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.
Coaches
Missing matches are 2002, 2006, and 2009.
Name Span W D L W% Barry Ngawati 1998 1 0 0 0 0.00% Greg Brown 2003 7 4 0 0 57.14% Janie Thompson 2007 2 1 0 1 50.00% Victor Heke 2017 1 0 0 1 0.00% Rusty Matua 2019-2020 2 1 0 1 50.00% Keith Hanley 2021-2025 5 2 0 3 40.00% John Strange 2026 1 0 0 1 0.00%
Captains
Missing matches are 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2017.
Year Captain(s) 1998 Mere Ngawati 2003 Kellie Kiwi 2019 Krystal Rota and Rona Peters 2020 Krystal Rota and Raecene McGregor 2021 Corban Baxter 2022 Corban Baxter 2023 Zahara Temara and Shannon Mato 2024 Zahara Temara and Shannon Mato 2025 Shannon Mato and Kennedy Cherrington 2026 Zahara Temara and Kennedy Cherrington
Current squad The following players were selected to play in the 15 February 2026 match against the Indigenous All Stars. All twenty players spent time on the field during the game. Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, 16 February 2026. J# Player Age Position(s) Māori All Stars NRLW Other Reps Pts2025 Club Pts 1 29 2023 2 0 0 0 0 Warriors 0 36 9 0 0 36 3 2 22 2026 1 0 0 0 0 Warriors 11 11 15 0 0 60 3 31 2016 5 0 0 0 0 Roosters 31 31 10 0 0 40 10 4 27 2016 5 2 0 0 8 Knights 41 46 11 0 0 44 8 1 1 2 5 28 2026 1 2 0 0 8 Knights 19 19 6 0 0 24 6 28 2017 6 0 3 0 6 Raiders 28 52 7 110 3 251 5 8 1 7 28 2020 6 2 3 0 14 Tigers 0 48 2 45 0 98 16 8 28 2024 3 1 0 0 4 Roosters 13 33 8 0 0 32 2 9 24 2024 3 1 0 0 4 Raiders 29 32 1 0 0 4 1 10 23 2021 5 0 0 0 0 Warriors 0 25 1 0 0 4 10 11 23 2023 4 2 0 0 8 Roosters 25 36 10 0 0 40 2 12 34 2026 1 0 0 0 0 Warriors 8 8 1 0 0 4 13 27 2021 5 0 0 0 0 Eels 29 33 5 0 0 20 6 6 2 1 14 22 2025 2 0 0 0 0 Eels 23 23 5 0 0 20 1 1 15 20 2026 1 0 0 0 0 Warriors 8 12 0 0 0 0 16 31 2023 4 0 0 0 0 Bulldogs 10 33 7 0 0 28 5 1 17 32 2020 4 0 0 0 0 Warriors 11 23 0 0 0 0 1 1 18 19 2026 1 0 0 0 0 Knights 4 4 2 0 0 8 19 25 2021 5 2 0 0 8 Eels 33 33 6 0 0 24 1 20 24 2023 3 1 0 0 4 Titans 29 29 3 0 0 12 2 1
Results Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Ref. 16 August 1998 Tour Match Waitakere Stadium, Auckland Oct 2002 Test Match 8 August 2003 Test Match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 28 September 2003 2003 WRLWC North Harbour Stadium 30 September 2003 Niue 4 October 2003 8 October 2003 10 October 2003 12 October 2003 1 July 2006 Test Match Rotorua International Stadium 31 October 2007 2 Test Series Rotorua International Stadium 3 November 2007 16 September 2009 Test Match 4 November 2017 Warm-up Match Waikato Stadium, Hamilton http://www.nzrl.co.nz/fanzone/news/2017/8/kiwi-ferns-to-play-rlwc-warm-up-game-in-hamilton/ 15 February 2019 Indigenous All Stars All Stars Match AAMI Park 22 February 2020 Indigenous All Stars All Stars Match Cbus Super Stadium 20 February 2021 Indigenous All Stars All Stars Match Queensland Country Bank Stadium 12 February 2022 Indigenous All Stars All Stars Match CommBank Stadium 11 February 2023 Indigenous All Stars All Stars Match Rotorua International Stadium 16 February 2024 Indigenous All Stars All Stars Match Queensland Country Bank Stadium 15 February 2025 Indigenous All Stars All Stars Match CommBank Stadium 15 February 2026 Indigenous All Stars All Stars Match Waikato Stadium
See also New Zealand women's national rugby league team New Zealand Māori rugby league team Māori All Blacks
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