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 are administered by the Australian Rugby League Commission and Australian Women's Rugby League.
Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | The Jillaroos | |||||
Governing body | Australian Rugby League Commission | |||||
Region | Asia-Pacific | |||||
Head coach | Brad Donald | |||||
Captain | Kezie Apps Sam Bremner Ali Brigginshaw | |||||
Most caps | Tahnee Norris (32) | |||||
Top try-scorer | Sam Bremner (14) Isabelle Kelly (14) | |||||
Top point-scorer | Ali Brigginshaw (74) | |||||
IRL ranking | 1st | |||||
Uniforms | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
Appearances | 6 (first time in 2000) | |||||
Best result | Champions (2013, 2017, 2021) |
The Australian Jillaroos are current world champions, having won the last three Women's Rugby League World Cup tournaments, in 2013[2][3][4][5], 2017 and 2021. Appointed in 2016, the current head coach of the Jillaroos is Brad Donald.[6]
Matches have been broadcast on free-to-air networks since 2014 (Nines) and 2015 (Test Match).[7][8][9]
The Jillaroos squad is selected by a panel of national selectors. There are specific tournaments and matches that act as selection trials.[10] These include:
- The Women's State of Origin between Queensland and New South Wales teams.
- The NRL Women's Premiership
- All Stars match
- The National Championships
- Affiliated States Championships (VIC, SA, WA, NT)
Head to Head Records
Opponent | FM | MR | M | W | D | L | Win% | PF | PA | Share |
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New Zealand | 1995 | 2023 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 39.29% | 435 | 600 | 42.03% |
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 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 82 | 0 | 100.00% |
Totals | 1995 | 2023 | 60 | 35 | 0 | 25 | 58.33% | 1,647 | 867 | 65.51% |
Notes:
- Table last updated 29 October 2023.
- Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.
Current roster
The squad for the 2023 Pacific Championships was announced on 3 October 2023.[11]
Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, 29 October 2023.
J# | Player | Age | Position(s) | Jillaroos | NRLW | Other Reps | |||||||||||
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Dbt | M | T | G | F | Pts | 2023 Club | CM | TM | T | G | F | Pts | |||||
1 | Tamika Upton | 26 | Fullback | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Knights | 16 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 5 1 |
2 | Jaime Chapman | 21 | Wing, Centre | 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | Titans | 9 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 2 3 1 1 |
3 | Jessica Sergis | 26 | Centre | 2019 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | Roosters | 18 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 7 3 1 |
4 | Isabelle Kelly | 27 | Centre | 2017 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | Roosters | 30 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 10 1 3 |
5 | Jakiya Whitfeld | 22 | Wing | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tigers | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
6 | Tarryn Aiken | 24 | Five-eighth, Halfback | 2022 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | Roosters | 10 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5 |
7 | Ali Brigginshaw | 33 | Halfback, Lock | 2009 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 74 | Broncos | 33 | 33 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 118 | 14 6 1 |
8 | Shannon Mato | 25 | Prop | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Titans | 18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 3 |
9 | Lauren Brown | 28 | Hooker, Halfback | 2022 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 62 | Titans | 16 | 26 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 84 | 3 1 |
11 | Kezie Apps | 32 | Prop, Second-row | 2014 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Tigers | 7 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 2 7 1 |
15 | Yasmin Clydsdale | 29 | Second-row, Centre | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knights | 18 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 |
12 | Olivia Kernick | 22 | Second-row | 2022 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Roosters | 23 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 1 2 2 |
13 | Simaima Taufa | 29 | Lock | 2014 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Raiders | 9 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 2 2 |
14 | Emma Tonegato | 28 | Fullback, Five-eighth | 2013 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | Sharks | 9 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 1 |
10 | Jessika Elliston | 26 | Prop, Second-row | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Titans | 22 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 1 |
16 | Kennedy Cherrington | 24 | Lock | 2022 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Eels | 17 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 2 2 1 |
17 | Emma Manzelmann | 21 | Hooker | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cowboys | 9 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 1 |
18 | Shaylee Bent | 23 | Second-row, Centre | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Titans | 11 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 5 4 |
19 | Shenae Ciesiolka | 26 | Centre, Fullback | 2022 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | Broncos | 24 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 5 1 |
20 | Teagan Berry | 21 | Fullback | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dragons | 23 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 2 1 |
21 | Keeley Davis | 23 | Hooker | 2018 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Roosters | 9 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 5 1 |
– | Caitlan Johnston | 22 | Second-row, Prop | 2022 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Knights | 18 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 4 2 1 |
– | Keilee Joseph | 21 | Lock, Second-row | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roosters | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 3 |
– | Julia Robinson | 25 | Wing, Fullback | 2018 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | Broncos | 24 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 |
Notes:
- Keilee Joseph replaced original selection Evania Pelite, who withdrew due to injury, as announced by the NRL on 6 October 2023.
- Jakiya Whitfeld, Shenae Ciesiolka, and Teagan Berry joined the squad ahead of the 28 October 2023 match, replacing Julia Robinson (personal reasons), Keilee Joseph (personal reasons), and Caitlan Johnston (injury).[12][13]
Coaches
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. | ||||||||||
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Span | Matches | W | D | L | W% | Span | Matches | W | D | L | W% | ||
Graham Willard | 1995– | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | N/A | [14] | |||||
Mark Donkin | –1998– | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | N/A | ||||||
Terry Borland | –2002 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | N/A | [15] | |||||
Dave Leat | 2003– | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | N/A | [16] | |||||
Karen Stuart | 2008–09 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 71% | N/A | ||||||
Graham Murray | c2010–11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | N/A | [17] | |||||
Paul Dyer | 2013 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | N/A | ||||||
Steve Folkes | 2014–16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33% | 2015–16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33% | [19] |
Brad Donald | 2017– | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 93% | 2017–19 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 91% | [20] |
Table last updated 29 October 2023.
Results
Full internationals
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Report(s) |
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1 July 1995 | New Zealand | 14 - 18 | 2 Test Series | Lidcombe Oval | — | |
8 July 1995 | New Zealand | 6 - 14 | Hawker Oval, Canberra | — | [21] | |
21 July 1996 | Great Britain | 16 – 14 | 3 Test Series | Phillip Oval, Canberra | [22] | [23] |
28 July 1996 | Great Britain | 12 – 18 | Gilbert Park, Brisbane | — | ||
3 August 1996 | Great Britain | 18 – 20 | Redfern Oval, Sydney | [24] | [25][26][27] | |
20 September 1997 | New Zealand | 26 – 34 | 2 Test Series | Petone Recreation Ground, Wellington | — | [28][29] |
24 September 1997 | New Zealand | 16 – 40 | Carlaw Park,Auckland | — | [30] | |
19 September 1998 | Fiji | 68 – 0 | 2 Test Series | Suva, Fiji | — | [31][32] |
26 September 1998 | Fiji | 52 – 0 | Fiji | — | [33] | |
23 September 1999 | New Zealand | 10 – 20 | 3 Test Series | Leichhardt Oval | — | [34] |
27 September 1999 | New Zealand | 22 – 20 | Penrith Stadium | [35] | [36] | |
29 October 1999 | New Zealand | 14 – 26 | Ericsson Stadium Auckland | — | [37] | |
10 November 2000 | New Zealand | 6 – 10 | 2000 World Cup | South Leeds Stadium | [38] | [39] |
14 November 2000 | Great Britain | 10 – 14 | Rams Stadium, Dewsbury | [40] | [41][42] | |
18 November 2000 | New Zealand | 6 – 50 | Rams Stadium, Dewsbury | — | [28][43] | |
21 November 2000 | Great Britain | 0 – 4 | The Jungle, Castleford | — | [44] | |
23 September 2001 | New Zealand | 8 – 42 | Test Match | Carlaw Park, Auckland | — | [45][46] |
14 July 2002 | Great Britain | 16 – 26 | 3 Test Series | Ringrose Park, Wentworthville | — | [47] |
20 July 2002 | Great Britain | 14 – 10 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | — | [48] | |
27 July 2002 | Great Britain | 14 – 5 | Bruce Stadium, Canberra | — | [49][50] | |
8 August 2003 | New Zealand Māori | 20 – 14 | Test Match | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | — | [51] |
28 September 2003 | New Zealand Māori | 28 – 24 | 2003 World Cup | North Harbour Stadium | — | [52][53] |
2 October 2003 | Niue | 58 – 0 | — | [54] | ||
6 October 2003 | New Zealand | 4 – 44 | — | [55] | ||
8 October 2003 | Samoa | 40 – 12 | — | [56] | ||
10 October 2003 | New Zealand Māori | 4 – 12 | — | [57] | ||
14 August 2004 | New Zealand | 12 – 38 | 2 Test Series | Bendigo Bank Oval, Ipswich | — | [58][59] |
21 August 2004 | New Zealand | 20 – 30 | Davies Park, Brisbane | [60] | [61] | |
31 October 2007 | New Zealand Māori | 20 – 16 | 2 Test Series | Rotorua | — | [62][63] |
3 November 2007 | New Zealand Māori | 4 – 20 | Rotorua | — | [64] | |
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 | [65] | ||
16 September 2009 | New Zealand Māori | 14 – 18 | 2009 Tour | — | ||
23 September 2009 | New Zealand | 18 – 16 | Ellerslie Domain, Auckland | — | [66] | |
3 September 2011 | Samoa | 42 – 14 | Test Match | Apia Park, Apia | — | [67] |
15 October 2011 | New Zealand | Cancelled | Test Match | Gold Coast | — | [68] |
5 July 2013 | England | 14 – 6 | 2013 World Cup | The Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury | [69] | [70] |
8 July 2013 | France | 72 – 0 | Post Office Road, Featherstone | [71] | ||
11 July 2013 | New Zealand | 6 – 14 | Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley | [72] | ||
14 July 2013 | New Zealand | 22 – 12 | Headingley, Leeds | [73] | ||
9 November 2014 | New Zealand | 8 – 12 | Test Match (4NCR) | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | [74][75] | [76] |
3 May 2015 | New Zealand | 22 – 14 | Anzac Test | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | — | [77] |
6 May 2016 | New Zealand | 16 – 26 | Anzac Test | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | — | [78][79][80] |
5 May 2017 | New Zealand | 16 – 4 | Anzac Test | GIO Stadium, Canberra | [81] | |
16 November 2017 | Cook Islands | 58 – 4 | 2017 World Cup | Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney | [82] | |
19 November 2017 | England | 38 – 0 | [83] | [84][85] | ||
22 November 2017 | Canada | 88 – 0 | [86] | [87] | ||
26 November 2017 | Canada | 58 – 6 | [88] | |||
2 December 2017 | New Zealand | 23 – 16 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | [89] | [90][91] | |
13 October 2018 | New Zealand | 26 – 24 | Trans-Tasman Test | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | [92] | [93] |
25 October 2019 | New Zealand | 28 – 8 | Trans-Tasman Test | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | [94] | [95] |
2 November 2022 | Cook Islands | 74 – 0 | 2021 World Cup | York Community Stadium, York | [96] | [97][98] |
6 November 2022 | France | 92 – 0 | [99] | [100][101] | ||
10 November 2022 | New Zealand | 10 – 8 | [102] | [103][104] | ||
14 November 2022 | Papua New Guinea | 82 – 0 | [105] | [106][107] | ||
19 November 2022 | New Zealand | 54 – 4 | Old Trafford, Manchester | [108] | [109][110] | |
14 October 2023 | New Zealand | 16 – 10 | 2023 Pacific Champs | Qld Country Bank Stadium, Townsville | [111] | [112] |
28 October 2023 | New Zealand | 6 – 12 | AAMI Park, Melbourne | [113] | [114][115] |
Other international matches
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Report(s) |
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4 Nov 2017 | Papua New Guinea | 42 – 4 | Curtain-raiser to men's PM's XIII | National Football Stadium | — | [116] |
6 Oct 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 40 – 4 | Women's PM's XIII match | National Football Stadium | [117] | |
11 Oct 2019 | Fiji | 22 – 14 | Women's PM's XIII match | ANZ National Stadium, Suva | [118] | [119] |
25 Sep 2022 | Papua New Guinea | 64 – 6 | Women's PM's XIII match | Suncorp Stadium | [120] | [121][122] |
23 Sep 2023 | Papua New Guinea | 56 – 4 | Women's PM's XIII match | National Football Stadium | [123] | [124][125] |
Nines
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Report(s) |
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31 January 2015 | New Zealand | 4 – 8 | 2015 Auckland Nines | Eden Park, Auckland | — | |
1 February 2015 | 4 – 16 | — | ||||
8 – 7 | [126] | |||||
6 February 2016 | 11 – 4 | 2016 Auckland Nines | [127] | |||
7 February 2016 | 0 – 9 | [129] | ||||
7 – 21 | [131] | |||||
4 February 2017 | 20 – 4 | 2017 Auckland Nines | [133] | |||
5 February 2017 | 8 – 0 | [134] | ||||
14 – 4 | — | |||||
23 February 2018 | Samoa | 26 – 4 | 2018 Commonwealth Championship | Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe | — | |
Fiji | 24 – 0 | — | ||||
24 February 2018 | Cook Islands | 14 – 8 | — | |||
Samoa | 14 – 8 | — | ||||
18 October 2019 | New Zealand | 22 – 8 | 2019 International Nines | Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta | [137] | |
19 October 2019 | England | 42 – 4 | [138] | |||
Papua New Guinea | 30 – 6 | [139] | ||||
New Zealand | 15 – 17 | [140] |
Individual awards
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 |
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2015 | Jenni-Sue Hoepper | Jillaroos QLD | — | Townsville Brothers | [142] |
2016 | Kezie Apps | Jillaroos NSW | — | Helensburgh Tigers | [143][144] |
2017 | Samaima Taufu | Jillaroos NSW | — | Mounties | [145] |
2018 | Brittany Breayley | Jillaroos QLD | Brisbane Broncos | Ipswich Brothers | [146] |
2019 | Jessica Sergis | Jillaroos NSW | St George-Illawarra Dragons | Helensburgh Tigers | [147] |
2020 | Ali Brigginshaw | QLD[nb 1] | Brisbane Broncos | Ipswich Brothers | [148] |
2021[nb 2] | Millie Boyle | NSW | Brisbane Broncos | Burleigh Bears | [149] |
Emma Tonegato | — | St George-Illawarra Dragons | — | ||
2022 | Raecene McGregor | Kiwi Ferns | Sydney Roosters | North Sydney Bears | [150] |
2023 | Tamika Upton | QLD | Newcastle Knights | Newcastle Knights | [151] |
Individual Records
This section last updated 29 October 2023
Games played: 32
- Tahnee Norris
Points scored: 74
Tries scored: 14
Goals kicked: 31
Points scored in a match: 20
- Sam Bremner (5 tries) vs France, World Cup, 8 July 2013
- Maddie Studdon (1 try, 8 goals) vs Canada, World Cup, 22 November 2017
- Lauren Brown (10 goals) vs France, World Cup, 6 November 2022
Tries scored in a match: 5
- Sam Bremner vs France, World Cup, 8 July 2013
Goals kicked in a match: 10
- Lauren Brown vs France, World Cup, 6 November 2022
See also
Men
- Australian Kangaroos
- Australian Aboriginal rugby league team
- Junior Kangaroos
- Australian Schoolboys
- Prime Minister's XIII
Women's Governance and History
Women's Teams
- Indigenous All Stars
- Queensland women's rugby league team
- New South Wales women's rugby league team
- City New South Wales women's rugby league team
- Country New South Wales women's rugby league team
Women's Competitions