre — 0 0 0 0 0 Eels 26 26 5 0 0 20 1 2
IJ Quincy Dodd 24 Hooker 2024 1 0 0 0 0 Sharks 20 38 11 0 0 44 5 6 7 3
IJ Lauren Brown 29 Hooker, Halfback 2022 7 0 31 0 62 Titans 23 33 5 48 2 118 6 2

Notes:

  • Keeley Davis was added to the squad in the second week as injury cover.[25]
  • Two members of the squad have previously played for other nations:
  • Eight of the 22 squad members have played for Queensland, twelve for New South Wales. The two players yet to play Origin, Church and Whitfeld qualify for New South Wales.
  • The number of squad members with other representative credits are:
    • Indigenous All Stars 4 (Dodd, Joseph, Murphy, Upton)
    • Māori All Stars 1 (Mato)
    • NRL All Stars: 4 (Apps, Brigginshaw, Kelly and Taufa)
    • Prime Minister's XIII: 10
    • NSW City 6 (Dodd, Murphy, Penitani, Sergis, Taufa, Togatuki)
    • NSW Country 5 (Apps, Church, Davis, Higgins, Kelly).

Hall of Fame

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Main article: National Rugby League Hall of Fame

In August 2024 the NRL announced the induction of six former Jillaroos players into the National Rugby League Hall of Fame. This was the first induction of women since the inception of the Hall of Fame in 2008.[26]

Inductee
number		 Player National Team State Team Clubs Ref
Matches Years
127 Natalie Dwyer 26 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2013 NSW & Qld Wollongong Wildcats, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Souths Logan Magpies [27]
128 Katrina Fanning 24 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 NSW Queanbeyan, Gungahlin Bulls, Boomanulla [28]
129 Tarsha Gale 15 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 NSW Bulli, South Sydney Rabbitohs [29]
130 Veronica White 17 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Qld & NSW Ipswich Brothers [30]
131 Karyn Murphy 28 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013 Qld Ipswich Brothers, Souths Logan Magpies [31]
132 Tahnee Norris 33 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 NSW & Qld Runaway Bay Seagulls, West Centenary, Burleigh Bears [32]

Note: The lists of clubs in the above table is incomplete.

Records

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This section last updated 18 October 2024

Games played: 32

Points scored: 74

Tries scored: 16

Goals kicked: 31

Points scored in a match: 24

Tries scored in a match: 6

Goals kicked in a match: 10

Competitive record

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Head to head records

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Opponent FM MR M W D L Win% PF PA Share
 New Zealand 1995 2024 29 12 0 17 41.38% 449 600 42.80%
 Great Britain 1996 2002 8 3 0 5 37.50% 100 111 47.39%
 Fiji 1998 1998 2 2 0 0 100.00% 120 0 100.00%
New Zealand Māori 2003 2009 6 3 0 3 50.00% 90 104 46.39%
 Niue 2003 2003 1 1 0 0 100.00% 58 0 100.00%
 Samoa 2003 2011 2 2 0 0 100.00% 82 26 75.93%
 France 2008 2022 3 3 0 0 100.00% 224 0 100.00%
Russia 2008 2008 1 1 0 0 100.00% 72 0 100.00%
 England 2008 2017 3 3 0 0 100.00% 74 10 88.10%
 Pacific Islands 2008 2008 1 1 0 0 100.00% 32 6 84.21%
 Cook Islands 2017 2022 2 2 0 0 100.00% 132 4 93.55%
 Canada 2017 2017 2 2 0 0 100.00% 146 6 96.05%
 Papua New Guinea 2022 2024 2 2 0 0 100.00% 166 0 100.00%
Totals 1995 2024 62 37 0 25 59.68% 1,745 867 66.81%

Notes:

  • Table last updated 28 October 2024.
  • Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.

Results

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Full internationals

[edit]
Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Report(s)
1 July 1995  New Zealand
14 - 18
2 Test Series Lidcombe Oval —
8 July 1995  New Zealand
6 - 14
Hawker Oval, Canberra — [33]
21 July 1996  Great Britain
16 – 14
3 Test Series Phillip Oval, Canberra [34] [35]
28 July 1996  Great Britain
12 – 18
Gilbert Park, Brisbane —
3 August 1996  Great Britain
18 – 20
Redfern Oval, Sydney [36] [37][38][39]
20 September 1997  New Zealand
26 – 34
2 Test Series Petone Recreation Ground, Wellington — [40][41]
24 September 1997  New Zealand
16 – 40
Carlaw Park,Auckland — [42]
19 September 1998  Fiji
68 – 0
2 Test Series University of South Pacific, Suva — [43][44][45]
26 September 1998  Fiji
52 – 0
— [46][47]
23 September 1999  New Zealand
10 – 20
3 Test Series Leichhardt Oval — [48]
27 September 1999  New Zealand
22 – 20
Penrith Stadium [49] [50]
29 October 1999  New Zealand
14 – 26
Ericsson Stadium Auckland — [51]
10 November 2000  New Zealand
6 – 10
2000 World Cup South Leeds Stadium [52] [53]
14 November 2000  Great Britain
10 – 14
Rams Stadium, Dewsbury [54] [55][56]
18 November 2000  New Zealand
6 – 50
Rams Stadium, Dewsbury — [40][57]
21 November 2000  Great Britain
0 – 4
The Jungle, Castleford — [58]
23 September 2001  New Zealand
8 – 42
Test Match Carlaw Park, Auckland — [59][60]
14 July 2002  Great Britain
16 – 26
3 Test Series Ringrose Park, Wentworthville — [61]
20 July 2002  Great Britain
14 – 10
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane — [62]
27 July 2002  Great Britain
14 – 5
 Bruce Stadium, Canberra — [63][64]
8 August 2003 New Zealand Māori
20 – 14
 Test Match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane — [65]
28 September 2003 New Zealand Māori
28 – 24
 2003 World Cup North Harbour Stadium — [66][67]
2 October 2003  Niue
58 – 0
— [68]
6 October 2003  New Zealand
4 – 44
— [69]
8 October 2003  Samoa
40 – 12
— [70]
10 October 2003 New Zealand Māori
4 – 12
— [71]
14 August 2004  New Zealand
12 – 38
 2 Test Series Bendigo Bank Oval, Ipswich — [72][73]
21 August 2004  New Zealand
20 – 30
 Davies Park, Brisbane [74] [75]
31 October 2007 New Zealand Māori
20 – 16
 2 Test Series Rotorua — [76][77]
3 November 2007 New Zealand Māori
4 – 20
 Rotorua — [78]
6 November 2008  France
60 – 0
 2008 World Cup Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast —
8 November 2008  Russia
72 – 0
 —
10 November 2008  England
22 – 4
 —
12 November 2008  Pacific Islands
32 – 6
 —
15 November 2008  New Zealand
0 – 34
 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane [79]
16 September 2009 New Zealand Māori
14 – 18
 2009 Tour —
23 September 2009  New Zealand
18 – 16
 Ellerslie Domain, Auckland — [80]
3 September 2011  Samoa
42 – 14
 Test Match Apia Park, Apia — [81]
15 October 2011  New Zealand Cancelled Test Match Gold Coast — [82]
5 July 2013  England
14 – 6
 2013 World Cup The Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury [83] [84]
8 July 2013  France
72 – 0
 Post Office Road, Featherstone [85]
11 July 2013  New Zealand
6 – 14
 Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley [86]
14 July 2013  New Zealand
22 – 12
 Headingley, Leeds [87]
9 November 2014  New Zealand
8 – 12
 Test Match (4NCR) WIN Stadium, Wollongong [88][89] [90]
3 May 2015  New Zealand
22 – 14
 Anzac Test Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane — [91]
6 May 2016  New Zealand
16 – 26
 Anzac Test Hunter Stadium, Newcastle — [92][93][94]
5 May 2017  New Zealand
16 – 4
 Anzac Test GIO Stadium, Canberra [95]
16 November 2017  Cook Islands
58 – 4
 2017 World Cup Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney [96]
19 November 2017  England
38 – 0
 [97] [98][99]
22 November 2017  Canada
88 – 0
 [100] [101]
26 November 2017  Canada
58 – 6
 [102]
2 December 2017  New Zealand
23 – 16
 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane [103] [104][105]
13 October 2018  New Zealand
26 – 24
 Trans-Tasman Test Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland [106] [107]
25 October 2019  New Zealand
28 – 8
 Trans-Tasman Test WIN Stadium, Wollongong [108] [109]
2 November 2022  Cook Islands
74 – 0
 2021 World Cup York Community Stadium, York [110] [111][112]
6 November 2022  France
92 – 0
 [113] [114][115]
10 November 2022  New Zealand
10 – 8
 [116] [117][118]
14 November 2022  Papua New Guinea
82 – 0
 [119] [120][121]
19 November 2022  New Zealand
54 – 4
 Old Trafford, Manchester [122] [123][124]
14 October 2023  New Zealand
16 – 10
 2023 Pacific Champs Qld Country Bank Stadium, Townsville [125] [126]
28 October 2023  New Zealand
6 – 12
 AAMI Park, Melbourne [127] [128][129]
18 October 2024  Papua New Guinea
84 – 0
 2024 Pacific Champs Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane [130] [131]
27 October 2024  New Zealand
14 – 0
 Rugby League Park, Christchurch [132] [133]

Upcoming fixtures

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Other international matches

[edit]
Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Report(s)
4 Nov 2017  Papua New Guinea
42 – 4
 Curtain-raiser
to men's PM's XIII		 National Football Stadium — [138]
6 Oct 2018  Papua New Guinea
40 – 4
 Women's PM's XIII match National Football Stadium [139]
11 Oct 2019 Fiji
22 – 14
 Women's PM's XIII match ANZ National Stadium, Suva [140] [141]
25 Sep 2022  Papua New Guinea
64 – 6
 Women's PM's XIII match Suncorp Stadium [142] [143][144]
23 Sep 2023  Papua New Guinea
56 – 4
 Women's PM's XIII match National Football Stadium [145] [146][147]
13 Oct 2024  Papua New Guinea
50 – 0
 Women's PM's XIII match National Football Stadium [148] [149][150]

Nines

[edit]
Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Report(s)
31 January 2015 New Zealand
4 – 8
 2015 Auckland Nines Eden Park, Auckland —
1 February 2015
4 – 16
 —
8 – 7
 [151]
6 February 2016
11 – 4
 2016 Auckland Nines [152]
[153]
7 February 2016
0 – 9
 [154]
[155]
7 – 21
 [156]
[157]
4 February 2017
20 – 4
 2017 Auckland Nines [158]
5 February 2017
8 – 0
 [159]
14 – 4
 —
23 February 2018 Samoa
26 – 4
 2018 Commonwealth Championship Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe —
[160]
Fiji
24 – 0
 —
24 February 2018 Cook Islands
14 – 8
 —
[161]
Samoa
14 – 8
 —
18 October 2019  New Zealand
22 – 8
 2019 International Nines Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta [162]
19 October 2019  England
42 – 4
 [163]
 Papua New Guinea
30 – 6
 [164]
 New Zealand
15 – 17
 [165]
[166]

Individual awards

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Since 2015 a Female Player of the Year award has been included in the Dally M Awards.

Year Player Rep Teams NRL Club State Club References
2015 Jenni-Sue Hoepper Jillaroos QLD — Townsville Brothers [167]
2016 Kezie Apps Jillaroos NSW — Helensburgh Tigers [168][169]
2017 Simaima Taufa Jillaroos NSW — Mounties [170]
2018 Brittany Breayley Jillaroos QLD Brisbane Broncos Ipswich Brothers [171]
2019 Jessica Sergis Jillaroos NSW St George-Illawarra Dragons Helensburgh Tigers [172]
2020 Ali Brigginshaw QLD[nb 1] Brisbane Broncos Ipswich Brothers [173]
2021
[nb 2]		 Millie Boyle NSW Brisbane Broncos Burleigh Bears [174]
Emma Tonegato — St George-Illawarra Dragons —
2022 Raecene McGregor Kiwi Ferns Sydney Roosters North Sydney Bears [175]
2023 Tamika Upton QLD Jillaroos[nb 3] Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights [176]
2024 Olivia Kernick NSW Sydney Roosters Tweed Seagulls [177]
  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the interstate match was postponed from June to November, after the presentation of the award in October
  2. ^ The award for the 2021 Season, which was held between 27 February and 10 April 2022, was tied with duel winners announced.
  3. ^ Upton played for Australia in October, after the presentation of the award in late September

IRL Rankings

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IRL Women's World Rankings
Official rankings as of June 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  Australia 100
2 Steady  New Zealand 86
3 Steady  England 69
4 Increase 1  France 43
5 Decrease 1  Papua New Guinea 33
6 Steady  Cook Islands 27
7 Increase 1  Wales 24
8 Decrease 1  Canada 24
9 Increase 1  Greece 22
10 Decrease 1  Ireland 19
11 Increase 1  Serbia 16
12 Decrease 1  Brazil 13
13 Increase 5  Netherlands 11
14 Decrease 1  Tonga 9
15 Decrease 1  Philippines 8
16 Steady  United States 6
17 Steady  Turkey 5
18 Decrease 3  Italy 5
19 Increase 5  Kenya 4
20 Decrease 1  Malta 4
21 Increase 2  Nigeria 3
22 Increase 4  Uganda 3
23 Decrease 1  Jamaica 2
24 Decrease 4  Samoa 2
25 Increase 1  Ghana 2
26 Decrease 5  Fiji 1
27 Steady  Lebanon 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

See also

[edit]

Men

Women's Governance and History

Women's Teams

Women's Competitions

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