New Zealand Māori women's rugby league team
New Zealand Māori women’s rugby league team, also known as Wahine Toa, is a rugby league representative side made up of New Zealand Māori players. The side represents the New Zealand Māori Rugby league. The team has competed in international competition, including Test Matches and the 2003 World Cup. Since 2018 the team has competed in an annual All Stars match, against the Australian Indigenous women’s rugby league team.
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Governing body | New Zealand Māori Rugby League |
| Head coach | Keith Hanley |
| Captain | Corban McGregor |
| Team results | |
| First international | |
 Māori 4–34 Great Britain  (Auckland, New Zealand; 1998) | |
| Biggest win | |
Māori 44–0 Niue  (North Harbour Stadium, Albany; 2003) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Māori 0–58 New Zealand  (North Harbour Stadium, Albany; 2003) | |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first time in 2003) |
| Best result | Runners-Up |
Current squad
The following players participated in the February 2021 match against the Indigenous All Stars. Lavinia Gould was selected but did not play.
| Pos. | Player | Age | NRLW Club | 2021 Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullback | Botille Vette-Welsh | 24 |  Sydney Roosters |  Wests Tigers |
| Wing | Zali Fay | None |  Cronulla Sharks | |
| Centre | Corban McGregor | 26 | Sydney Roosters | Cronulla Sharks |
| Centre | Amy Turner | 36 | 2019  Brisbane Broncos |  Wests Panthers |
| Wing | Shanice Parker | 22 | Sydney Roosters |  North Sydney Bears |
| Five-eighth | Raecene McGregor | 23 | Brisbane Broncos | Wests Tigers |
| Halfback | Zahara Temara | 23 | Sydney Roosters |  Burleigh Bears |
| Prop | Rona Peters | 32 | 2019 Brisbane Broncos |  Souths Logan Magpies |
| Hooker | Nita Maynard | 28 | Sydney Roosters | North Sydney Bears |
| Prop | Shannon Mato | 22 | Brisbane Broncos | North Sydney Bears |
| Second-row | Kennedy Cherrington | 22 | Sydney Roosters | Cronulla Sharks |
| Second-row | Crystal Tamarua | 25 |  New Zealand Warriors |  Richmond Roses |
| Lock | Hayley Tipene | None |  Wentworthville Magpies | |
| interchange | Jodeci Nicholson | None | Burleigh Bears | |
| interchange | Mya Hill-Moana | None | North Sydney Bears | |
| interchange | Roxy Murdoch | None | Central Coast Roosters | |
| interchange | Tazmin Gray | 25 | New Zealand Warriors | Burleigh Bears |
| interchange | Page McGregor | None | Wests Tigers | |
| Lavinia Gould | 37 | Brisbane Broncos |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 1998 | Great Britain | Tour Match | Auckland | T[1] | |
| Oct 2002 | New Zealand | Test Match | | NZRL[2] | |
| 8 August 2003 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | Test Match | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | RLW[3] | |
| 28 September 2003 | Australia | 2003 WRLWC | North Harbour Stadium | RLW[4] | |
| 30 September 2003 | Niue | DT[5] | |||
| 4 October 2003 | Great Britain | RLR[6] | |||
| 8 October 2003 |  Cook Islands | RLR[7] | |||
| 10 October 2003 | Australia | DT[8] | |||
| 12 October 2003 | New Zealand | ||||
| 1 July 2006 | New Zealand | Test Match | Rotorua International Stadium | ||
| Oct–Nov 2007 | Australia | 2 Test Series | Rotorua International Stadium | OFTA[9] | |
| Australia | |||||
| 16 September 2009 | Australia | Test Match | | QT[10] | |
| 4 November 2017 | New Zealand | Warm-up Match | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | NZRL[11] | |
| 15 February 2019 |  Indigenous All Stars | All Stars Match | AAMI Park | NRL[12] NRL[13] | |
| 22 February 2020 | Indigenous All Stars | All Stars Match | Cbus Super Stadium | NRL[14] QRL[15] | |
| 20 February 2021 | Indigenous All Stars | All Stars Match | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | NRL[16] |
An All Stars match between Indigenous and Māori women's teams is scheduled for Saturday, 12 February 2022 at CommBank Stadium in Sydney.[17]
See also
References
- "Lionesses band together". Daily Telegraph. 17 August 1998. p. 31.
- "Kiwi Ferns – Past Results". NZRL. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- Marshall, Matt. "Short Passes". Rugby League Week. Sydney: Bauer Media Group (13 August 2003): 4.
- "Scoreboard". Rugby League Week. Sydney: Bauer Media Group (1 October 2003).
- "SPORT details". Daily Telegraph. 1 October 2003. p. 82.
- "Women's Rugby League". Rugby League Review. 1 October 2003. p. 8.
- "Women's Rugby League". Rugby League Review. 1 November 2003. p. 8.
- "SPORT details". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2003. p. 97.
- North, Bill (12 November 2007). "League Of Her Own – Pennell Returns After Back-To-Back Tours". Our Footy Team Archives. Daily Liberal. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- Gaskin, Lee (30 September 2009). "Aussie women break Kiwi hold". Queensland Times. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- http://www.nzrl.co.nz/fanzone/news/2017/8/kiwi-ferns-to-play-rlwc-warm-up-game-in-hamilton/
- Walter, Brad (15 February 2019). "Rota puts personal anguish aside to inspire Maori All Stars". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- "Match Highlights: Indigenous Women's All Stars v NZ Maori Women's All Stars". NRL. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- Gould, Joel (22 February 2020). "Davis-Welsh, Harden lead Indigenous Women's All Stars to glory". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- "Match Highlights: Indigenous All Stars v Maori Ferns". QRL. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- "Match Highlights: Indigenous Women v Maori Women". NRL. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- Walter, Brad (30 November 2021). "History in the making as All Stars heads to Harbour City". NRL. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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