Ireland women's national rugby league team should not be confused with Ireland women's national rugby union team.
Ireland | |
Badge Size: | 200px |
Governing Body: | Rugby League Ireland |
Region: | Europe |
Coach: | Matt Kennerson |
Captain: | Alex McGuinness |
Home Stadium: | Energia Park |
Rlif Rank: | 10 |
Most Caps.: | 7 players with 4 caps |
Top Try-Scorer: | Ali Coleman 5 |
Top Point-Scorer: | Storm Cobain 22 (4 tries, 3 goals) |
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Leftarm1: | 107000 |
Body1: | 107000 |
Rightarm1: | 107000 |
Shorts1: | 107000 |
Socks1: | 004000 |
First International: | 26 24 at Colwyn Bay, 17 October 2021 |
Largest Win: | 30 6 at Udine, 11 June 2022 |
Largest Loss: | 4 44 at Dublin, 8 October 2022 |
Form: | Women |
The Ireland women's national rugby league team is organised by Rugby League Ireland and represents Ireland in international rugby league.
Ireland first fielded a women's Rugby League team in October 2021, winning their inaugural Test Match against Wales.
Opponent | Win% | Share | ||||||||||
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align=left | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | 40 | 96 | 29.41% | ||||
align=left | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 30 | 6 | 83.33% | ||||
align=left | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 8 | 6 | 57.14% | ||||
align=left | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | ||||
align=left | Totals | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67% | 94 | 120 | 43.93% |
The inaugural head coach of the Ireland women's national rugby league team was John Whalley.[1]
In January 2024, Rugby League Ireland announced the appointment of Matt Kennerson as the Head Coach.[2]
The table below lists the squad for the Group A European World Cup Qualifying matches in April and May 2024.
Jersey numbers in the table reflect those worn in the match against the Netherlands. Alex McGuinness was appointed Captain.[3]
Tallies in the table include the two matches in April and May 2024.
width=2% | width=10% | Player | width=2% | Age | width=13% class=unsortable | width=12% | Club | width=2% | Profile | width=4% | Debut | width=2% | width=2% | width=2% | width=2% | ||||||
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1 | align=left | Cliodhna O'Sullivan | align=left | Dublin City Exiles | No | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | align=left | Alice Fitzgerald | align=left | Dublin City Exiles | No | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | align=left | Fran Copley | align=left | Featherstone Rovers | No | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | align=left | Mollie Young | align=left | Leigh Leopards | No | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
5 | align=left | Bettie Lambert | 23 | align=left | York Valkyrie | Yes | 2021 | 6 | 1 | 0 | align=right | 4 | |||||||||
6 | align=left | Storm Cobain | align=left | Leigh Leopards | No | 2021 | 6 | 4 | 3 | align=right | 22 | ||||||||||
7 | align=left | Alex McGuinness | align=left | Dublin City Exiles | No | 2021 | 6 | 1 | 2 | align=right | 8 | ||||||||||
8 | align=left | Mairead Quinn | align=left | Leigh Leopards | No | 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
9 | align=left | Niamh Griffin | align=left | Dublin City Exiles | No | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
10 | align=left | Clodagh Dunne | align=left | Dublin City Exiles | Yes | 2021 | 6 | 1 | 0 | align=right | 4 | ||||||||||
11 | align=left | Lisa Callan | align=left | Dublin City Exiles | Yes | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
12 | align=left | Tricia Doyle | align=left | Dublin City Exiles | No | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
13 | align=left | Caoimhe Molloy | align=left | Dublin City Exiles | Yes | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | align=right | 4 | ||||||||||
14 | align=left | Megan Preston | 26 | align=left | Huddersfield Giants | Yes | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | align=right | 4 | |||||||||
15 | align=left | Rachel Morton | align=left | Banbridge Broncos | No | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
16 | align=left | Aine Rutley | align=left | Dublin City Exiles | No | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
17 | align=left | Stacy Hanley | align=left | Galway Tribeswoman | No | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
align=left | Holly O'Dwyer | align=left | Galway Tribeswoman | No | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
align=left | Anna Potterton | align=left | Dublin City Exiles | Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
align=left | Grace Tutty | align=left | Dublin City Exiles | No | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | align=right | 4 | |||||||||||
align=left | Lydia Egan | align=left | Salford Reds | Yes | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports | ||
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17 Oct 2021 | Test Match | align=center | [4] | align=center | [5] [6] | |||
11 Jun 2022 | align=center | [7] | align=center | [8] [9] [10] | ||||
8 Oct 2022 | align=center | align=center | [11] [12] | |||||
25 Oct 2022 | Test Match | align=center | align=center | [13] | ||||
27 Apr 2024 | WC Qualifier (Euro Group A) | Cardiff University Sports Fields | align=center | [14] | align=center | [15] [16] | ||
19 May 2024 | align=center | [17] | align=center | [18] |