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.
Teams
TeamNicknameCoachCaptain Jillaroos Brad Donald Renae Kunst Ravens Mike Castle Mandy Marchak Moana Ian Bourke Lionesses Chris Chapman Andrea Dobson Kiwi Ferns Tony Benson Laura Mariu Orchids 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 , , , and was scheduled to have been held at St Marys, New South Wales, Australia, to determine the sixth and final team: however, , , and all withdrew at short notice due to various logistical issues. Therefore, the tournament was scratched, and the qualified automatically.
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.
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 tablesAdvance to the semi-finals
Pool A
TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts Australia 3 3 0 0 184 4 +180 6 England 3 1 0 2 52 68 -16 2 Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 26 150 -124 2 Source: Australia v. Cook Islands
Australia v. England
England v. Cook Islands
Pool B
TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts New Zealand 3 3 0 0 164 4 +160 6 Canada 3 1 0 2 26 146 -120 2 Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 16 96 -80 0 Source: New Zealand v. Canada
Papua New Guinea v. Canada
New Zealand v. Papua New Guinea
Inter-pool matches
England v. Papua New Guinea
New Zealand v. Cook Islands
Australia v. Canada
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final: Australia v New Zealand
Try scorers 13 Honey Hireme
6 Karina Brown Isabelle Kelly 5 Krystal Murray Elianna Walton 4 Vanessa Foliaki Lilieta Maumau Natasha Smith Caitlyn Moran Raecene McGregor 3
Chelsea Baker Ali Brigginshaw Nakia Davis-Welsh Teuila Fotu-Moala Zahara Temara Meg Ward Shontelle Woodman
2
Charlotte Booth Matiua Feterika Steph Hancock Amy Hardcastle Amber Kani Corban McGregor Hilda Peters Talesha Quinn Ruan Sims Tara-Jane Stanley Atawhai Tupaea
1
Racquel Anderson Kezie Apps Katelyn Arona Danielle Bound Brittany Breayley Christie Bulhage Kayleigh Bulman Luisa Gago Shona Hoyle Chantelle Inangaro Schofield Martha Karl Naomi Kaupa Beniamina Koiatu Laura Mariu Nita Maynard Sabrina McDaid Te Amohaere Ngata-Aerengamate Apii Nicholls-Pualau Annetta Nuuausala Anne Oiufa Lavina O'Mealey Megan Pakulis Emma Slowe Cecelia Strickland Maddie Studdon Beth Sutcliffe
Broadcasting CountryBroadcasterMatchesSeven NetworkAll 12 matches liveSky SportAll 12 matches liveEMTVAll 12 matches live
See also
Women's rugby league
References
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