Ireland women's national rugby league team

Ireland
Team information
Governing body	Rugby League Ireland
Region	Europe
Head coach	Matt Kennerson
Captain	Alex McGuinness
Top try-scorer	Ali Coleman 5
Top point-scorer	Storm Cobain 22 ; (4 tries, 3 goals)
Home stadium	Energia Park
IRL ranking	9th
Uniforms
	First colours
	First colours
Team results
	First international
	Ireland 26 – 24 Wales ; at Colwyn Bay, 17 October 2021
	Biggest win
	Ireland 30 – 6 Italy ; at Udine, 11 June 2022
	Biggest defeat
	Ireland 4 – 44 Wales ; at Dublin, 8 October 2022

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.

Head to Head Records[edit]

Opponent	FM	MR	M	W	L	Win%	PF	PA	Share
Wales	2021	2024	3	1	2	33.33%	40	96	29.41%
Italy	2022	2022	1	1	0	100.00%	30	6	83.33%
Canada	2022	2022	1	1	0	100.00%	8	6	57.14%
Netherlands	2024	2024	1	1	0	100.00%	16	12	57.14%
Totals	2021	2024	6	4	2	66.67%	94	120	43.93%

Notes:

Table last updated 20 May 2024.
Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.

Coaches[edit]

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]

Players[edit]

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 able include the two matches in April and May 2024.

J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	Club	Profile	Debut	M	T	G	P
1	Cliodhna O'Sullivan		Fullback, Stand-off	Dublin City Exiles	No	2024	2	0	0	0
2	Alice Fitzgerald		Wing	Dublin City Exiles	No	2024	1	0	0	0
3	Fran Copley		Centre, Fullback	Featherstone Rovers	No	2024	1	0	0	0
4	Mollie Young		Centre, Second-row	Leigh Leopards	No	2022	3	0	0	0
5	Bettie Lambert	23	Wing, Centre	York Valkyrie	Yes	2021	6	1	0	4
6	Storm Cobain		Stand-off, Loose forward	Leigh Leopards	No	2021	6	4	3	22
7	Alex McGuinness		Scrum-half, Stand-off	Dublin City Exiles	No	2021	6	1	2	8
8	Mairead Quinn		Prop, Stand-off	Leigh Leopards	No	2021	6	0	0	0
9	Niamh Griffin		Hooker	Dublin City Exiles	No	2024	2	0	0	0
10	Clodagh Dunne		Prop, Loose forward	Dublin City Exiles	Yes	2021	6	1	0	4
11	Lisa Callan		Second-row, Hooker	Dublin City Exiles	Yes	2022	4	0	0	0
12	Tricia Doyle		Second-row	Dublin City Exiles	No	2024	2	0	0	0
13	Caoimhe Molloy		Lock, Prop	Dublin City Exiles	Yes	2024	2	1	0	4
14	Megan Preston	26	Hooker, Centre	Huddersfield Giants	Yes	2024	2	1	0	4
15	Rachel Morton		Prop	Banbridge Broncos	No	2024	2	0	0	0
16	Aine Rutley		Second-row, Prop	Dublin City Exiles	No	2024	1	0	0	0
17	Stacy Hanley		Prop, Second-row	Galway Tribeswoman	No	2024	2	0	0	0
–	Holly O'Dwyer		Stand-off	Galway Tribeswoman	No	2024	1	0	0	0
–	Anna Potterton		Lock	Dublin City Exiles	Yes	—	0	0	0	0
–	Grace Tutty		Wing	Dublin City Exiles	No	2024	1	1	0	4
–	Lydia Egan		Second-row	Salford Reds	Yes	2024	1	0	0	0

Results[edit]

Full internationals[edit]

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Video	Reports
17 Oct 2021	Wales	26–24	Test Match	Stadiwm ZipWorld, Colwyn Bay	^[4]	^[5]^[6]
11 Jun 2022	Italy	30–6	European Championships B	Pasian Di Pato Rugby Stadium, Udine	^[7]	^[8]^[9]^[10]
8 Oct 2022	Wales	4–44	European Championships B	Energia Park, Dublin	—	^[11]^[12]
25 Oct 2022	Canada	8–6	Test Match	Orrell St James Rugby League Club, Wigan	—	^[13]
27 Apr 2024	Wales	10–28	WC Qualifier (Euro Group A)	Cardiff University Sports Fields	^[14]	^[15]^[16]
19 May 2024	Netherlands	16–12	WC Qualifier (Euro Group A)	Energia Park, Dublin	^[17]	^[18]

References[edit]

^ "Two Saints Women in Ireland Women's Train On Squad". saintsrlfc.com. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
^ "RLI announce Women's Head Coach". Rugby League Ireland. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ "Wales and Ireland Women announce squads". European Rugby League. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
^ "Highlights - Wales vs Ireland Women - Ireland's first-ever International Women's Rugby League Match". YouTube. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
^ Fletcher, Charlotte (18 October 2021). "Match Report: Wales Women v Ireland Women". Rugby League Ireland. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "Wales 24 v 26 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^ "Italia League vs Irlanda League - Europeo 2022/highlights, mete ed interviste". YouTube. Delinquenzaovale. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ "Italy 6 v 30 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "Rugby League: Troppa Irlanda Per L'Italia League Femminile". Non Professional Rugby. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "Women take win against Italy". Rugby League Ireland. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ "Match Report - Ireland 4 v 44 Wales". Wales Rugby League. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
^ "Ireland 4 v 44 Wales - Match Report". European Rugby League. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
^ "Canada 6 v 8 Ireland - Match report". European Rugby League. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "Cymru v Ireland Highlights". facebook. Welsh Rugby League - Rygbi Cynghrair Cymru. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ Golden, Ian (27 April 2024). "Merched – Wales 28 Ireland 10". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ "Wales 28 v 10 Ireland - Match report". European Rugby League. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^ "Ireland v The Netherlands Women's World Cup Qualifier". YouTube. Steve Hogan. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
^ "Ireland 16 v 12 Netherlands - Match report". European Rugby League. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

External links[edit]

Rugby League Ireland

[1] "Two Saints Women in Ireland Women's Train On Squad". saintsrlfc.com. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

[2] "RLI announce Women's Head Coach". Rugby League Ireland. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

[3] "Wales and Ireland Women announce squads". European Rugby League. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.

[4] "Highlights - Wales vs Ireland Women - Ireland's first-ever International Women's Rugby League Match". YouTube. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[5] Fletcher, Charlotte (18 October 2021). "Match Report: Wales Women v Ireland Women". Rugby League Ireland. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

[6] "Wales 24 v 26 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

[7] "Italia League vs Irlanda League - Europeo 2022/highlights, mete ed interviste". YouTube. Delinquenzaovale. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[8] "Italy 6 v 30 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[9] "Rugby League: Troppa Irlanda Per L'Italia League Femminile". Non Professional Rugby. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[10] "Women take win against Italy". Rugby League Ireland. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[11] "Match Report - Ireland 4 v 44 Wales". Wales Rugby League. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[12] "Ireland 4 v 44 Wales - Match Report". European Rugby League. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[13] "Canada 6 v 8 Ireland - Match report". European Rugby League. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[14] "Cymru v Ireland Highlights". facebook. Welsh Rugby League - Rygbi Cynghrair Cymru. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[15] Golden, Ian (27 April 2024). "Merched – Wales 28 Ireland 10". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[16] "Wales 28 v 10 Ireland - Match report". European Rugby League. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[17] "Ireland v The Netherlands Women's World Cup Qualifier". YouTube. Steve Hogan. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

[18] "Ireland 16 v 12 Netherlands - Match report". European Rugby League. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

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