The Western Force Women are an Australian rugby union team that competes annually in the Super W competition, and are based in Perth, Western Australia. They have competed in every edition of Super W since its official launch in 2018. They played under the name RugbyWA from 2019 to 2020.
History The team played as the Western Force Women in the inaugural season of the Super W competition, finishing third overall. They played under the name RugbyWA during the 2019 and 2020 seasons after their re-branding. The side returned to their "roots" by wearing the traditional black and gold state colours.
They returned to playing under the Western Force name in 2021 as a newly structured Super W team, in an effort to increases support for the women's game in Western Australia. With RugbyWA administering the "operational and logistical aspects in a collaborative approach". The Western Force did not complete the 2021 season but opted to pull out of the Super W competition after the first round due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in New South Wales.
Current squad On 29 January 2025, the squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Women's season was announced.
Western Force Women Super W squadProps
Zoe Elliott Alapeta Ngauamo Hannah Palelei Allana Sikimeti Megumi Takagi Braxton Walker
Hookers
Loretta Mailangi Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke Ashley Marsters
Locks
Rosie Ebbage Michaela Leonard Sera Naiqama Libya TeepaLoose Forwards
Nami Dickson Tamika Jones Anneka Stephens Pia Tapsell Taylor Waterson
Scrum-halves
Georgia Cormick Samantha Wood Mio Yamanaka
Fly-halves
Grace Freeman Nicole Ledington Trilleen Pomare (c)Centres
Ngamihi Monk Cecilia Smith
Outside Backs
Adi Vani Buleki Halley Derera Haylee Hifo Sheree Hume Brooklyn Teki-Joyce Samantha Treherne(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, ST indicated short-term cover and TS indicates a training squad player.
Season standings Super Rugby Women's
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! style="width:20px;" |Year ! style="width:20px;" |Pos ! style="width:20px;" |Pld ! style="width:20px;" |W ! style="width:20px;" |D ! style="width:20px;" |L ! style="width:20px;" |F ! style="width:20px;" |A ! style="width:40px;" |+/- ! style="width:20px;" |BP ! style="width:20px;" |Pts ! text-align:left; | Play-offs |- |2025 |4th |4 |1 |1 |2 |107 |133 |–26 |1 |7 | align="left" |Lost to NSW Waratahs in semi-final |- |2024 |3rd |5 |3 |0 |2 |124 |126 |–2 |1 |13 | align="left" | Lost to Fijian Drua in playoff |- |2023 |5th |5 |2 |0 |3 |77 |132 |–55 |0 |8 | align="left" |Did not compete |- |2022 |6th |4 |0 |0 |4 |57 |146 |–89 |0 |0 | align="left" |Did not compete |- |2021 | colspan="10" |Withdrew from competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | align="left" |Did not compete |- |2020 |5th |4 |0 |0 |4 |41 |184 |–143 |2 |2 | align="left" |Did not compete |- |2019 |4th |4 |1 |0 |3 |53 |86 |–33 |1 |6 | align="left" |Did not compete |- |2018 |3rd |4 |2 |0 |2 |154 |87 | +67 |2 |10 | align="left" |Did not compete
Coaching staff
Head Coach: Dylan Parsons Assistant Coach: Chris Heiberg Assistant Coach: Dwayne Grace Female High Performance Pathways Manager: Claudia Bell
References
External links
Official website