Sports team representing New Zealand
TheNew Zealand women's national rugby league team , also known as theKiwi Ferns orNew Zealand Kiwi Ferns , representsNew Zealand inwomen's rugby league . They are administered by theNew Zealand Rugby League .
New Zealand won theWomen's Rugby League World Cup in2000 ,2003 and2008 .[ 1] [ 2]
The Kiwi Ferns were formed in 1995.[ 3]
Touring Australia in June and July 1995, the team won all seven games that they played.[ 4]
The First Test Match was held on 1 July 1995 atLidcombe Oval in Sydney.[ 5] [ 6]
In 1997,New Zealand hosted Australia for two Test matches, winning both.
New Zealand hosted an1998 tour by Great Britain , winning all three matches by comfortable margins, the score of 28 to 6 in the First Test being the closest.
During a Trans-Tasman series in 1999, New Zealand experienced their first defeat, a narrow 20-22 loss in the Second Test at Penrith. New Zealand won the third Test in Auckland to claim the series two-one.
New Zealand competed in the2000 World Cup , beating Australia and Great Britain twice each to claim the inaugural title.
New Zealand remained undefeated in the 2000s until a one-off Test Match against Australia in 2009. During this period, the Kiwi Ferns won one-off matches in 2001 and 2002, all six matches in the2003 World Cup to claim their second title, two matches in 2004, another in 2006, and all five matches in the2008 World Cup to claim their third title as World Cup champions. The winning streak extended to 21 matches.
Also seeCategory:New Zealand women's national rugby league team coaches .
The current coach of the New Zealand team is Ricky Henry, who replaced Justin Morgan in 2020.[ 7] [ 8]
Name Tests Nines Ref. Span Matches W D L W% Span Matches W D L W% Janie Thompson 1995–1997 4 4 0 0 100.00 N/A [ 9] Tony Lajpold 1998–1999 6 5 0 1 83.33 N/A [ 10] Michael Rawiri 2000–2001 5 5 0 0 100.00 N/A [ 11] [ 12] Lawrence Brydon 2002–2004 9 9 0 0 100.00 N/A [ 13] [ 14] Stan Martin 2006–2009 7 6 0 1 85.71 N/A Lynley Tierney-Mani 2010–2013 6 5 0 1 83.33 N/A [ 9] [ 15] Rusty Matua 2014 1 1 0 0 100.00 2015 3 2 0 1 66.67 [ 16] Alan Jackson 2015–2016 2 1 0 1 50.00 2016–2017 6 2 0 4 33.33 [ 17] Tony Benson 2017 7 5 0 2 71.43 N/A [ 18] Kelvin Wright 2018 1 0 0 1 0.00 N/A [ 19] Justin Morgan 2019 2 1 0 1 50.00 2019 4 3 0 1 75.00 [ 8] Ricky Henry 2020– 12 8 0 4 66.67 N/A [ 7]
Note:
Last updated: 3 November 2024 The Kiwi Ferns squad for the2024 Pacific Championships was announced on 8 October 2024.[ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
J# Player Age Position(s) Kiwi Ferns NRLW Other Reps Dbt M T G F Pts 2024 Club CM TM T G F Pts 1 Apii Nicholls 31 Fullback 2017 16 5 6 0 32 Raiders 17 28 1 7 0 18 — 2 Leianne Tufuga 22 Wing , Centre 2023 6 4 0 0 16 Tigers 16 28 10 0 0 40 3 Mele Hufanga 30 Centre 2022 10 6 0 0 24 Broncos 20 20 17 0 0 68 — 4 Abigail Roache 28 Centre , Wing 2022 8 3 0 0 12 Knights 20 20 9 0 0 36 — 5 Shanice Parker 26 Wing , Fullback 2022 8 1 0 0 4 Knights 28 33 8 0 0 32 6 Gayle Broughton 28 Five-eighth , Fullback 2024 3 0 0 0 0 Broncos 16 23 7 0 0 28 7 Tyla King 30 Halfback , Five-eighth 2023 6 0 4 0 8 Dragons 13 13 3 4 0 20 — 8 Brianna Clark 29 Prop 2022 8 1 7 0 18 Broncos 20 26 2 10 0 28 9 Brooke Anderson 28 Hooker , Lock 2023 6 0 0 0 0 Sharks 20 25 3 0 0 12 16 Alexis Tauaneai 19 Prop , Lock 2024 3 0 0 0 0 Dragons 16 16 3 0 0 12 — 11 Annessa Biddle 21 Second-row , Wing 2023 5 2 0 0 8 Sharks 19 19 6 0 0 24 12 Amber Hall 29 Second-row , Prop 2013 14 4 0 0 16 Roosters 11 29 9 0 0 36 — 13 Georgia Hale 29 Lock 2015 20 0 0 0 0 Titans 30 39 3 0 0 12 — 14 Ashleigh Quinlan 29 Five-eighth , Halfback 2023 5 1 0 0 4 Raiders 17 23 4 0 0 16 15 Najvada George 25 Prop , Lock 2023 6 0 0 0 0 Tigers 18 27 0 0 0 0 10 Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa 22 Prop 2023 6 1 0 0 4 Dragons 18 19 0 0 0 0 — 17 Otesa Pule 21 Second-row , Centre 2022 10 1 0 0 4 Roosters 27 27 8 0 0 32 — 18 Tiana Davison 24 Second-row 2023 3 0 0 0 0 Roosters 8 16 2 0 0 8 — 19 Mackenzie Wiki 23 Wing , Centre 2024 1 3 0 0 12 Raiders 14 14 4 0 0 16 20 Cheyelle Robins-Reti 27 Wing , Centre 2023 1 0 0 0 0 Raiders 18 18 4 0 0 16 — 21 Brooke Talataina 20 Second-row , Halfback 2024 1 0 0 0 0 Tigers 12 12 1 0 0 4 — W Mya Hill-Moana 22 Prop 2020 10 0 0 0 0 Roosters 25 25 1 0 0 4
Notes
Consecutive wins: 21 matches from 29 October 1999 to 15 November 2008.
This section last updated 17 November 2024.
The tally of tries, goals and points for this section is missing
All of the 16 points vs Australia on 23 September 2009. 4 of 44 points vs England on 10 October 2010 (First Test). A long report in theNew Zealand Herald mentions the scorers of the ten tries but omits the goal-kicker.[ 23]
Tries scored: 45
Goals kicked: 57
Points scored in a match: 40
Tries scored in a match: 6
Goals kicked in a match: 10
Notes:
Most Games is not listed above as full line-ups are not known to contributors for multiple matches prior to 2011.Unknown: 1997 (both Tests), 1998 (2nd Test), 1999 (1st Test), 2002 (only match), 2003 (all six World Cup matches), 2004 (1st Test), 2006 (only match), 2009 (only Test), 2010 (1st Test). Known: 1995 (both Tests), 1998 (1st & 3rd Tests), 1999 (2nd & 3rd Tests), 2000 (all four World Cup matches), 2001 (only Test), 2004 (2nd Test), 2008 (all five World Cup matches), 2010 (2nd Test). For the 2nd Test of 1999, the try-scorers listed in theNew Zealand Rugby League Annual 1999 differs from the try-scorers shown in thematch video on YouTube . TheAnnual has the try-scorers as Nadene Conlon, Zavana Aranga, Rachel White, and Leah Witehira.[ 26] Try-scorers for the 1st Test of 1999 are listed in theAnnual as Trish Hina (2), Leah Witehira, and Tasha Davie. A one paragraph report inThe Press mentions two second-half try scorers for New Zealand in this match as Leah Witehira and Tasha Davie.[ 27] Head to head records [ edit ] Opponent FM MR M W D L Win% PF PA Share Australia 1995 2024 30 17 0 13 56.67% 604 473 56.08% Great Britain 1998 2003 6 6 0 0 100.00% 196 24 89.09% New Zealand Māori 2002 2017 4 4 0 0 100.00% 176 34 83.81% Cook Islands 2003 2022 3 3 0 0 100.00% 178 4 97.80% 2003 2003 1 1 0 0 100.00% 84 0 100.00% Samoa 2003 2020 4 4 0 0 100.00% 184 20 90.20% Pacific Islands2008 2008 1 1 0 0 100.00% 72 0 100.00% Tonga 2008 2023 3 3 0 0 100.00% 120 26 82.19% England 2008 2022 6 6 0 0 100.00% 204 42 82.93% France 2013 2022 2 2 0 0 100.00% 134 0 100.00% Canada 2017 2017 1 1 0 0 100.00% 50 4 92.59% Papua New Guinea 2017 2024 2 2 0 0 100.00% 74 0 100.00% Totals 1995 2024 63 50 0 13 79.37% 2,076 627 76.80%
Notes:
Table last updated 11 November 2024. Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.Full internationals [ edit ] Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Report(s) 1 Jul 1995 Australia 18–14
2 Test Series Lidcombe Oval , Sydney— [ 5] [ 28] 8 Jul 1995 Australia 14–6
— [ 6] 20 Sep 1997 Australia 34–26
2 Test Series — [ 29] 24 Sep 1997 Australia 40–16
Carlaw Park , Auckland— [ 30] 23 Aug 1998 Great Britain 28–6
3 Test Series — [ 31] 29 Aug 1998 Great Britain 44–0
Rugby League Park , Christchurch— [ 32] [ 33] 4 Sep 1998 Great Britain 38–2
Carlaw Park , Auckland— [ 34] 23 Sep 1999 Australia 20–10
3 Test Series Leichhardt Oval , Sydney— [ 27] 27 Sep 1999 Australia 20–22
Penrith Stadium , Sydney[ 35] [ 36] 29 Oct 1999 Australia 26–14
Ericsson Stadium , Auckland— [ 37] 7 Nov 2000 Great Britain 22–12
2000 WRLWC Orrell, Greater Manchester — [ 38] [ 39] 10 Nov 2000 Australia 10–6
South Leeds Stadium [ 40] [ 41] 18 Nov 2000 Australia 50–6
Rams Stadium ,Dewsbury — [ 42] 24 Nov 2000 Great Britain 26–4
[ 43] [ 44] 23 Sep 2001 Australia 42–8
Test Match — [ 45] Oct 2002 Māori 36–10
Test Match — [ 46] 28 Sep 2003 Cook Islands 68–0
2003 WRLWC North Harbour Stadium — [ 24] [ 47] 2 Oct 2003 Tokelau 84–0
— [ 48] 4 Oct 2003 Australia 44–4
North Harbour Stadium — [ 49] 6 Oct 2003 Samoa 84–0
North Harbour Stadium — [ 50] 8 Oct 2003 Great Britain 38–0
North Harbour Stadium — 12 Oct 2003 Māori 58–0
North Harbour Stadium — [ 51] 14 Aug 2004 Australia 38–12
2 Test Series — [ 52] [ 53] 21 Aug 2004 Australia 30–20
[ 54] [ 52] 1 Jul 2006 Māori 50–12
Test Match — 6 Nov 2008 Pacific Islands 72–0
2008 WRLWC Stockland Park ,Sunshine Coast [ 55] 8 Nov 2008 Tonga 42–4
[ 56] 10 Nov 2008 Samoa 26–4
[ 57] 12 Nov 2008 England 16–4
[ 58] 15 Nov 2008 Australia 34–0
Suncorp Stadium ,Brisbane [ 59] 23 Sep 2009 Australia 16–18
Test Match Ellerslie Domain , Auckland— [ 60] 10 Oct 2010 England 44–6
2 Test Series Toll Stadium ,Whangārei — [ 23] 16 Oct 2010 England 38–6
— [ 61] 5 Jul 2013 France 88–0
2013 WRLWC The Tetley's Stadium ,Dewsbury [ 62] [ 63] 8 Jul 2013 England 34–16
Post Office Road ,Featherstone [ 64] [ 65] 11 Jul 2013 Australia 14–6
Fox's Biscuits Stadium ,Batley [ 66] 14 Jul 2013 Australia 12–22
Headingley ,Leeds [ 67] 9 Nov 2014 Australia 12–8
Four Nations curtain-raiser WIN Stadium ,Wollongong [ 68] [ 69] [ 70] [ 71] 3 May 2015 Australia 14–22
Anzac Test Suncorp Stadium ,Brisbane — [ 72] [ 73] 6 May 2016 Australia 26–16
Anzac Test Hunter Stadium ,Newcastle — [ 74] 5 May 2017 Australia 4–16
Anzac Test GIO Stadium ,Canberra [ 75] 4 Nov 2017 Māori 32–12
Warm-up Match Waikato Stadium ,Hamilton — [ 76] 16 Nov 2017 Canada 50–4
2017 WRLWC Southern Cross Group Stadium ,Sydney [ 77] 19 Nov 2017 Cook Islands 76–0
[ 78] [ 25] 22 Nov 2017 Papua New Guinea 38–0
[ 79] 26 Nov 2017 England 52–4
[ 80] [ 81] 2 Dec 2017 Australia 16–23
Suncorp Stadium ,Brisbane [ 82] [ 83] 13 Oct 2018 Australia 24–26
Trans-Tasman Test Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland[ 84] [ 85] 22 Jun 2019 Samoa 46–8
Test Match Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland[ 86] 25 Oct 2019 Australia 8–28
Trans-Tasman Test WIN Stadium ,Wollongong [ 87] [ 88] 7 Nov 2020 Samoa 28–8
Invitational Test Match Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland[ 89] [ 90] 25 Jun 2022 Tonga 50–12
Invitational Test Match Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland[ 91] [ 92] [ 93] [ 94] 2 Nov 2022 France 46–0
2021 WRLWC York Community Stadium ,York [ 95] [ 96] [ 97] 6 Nov 2022 Cook Islands 34–4
[ 98] [ 99] [ 100] 10 Nov 2022 Australia 8–10
[ 101] [ 102] [ 103] 14 Nov 2022 England 20–6
[ 104] [ 105] [ 106] 19 Nov 2022 Australia 4–54
Old Trafford ,Manchester [ 107] [ 108] [ 109] 14 Oct 2023 Australia 10–16
2023 Pacific Champs Qld Country Bank Stadium [ 110] [ 111] 21 Oct 2023 Tonga 28–10
Eden Park ,Auckland [ 112] [ 113] 28 Oct 2023 Australia 12–6
AAMI Park ,Melbourne — [ 114] [ 115] 27 Oct 2024 Australia 0–14
2024 Pacific Champs Rugby League Park ,Christchurch [ 116] [ 117] 3 Nov 2024 Papua New Guinea 36–0
Santos Stadium ,Port Moresby [ 118] [ 119] 10 Nov 2024 Australia 4–24
CommBank Stadium ,Sydney [ 120] [ 121]
A female Player of the Year award is included in theNew Zealand Rugby League Awards.
A female Rookie of the Year award has been included in theNew Zealand Rugby League Awards since 2018.
The Kiwi Ferns were formed in 1995.[ 3]
1995 Inaugural Kiwi Ferns Team [ 158]
Juanita Hall (C ) Zavana Aranga Maria Auega Luisa Avaiki Golly Baker Nadene Conlon Wendy Cunningham Michelle Driscoll Eva Epiha Sharlene Hannah Kaylene Ihaia Therese Mangos Tania Martin Nicole Presland Eileen Rankin (VC ) Debbie Syme Megan Tahapeehi Lynley Tierney Laura Waretini Rachel White Sara White Tammi Wilson Leah Witehira Coach: Janie ThompsonManagers: Diana Hay and Ollie Karu and Yvonne Hiko and Maia Le CheminantMasseur: Josie O'DwyerTouring Australia in June and July 1995, the team won all seven games that they played.[ 158] [ 4]
The First Test Match was held on 1 July 1995 atLidcombe Oval in Sydney.[ 5] New Zealand 18 (Maira Auega, Leah Witehira, Debbie Syme, Luisa Avaiki tries; Zavana Aranga goal) defeatedAustralia 14 (Natalie Dwyer, Julie McGuffie, Sherrilee Moulds tries; Sherrilee Moulds goal).[ 28]
The Second Test was held on 8 July 1995 at Hawker Oval in Canberra.New Zealand 14 (Tammi Wilson, Leah Witehira, Laura Waretine tries; Laura Waretine goal) defeatedAustralia 6 (Katrina Fanning try, Sherrilee Moulds goal).[ 6]
Other matches on the tour were played against the following teams:
NSW President's XIII on 27 June at North Sydney Oval. New Zealand won 16–6.[ 5] Sydney at Ringrose Park, Wentworthville. New Zealand 26 defeated Sydney 4. Australian Capital Territory on 6 July at Freebody Oval,Queanbeyan . New Zealand 48 defeated A.C.T. nil.[ 159] Queensland at Davies Park, Brisbane. New Zealand 48 defeated Queensland nil.Queensland atSeagulls Stadium ,Tweed Heads, New South Wales . New Zealand 36 defeated Queensland nil.[ 158] 1997 Kiwi Ferns Team
Kaylene Ihaia Lemelle Lauaki Mate Lefale Priscilla Moke Luisa Avaiki Christine Moir Lynley Tierney Nadene Conlon (VC ) Zavana Aranga (C )Rachel White Tracy Wrigley Trish Hina Michelle Driscoll Megan Tahapeehi Nicole Presland Mere Miki Selena Edmonds Coach: Janie ThomsonManagers: Diane Pakai, Robin ThompsonTrainer: Eileen RankinNZWRL Secretary: Cherie SteelNew Zealand hosted Australia. New Zealand won both International Test games to remain undefeated for 4 Tests in a row.
1998 Kiwi Ferns Team
Audrey Thompson Zavana Aranga (C )Nadene Conlon (VC ) Tasha Davie Debbie Chase Alarna Nicholas Leah Witehira Serena Setu Rachel White Sara White Luisa Avaiki Trish Hina Somma Te Kahu Germaine Wiki Jackie Ryder Michelle Driscoll Rachel Bean Coach: Tony LajpoldManager: Hope WestonTrainer: Harry TipeneNew Zealand hosted a travelling Great Britain Lionesses team. New Zealand won all 3 test matches to bring their undefeated tally to 7 in a row.
1999 Kiwi Ferns Team
Tasha Davie Tracy Wrigley Nadene Conlon Leah Witehira Stacey O'Carroll Jean Kellett Mary Brennan Frances Te Ao Sara White Cynthia Ta'ala Rachel White Selena Te Amo Trish Hina Luisa Avaiki Antoinette Rowley Michelle Driscoll Jackie Ryder Zavana Aranga (C )Miriama Niha Germaine Wiki Coach: Tony LajpoldManager: Christine CooperTrainer: Eileen Porter-RankinThe three-match series was split between two matches in Sydney and one in Auckland. New Zealand won the First Test Match but lost the Second Test, ending their 8 Test undefeated streak.
2000 World Cup Kiwi Ferns Squad
Somma Te Kahu Sharlene Johnson Michelle Driscoll Selena Te Amo Stacey O'Carroll Trish Hina Leah Witehira Nicole Presland (C) Tracy Wrigley Luisa Avaiki Rachel White Nadene Conlon (C) Tasha Davie Laura Mariu Ina Muaiava Frances Te Ao Hanna Wainohu Nola Campbell Miriama Niha Lynley Tierney-Mani Rachel Cooper Priscilla Moke Vicki Logopati Katrina Howard Coach: Michael RawiriTrainer: BobNew Zealand travelled to Great Britain for the Inaugural Women's Rugby League World Cup. New Zealand beat both Great Britain & Ireland and Australia in round matches, and then Australia in a semi-final to play Great Britain & Ireland in the final. New Zealand won the Final 26–4, to win the World Cup.
2003 Kiwi Ferns World Cup Squad
Sharlene Atai (Auckland), Luisa Avaiki (Captain, Auckland), Mere Baker (Canterbury), Elina Beets (Auckland), Tafale Chan Ting (Auckland), Nadene Conlon (Auckland), Sarina Fiso (Auckland), Aimee Gilbert (Wellington), Marion Heather (Auckland),Trish Hina (Wellington),Honey Hireme (Waikato), Annabelle Hohepa (Auckland), Teasha-Lee Leka (Auckland), Bodene Marino (Canterbury), Caroline Marsters,Lorina Papali'i ,Rona Peters ,Cynthia Ta'ala , Rachel White, Leah Witehira (all Auckland).[citation needed
2010 Kiwi Ferns Team
The Kiwi Ferns team for the First Test against England was: Sarina Fiso; Sharlene Ata,Trish Hina , Karley Te Korua,Laura Mariu ;Rona Peters , Josephine Leef; Sharnita Woodman, Ana Pereira,Cynthia Ta’ala ,Honey Hireme , Maryanne Collins.Interchange : Ebony Low, Akehene Pereira, Maryanne Hemara, Kathleen Keremete.[citation needed There were four changes to the seventeen for the Second Test, with Bridget Smith,Lorina Papali'i , Charmaine McMenamim and Alisha Moses playing in that match.[ 61]
2014 Kiwi Ferns Team
The Kiwi Ferns beat theJillaroos 12 - 8 in a curtain-raiser match ahead of theFour Nations match between theKangaroos andSamoa at theWIN Stadium inWollongong ,Australia .[ 70] [ 71]
2015 Kiwi Ferns Team
The2015 Anzac Test curtain-raiser match between the Ferns and the Jillaroos was initially to be played on 1 May but was postponed due to bad weather.[ 160] [ 161] Suncorp Stadium with the Jillaroos winning the match 22 - 14.[ 72] [ 73]
Coverage of the New Zealand Women's Rugby League team in the following sources is intermittent until the mid-2010s. There are multiple instances of a newspaper publishing details in relation to a match or series in one year, but not of matches in following years.
Acronym Item Years Database App Notes Direct Online Access CT The Canberra Times 1995 Trove Match Report. NZRL New Zealand Rugby League 1995–present NZRL website List of results VH, VR Video Highlights, Replay 2008–present YouTube Match highlights and or full match replays Indirect Online Access[ nb 1] NZH The New Zealand Herald 2003–present ProQuest Scores and articles for some matches, player profiles. TPC The Press 1996–present ProQuest Scores and articles for some matches, player profiles. DP Dominion Post 2003–present ProQuest Scores and articles for some matches, player profiles. SS Sunday Star 1998-2001 ProQuest Scores and articles for some matches SN Sunday News 1997–present ProQuest Scores and articles for some matches, player profiles RLW Rugby League Week 2002-2017 EBSCOhost Scores and articles for some matches. Ind The Independent 2000 ProQuest Articles on some 2000 World Cup matches DT Daily Telegraph 2003-now Newsbank Scores and articles for some matches. SCD Sunshine Coast Daily 2008 Newsbank Good coverage of 2008 World Cup
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