New Zealand Māori women's rugby league team

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.

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

Current squad

The following players were selected and played in the 11 February 2023 match against the Indigenous All Stars.[1]

PlayerAgePositionNRLW Club2022 ClubDebutMTGP
Gayle Broughton26Fullback Parramatta Eels Mounties20231000
Jasmin Strange20Wing Sydney Roosters Central Coast Roosters20231104
Amy Turner38Centre Brisbane Broncos Wynnum Manly Seagulls20212208
Shanice Parker24Centre Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights20212104
Zali Fay22Wing Parramatta Eels Cronulla Sharks20212208
Zahara Temara25Five-eighth Sydney Roosters Burleigh Bears20194024
Ashleigh Quinlan28Halfback Parramatta Eels Burleigh Bears20231000
Shannon Mato24Prop Gold Coast Titans North Sydney Bears20213000
Brooke Anderson27Hooker Parramatta Eels Cronulla Sharks20231000
Mya Hill-Moana20Prop Sydney Roosters20213000
Tiana Raftstrand-Smith19Second-row Gold Coast Titans Burleigh Bears20222000
Olivia Kernick22Second-row Sydney Roosters Central Coast Roosters20212000
Destiny Brill19Lock Sydney Roosters NQ Stars20231000
Capri Paekauinterchange Akarana Falcons20202000
Harata Butlerinterchange20202000
Laikha Clarke21interchange Gold Coast Titans Burleigh Bears20231000
Aaliyah Pakiinterchange20231000
Kahu Cassidyinterchange Akarana Falcons20231000

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

Results

DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueRef.
16 August 1998  Great Britain
4–34
Tour Match AucklandT[2]
Oct 2002  New Zealand
10–36
Test Match NZRL[3]
8 August 2003  Australia
14–20
Test Match Suncorp Stadium, BrisbaneRLW[4]
28 September 2003  Australia
24–28
2003 WRLWC North Harbour StadiumRLW[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 StadiumMD[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, HamiltonNZRL[13]
15 February 2019 Indigenous All Stars
8–4
All Stars Match AAMI ParkNRL[14] NRL[15]
22 February 2020 Indigenous All Stars
4–10
All Stars Match Cbus Super StadiumNRL[16] QRL[17]
20 February 2021 Indigenous All Stars
24–0
All Stars Match Queensland Country Bank StadiumNRL[18]
12 February 2022 Indigenous All Stars
8–18
All Stars Match CommBank StadiumNRL[19][20]
11 February 2023 Indigenous All Stars
16–12
All Stars Match Rotorua International StadiumNRL[21]

See also

References