2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup

Fifth staging of the Women's Rugby League World Cup

2017 (2017) Women's Rugby League World Cup  ()
Number of teams6
Host country Australia
Winner Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Matches played12
Points scored588 (49 per match)
Tries scored117 (9.75 per match)
Top scorerNew Zealand Honey Hireme (52)
Top try scorerNew Zealand Honey Hireme (13)
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The 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup was the fifth staging of the Women's Rugby League World Cup and was held in Australia between 16 November and 2 December 2017. Pool and semi-final matches was held at Southern Cross Group Stadium in Sydney, with the final held at Brisbane Stadium. The final was played as a double-header with the men's final.[1][2]

Teams

Team Nickname Coach Captain
Australia Australia Jillaroos Brad Donald Renae Kunst
Canada Canada Ravens Mike Castle Mandy Marchak
Cook Islands Cook Islands Moana Ian Bourke
England England Lionesses Chris Chapman Andrea Dobson
New Zealand New Zealand Kiwi Ferns Tony Benson Laura Mariu
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Orchids[3] Dennis Miall Cathy Neap

Qualifying

Five teams (Australia, New Zealand, England, Papua New Guinea, and Canada) qualified automatically for the World Cup.

A round-robin tournament featuring the Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga was scheduled to have been held at St Marys, New South Wales, Australia, to determine the sixth and final team:[4] however, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga all withdrew at short notice due to various logistical issues. Therefore, the tournament was scratched, and the Cook Islands qualified automatically.[5]

Pre-tournament matches

Before the World Cup it was announced that France would host England in two tests in Perpignan, and Papua New Guinea would host Australia in Port Moresby.[6][7]

21 June 2017
France France 16 – 26 England England
Stade de la Mer, Perpignan[8]
24 June 2017
France France 08 – 14 England England
Stade de la Mer, Perpignan[9]
23 September 2017
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 04 – 42 Australia Australia
6 October 2017
Canada  26 – 20 Corrimal Cougars
8 October 2017
Canada  18 – 20 Corrimal Cougars
20 October 2017
Far North Queensland 30 – 60  Papua New Guinea
Billy Slater Oval, Callendar Park, Innisfail, Queensland[13]
4 November 2017
New Zealand  32 – 12 New Zealand Māori Wahine Toa
10 November 2017
Queensland Nga Hau e Wha Māori 38 – 12  Canada

Squads

Venues

All the matches were played at Endeavour Field (Southern Cross Group Stadium) in Sydney, with the exception of the final which was played in the larger Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane.

Brisbane Sydney
Brisbane Stadium Endeavour Field
Capacity: 52,500 Capacity: 22,000

Pool stage

The two pools feature three teams each. The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the semi-finals. Pool play will involve a round robin with an additional inter-pool game for each team so all teams will play three pool games.

Key to colours in pool tables
Advance to the semi-finals

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
Australia Australia 3 3 0 0 184 4 +180 6
England England 3 1 0 2 52 68 -16 2
Cook Islands Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 26 150 -124 2

Australia v. Cook Islands

16 November 2017
16:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Australia Australia 58 – 4 Cook Islands Cook Islands
Tries:
Caitlyn Moran (6', 78') 2
Brittany Breayley (11') 1
Karina Brown (15') 1
Ali Brigginshaw (21') 1
Vanessa Foliaki (25') 1
Talesha Quinn (32') 1
Isabelle Kelly (36') 1
Nakia Davis-Welsh (49') 1
Meg Ward (53') 1
Lavina O'Mealey (57') 1
Goals:
Maddie Studdon 4
(38', 50', 55', 79')
Caitlyn Moran 3
(16', 22', 26') 		1st: 36 – 0
2nd: 22 – 4
Report
 Tries:
1 (74') Chantelle Inangaro Schofield
Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Antoinette Watts

Australia v. England

19 November 2017
13:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
Australia Australia 38 – 0 England England
Tries:
Meg Ward (19', 64') 2
Isabell Kelly (7') 1
Nakia Davis-Welsh (12') 1
Chelsea Baker (22') 1
Elianna Walton (29') 1
Kezie Apps (44') 1
Caitlyn Moran (61') 1
Goals:
Chelsea Baker 2
(13', 30')
Caitlyn Moran 1
('62) 		1st: 28 – 0
2nd: 10 – 0
Report
Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Todd Smith

England v. Cook Islands

22 November 2017
13:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
England England 16 – 22 Cook Islands Cook Islands
Tries:
Emma Slowe (47') 1
Amy Hardcastle (54') 1
Kayleigh Bulman (76') 1
Goals:
Claire Garner 2
(48', 56') 		1st: 0 – 16
2nd: 16 – 6
Report
 Tries:
1 (2') Beniamina Koiatu
1 (30') Katelyn Arona
1 (34') Cecelia Strickland
1 (80') Te Amohaere Ngata-Aerengamate
Goals:
3 Chantelle Inangaro Schofield
(31', 35', 80')
Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Jake Sutherland

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
New Zealand New Zealand 3 3 0 0 164 4 +160 6
Canada Canada 3 1 0 2 26 146 -120 2
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 16 96 -80 0

New Zealand v. Canada

16 November 2017
13:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
New Zealand New Zealand 50 – 4 Canada Canada
Tries:
Honey Hireme (4', 37') 2
Lilieta Maumau (49', 73') 2
Teuila Fotu-Moala (56', 66') 2
Atawhai Tupaea (16') 1
Krystal Murray (52') 1
Apii Nicholls-Pualau (60') 1
Goals:
Kimiora Nati 7
(17', 38', 50', 53', 61', 67', 74') 		1st: 16 – 4
2nd: 34– 0
Report
 Tries:
1 (12') Megan Pakulis
Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Jake Sutherland

Papua New Guinea v. Canada

19 November 2017
18:30 AEDT (UTC+11)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 8 – 22 Canada Canada
Tries:
Christie Bulhage (11') 1
Martha Karl (44') 1 		1st: 4 – 10
2nd: 4 – 12
Report
 Tries:
3 (25', 29', 76') Natasha Smith
1 (59') Sabrina McDaid
Goals:
2 Irene Patrinos
(26', 77')
1 Sabrina McDaid
(60')
Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Joey Butler

New Zealand v. Papua New Guinea

22 November 2017
18:30 AEDT (UTC+11)
New Zealand New Zealand 38 – 0 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Tries:
Amber Kani (48', 76') 2
Luisa Gago (5') 1
Raecene McGregor (10') 1
Hilda Peters (44') 1
Maitua Feterika (51') 1
Atawhai Tupaea (57') 1
Racquel Anderson (63') 1
Annetta Nuuausala (71') 1
Goals:
Racquel Anderson 1
(52') 		1st: 8 – 0
2nd: 30 – 0
Report
Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Tyson Brough

Inter-pool matches

England v. Papua New Guinea

16 November 2017
18:30 AEDT (UTC+11)
England England 36 – 8 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Tries:
Charlotte Booth (39', 73') 2
Shona Hoyle (11') 1
Amy Hardcastle (28') 1
Tara-Jane Stanley (35') 1
Danielle Bound (59') 1
Beth Sutcliffe (79') 1
Goals:
Tara-Jane Stanley 4
(13', 60', 74', 80') 		1st: 18 – 8
2nd: 18 – 0
Report
 Tries:
1 (6') Naomi Kaupa
1 (20') Anne Oiufa
Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Tyson Brough

New Zealand v. Cook Islands

19 November 2017
16:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
New Zealand New Zealand 76 – 0 Cook Islands Cook Islands
Tries:
Honey Hireme (9', 30', 35', 44', 51', 69') 6
Shontelle Woodman (24', 32') 2
Krystal Murray (27', 76') 2
Raecene McGregor (54', 57') 2
Lilieta Maumau (19') 1
Nita Maynard (62') 1
Goals:
Kimiora Nati 10
(20', 28', 31', 34', 36', 46', 56', 63', 71', 77') 		1st: 38 – 0
2nd: 38 – 0
Report
Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Bianca Zietsman

Australia v. Canada

22 November 2017
16:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Australia Australia 88 – 0 Canada Canada
Tries:
Vanessa Foliaki (3', 53', 62') 3
Zahara Temara (10', 26', 33') 3
Elianna Walton (58', 58', 76') 3
Karina Brown (65', 71', 79') 3
Corban McGregor (15', 30') 2
Chelsea Baker (21', 68') 2
Maddie Stutton (23') 1
Ruan Sims (38') 1
Goals:
Maddie Studdon 8
(16', 22', 31', 39', 47', 60', 69', 77') 		1st: 44 – 0
2nd: 44 – 0
Report
Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Joey Butler

Knockout stage

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Australia Australia 58
B2 Canada Canada 6
A1 Australia Australia 23
B1 New Zealand New Zealand 16
B1 New Zealand New Zealand 52
A2 England England 4

Semi-finals

26 November 2017
13:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
New Zealand New Zealand 52 – 4 England England
Tries:
Honey Hireme (46', 57', 78') 3
Krystal Murray (16', 63') 2
Maitua Feterika (2') 1
Shontelle Woodman (6') 1
Teuila Fotu-Moala (51') 1
Hilda Peters (67') 1
Lilieta Maumau (70') 1
Laura Mariu (80') 1
Goals:
Kimiora Nati 4
(17', 52', 64', 71') 		1st: 14 – 4
2nd: 38 – 0
Report
 Tries:
1 (22') Tara-Jane Stanley
Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Todd Smith
26 November 2017
16:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Australia Australia 58 – 6 Canada Canada
Tries:
Ali Brigginshaw (2', 40') 2
Steph Hancock (6', 68') 2
Isabelle Kelly (9', 21') 2
Karina Brown (18', 29') 2
Talesha Quinn (37') 1
Ruan Sims (57') 1
Nakia Davis-Welsh (61') 1
Goals:
Caitlyn Moran 7
(3', 7', 23', 38', 40', 58', 70') 		1st: 42 – 0
2nd: 16 – 6
Report
 Tries:
1 (48') Natasha Smith
Goals:
1 Irene Patrinos
(49')
Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Adam Gee

Final: Australia v New Zealand

2 December 2017
15:45 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia Australia 23 – 16 New Zealand New Zealand
Tries:
Isabelle Kelly (8' 53') 2
Caitlin Moran (36') 1
Elianna Walton (57') 1
Goals:
Caitlin Moran 3/4
(9', 37', 58')
Field Goals:
Caitlin Moran (80') 1 		1st: 12 – 10
2nd: 11 – 6
Report
 Tries:
2 (12' 20') Honey Hireme
1 (69') Raecene McGregor
Goals:
2/3 Kimiora Nati
(14', 70')
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Adam Gee

Try scorers

13
6
5
4
3
2
1

Broadcasting

Country Broadcaster Matches
 Australia Seven Network[15] All 12 matches live
 New Zealand Sky Sport[16] All 12 matches live
 Papua New Guinea EMTV[17] All 12 matches live

See also

  • Sports portal

References

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  2. ^ "Sport: Cooks women upset despite Rugby League World Cup spot". RNZ. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
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  9. ^ "Report France Women 8-14 England Women". RUGBY-LEAGUE.com.
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  11. ^ Clarkstone, Julian (10 October 2017). "Canada Ravens Win Historic First Match". Canada Rugby League. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  12. ^ Davidson, Neil (14 November 2017). "Canada Ravens learning quickly ahead of Women's Rugby League World Cup debut". Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  13. ^ "PNG Orchids v FNQ Women's Rugby League @ Innisfail 20.10.17". YouTube. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ^ "KIWI FERNS PAST RESULTS". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  15. ^ Eoin Connolly (8 April 2016). "Channel Seven wins Rugby League World Cup TV rights". Sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  16. ^ "SKY SPORT SECURES BROADCAST RIGHTS TO WOMEN'S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP 2017". rlwc2017.com. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  17. ^ "EMTV SECURES BROADCAST RIGHTS TO WOMEN'S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP 2017". rlwc2017.com. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

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