Australian Women's Rugby League Explained

The Australian Women's Rugby League is the governing body of female rugby league in Australia and other parts of Oceania and was established in 1993. It currently falls under the Australian Rugby League Commission which oversees its running and management but it took the association five years to be recognized by the Australian Rugby League.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The AWRL is run at state level by its own governing organizations in the Queensland Women's Rugby League, New South Wales Women's Rugby League, Canberra Women's Rugby League and the Western Australian Women's Rugby League. The main women's competitions in Australia are the Sydney Metro. Women's Rugby League and the QWRL and Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League.^[4]

At international level the Women's Australian side is commonly referred to as the Australian Jillaroos.

Since 1995 the AWRL has staged international fixtures against other women rugby league countries.

• 1995 Australia vs New Zealand 2 Test Series
• 1996 Australia vs Great Britain 3 Test Series
• 1997 Australia vs New Zealand 2 Test Series
• 1998 Australia vs Fiji 2 Test Series
• 1999 Australia vs New Zealand 3 test series
• 2000 1st Women's RL World Cup staged in Great Britain
• 2001 Australia vs New Zealand test match
• 2002 Australia vs Great Britain 3 test series
• 2003 Australia vs New Zealand Maoris
• 2nd Women's RL World Cup staged in New Zealand
• 2004 Australia vs New Zealand 2 test series
• 2005 Australian u21s vs Auckland u21s in Auckland

AWRL National Championships

• 1998 - Queensland
• 1999 - Canberra
• 2008 - South East Queensland

See also

• Women's rugby league in Australia
• NRL Women's  - the official league for women's rugby league in Australia starting in 2018

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australian |expecting=Women's}} Rugby League team - JILLAROOS]. https://web.archive.org/web/20140312212642/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=2131&pID=7. dead. 12 March 2014. foxsportspulse.com. 12 March 2014.
2. Web site: Walsh. Gerard. Jillaroos win women's rugby league World Cup. warwickdailynews.com.au. 12 March 2014.
3. Web site: Australia wins women's, students and police rugby league world cups. dailytelegraph.com.au. 12 March 2014.
4. Web site: Australian Services Rugby Union - Early Years. servicesrugby.asn.au. 12 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140125204359/http://www.servicesrugby.asn.au/history. 25 January 2014. dead.