Ireland women's national rugby league team

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Ireland
Team information
Governing bodyRugby League Ireland
RegionEurope
Head coachMatt Kennerson
CaptainAlex McGuinness
Top try-scorerAli Coleman 5
Top point-scorerAli Coleman 20 (5 tries)
IRL ranking9th
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

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

Ireland first fielded a women's Rugby League team in October 2021, winning their inaugural Test Match against Wales.

Head to Head Records[edit]

Opponent FM MR M W D L Win% PF PA Share
 Wales 2021 2022 2 1 0 1 50.00% 30 68 30.61%
 Italy 2022 2022 1 1 0 0 100.00% 30 6 83.33%
 Canada 2022 2022 1 1 0 0 100.00% 8 6 57.14%
Totals 2021 2022 4 3 0 1 75.00% 68 80 45.95%

Notes:

  • Table last updated 26 April 2024.
  • Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.

Players[edit]

The table below lists the team for the Group A European World Cup Qualifying match against Wales, to be played on Saturday, 27 April 2024. Alex McGuinness was appointed Captain. Jersey numbers in the table reflect the order that players were listed in the announcement.[1]

In January 2024, Rugby League Ireland had announced the appointment of Matt Kennerson as the Head Coach.[2]

J# Player Age Position(s) Club Profile Debut M T G P
1 Rachel Morton Banbridge Broncos No — 0 0 0 0
2 Alex McGuinness Scrum-half, Stand-off Dublin City Exiles No 2021 4 1 2 8
3 Alice Fitzgerald Dublin City Exiles No — 0 0 0 0
4 Anna Potterton Lock Dublin City Exiles Yes — 0 0 0 0
5 Caoimhe Molloy Prop Dublin City Exiles Yes — 0 0 0 0
6 Cliodhna O'Sullivan Stand-off Dublin City Exiles No — 0 0 0 0
7 Clodagh Dunne Prop Dublin City Exiles Yes 2021 4 1 0 4
8 Grace Tutty Dublin City Exiles No — 0 0 0 0
9 Lisa Callan Second-row, Hooker Dublin City Exiles Yes 2022 2 0 0 0
10 Niamh Griffin Hooker Dublin City Exiles No — 0 0 0 0
11 Tricia Doyle Dublin City Exiles No — 0 0 0 0
12 Fran Copley Fullback Featherstone Rovers No — 0 0 0 0
13 Holly O'Dwyer Galway Tribeswoman No — 0 0 0 0
14 Megan Preston 26 Hooker, Centre Huddersfield Giants Yes — 0 0 0 0
15 Mairead Quinn Prop, Stand-off Leigh Leopards No 2021 4 0 0 0
16 Mollie Young Second-row, Centre Leigh Leopards No 2022 1 0 0 0
17 Storm Cobain Second-row, Loose forward Leigh Leopards No 2021 4 2 0 8
18 Lydia Egan Second-row Salford Reds Yes — 0 0 0 0
19 Bettie Lambert 23 Centre, Wing York Valkyrie Yes 2021 4 1 0 4

Results[edit]

Full internationals[edit]

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Reports
17 Oct 2021  Wales
26–24
Test Match Stadiwm ZipWorld, Colwyn Bay [3] [4][5]
11 Jun 2022  Italy
30–6
European Championships B Pasian Di Pato Rugby Stadium, Udine [6] [7][8][9]
8 Oct 2022  Wales
4–44
Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin — [10][11]
25 Oct 2022  Canada
8–6
Test Match Orrell St James Rugby League Club, Wigan — [12]

Upcoming Fixtures:

  • During 2024 Ireland are drawn to play in Group A of the European Qualifiers for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup.
    •  Wales in Wales on 27 April 2024.
    • A match in Dublin on 19 May 2024 against the winner of a preliminary play-off match (on 27 April 2024) between

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wales and Ireland Women announce squads". European Rugby League. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  2. ^ "RLI announce Women's Head Coach". Rugby League Ireland. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Highlights - Wales vs Ireland Women - Ireland's first-ever International Women's Rugby League Match". YouTube. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ Fletcher, Charlotte (18 October 2021). "Match Report: Wales Women v Ireland Women". Rugby League Ireland. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Wales 24 v 26 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Italia League vs Irlanda League - Europeo 2022/highlights, mete ed interviste". YouTube. Delinquenzaovale. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Italy 6 v 30 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Rugby League: Troppa Irlanda Per L'Italia League Femminile". Non Professional Rugby. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Women take win against Italy". Rugby League Ireland. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Match Report - Ireland 4 v 44 Wales". Wales Rugby League. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Ireland 4 v 44 Wales - Match Report". European Rugby League. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Canada 6 v 8 Ireland - Match report". European Rugby League. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

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