| Union | Rugby Australia (Western Australia) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017; 8 years ago (2017) | ||
| Location | Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Region | Western Australia, Australia | ||
| Coach | Dylan Parsons | ||
| Captain | Trilleen Pomare | ||
| League | Super Rugby Women's | ||
| 2024 | 3rd | ||
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TheWestern Force Women are an Australianrugby union team that competes annually in theSuper W competition, and are based inPerth,Western Australia. They have competed in every edition of Super W since its official launch in 2018. They played under the name RugbyWA from 2019 to 2020.
The team played as the Western Force Women in the inaugural season of the Super W competition, finishing third overall.[1] They played under the name RugbyWA during the 2019 and 2020 seasons after their re-branding. The side returned to their "roots" by wearing the traditional black and gold state colours.[1]
They returned to playing under the Western Force name in 2021 as a newly structured Super W team, in an effort to increases support for the women's game in Western Australia.[2] WithRugbyWA administering the "operational and logistical aspects in a collaborative approach".[2] The Western Force did not complete the 2021 season but opted to pull out of the Super W competition after the first round due to the worseningCOVID-19 situation inNew South Wales.[3][4]
On 29 January 2025, the squad for the2025 Super Rugby Women's season was announced.[5][6]
| Western Force Women Super W squad | ||
|---|---|---|
Props Hookers Locks | Loose Forwards Scrum-halves Fly-halves | Centres Outside Backs |
| (c) Denotes team captain,Bold denotes internationally capped,ST indicated short-term cover andTS indicates a training squad player. | ||
Super Rugby Women's
| Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts | Play-offs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 107 | 133 | –26 | 1 | 7 | Lost toNSW Waratahs in semi-final |
| 2024 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 126 | –2 | 1 | 13 | Lost toFijian Drua in playoff |
| 2023 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 132 | –55 | 0 | 8 | Did not compete |
| 2022 | 6th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 146 | –89 | 0 | 0 | Did not compete |
| 2021 | Withdrew from competition due toCOVID-19 pandemic | Did not compete | |||||||||
| 2020 | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 184 | –143 | 2 | 2 | Did not compete |
| 2019 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 86 | –33 | 1 | 6 | Did not compete |
| 2018 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 87 | +67 | 2 | 10 | Did not compete |
