The Indigenous Australian women's rugby league team (also known as the Indigenous Women's All Stars) is a rugby league football team that represents Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. The team was first formed in late 2010 for their first match in February 2011.[1] The team currently plays in an annual All Stars Match against a National Rugby League Māori All Stars women's team.
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Governing body | Australian Rugby League Commission |
| Head coach | Ben Jeffries |
| Captain | Quincy Dodd |
| Most caps | Rebecca Young (8) |
| Top try-scorer | Latoya Billy (2) Jaime Chapman (2) |
| Top point-scorer | Kirra Dibb (10) |
| Team results | |
| First international | |
| Indigenous All Stars Women 6-20 NRL All Stars Women, 2011 | |
| Biggest win | |
| Indigenous All Stars Women 14-4 NRL All Stars Women, 2017 Indigenous All Stars Women 18-8 Māori All Stars Women, 2022 | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Indigenous All Stars Women 6-38 NRL All Stars Women, 2013 | |
Current squad
editThe following players were selected and played in the 11 February 2023 match against the Māori All Stars.[2]
| Player | Age | Position | NRLW Club | 2022 Club | Debut | M | T | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Chapman | 20 | Fullback |  Brisbane Broncos |
 Tweed Seagulls |
2021 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Bobbi Law | 25 | Wing |  Newcastle Knights |
Newcastle Knights |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mia Middleton | — | Centre | — | Newcastle Knights |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasmine Peters | 20 | Centre |  Gold Coast Titans |
 NQ Stars |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jada Taylor | 19 | Wing |  Sydney Roosters |
Central Coast Roosters |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Kirra Dibb | 25 | Five-eighth | Newcastle Knights |
 North Sydney Bears |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Tahlulah Tillett | 24 | Halfback | — | NQ Stars |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keilee Joseph | 21 | Prop | Sydney Roosters |
Central Coast Roosters |
2021 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Quincy Dodd | 22 | Hooker |  St George Illawarra Dragons |
 Cronulla Sharks |
2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sareka Mooka | 23 | Prop | — | NQ Stars |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaitlyn Phillips | 25 | Second-row | Brisbane Broncos |
Tweed Seagulls |
2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaylee Bent | 22 | Second-row | St George Illawarra Dragons |
 Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaniah Power | 25 | Lock | Sydney Roosters |
NQ Stars |
2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taliah Fuimaono | 23 | interchange | St George Illawarra Dragons |
 Mounties |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahlivia Ingram | — | interchange | — | — | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakiah Tungai | 26 | interchange | Brisbane Broncos |
 Stingrays of Shellnarbour |
2019 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Essay Banu | 20 | interchange | — | Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bree Chester | — | interchange | — | Newcastle Knights |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: * = Player's age estimated based on previous articles on various news and rugby league websites.
Results
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See also
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References
edit- ^ "Women Brace For Historic Clash". NRL.com. 8 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Harvey Norman All Stars squad lists". NRL. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, Chris (2 May 2014). "Women's All Stars too strong in historic clash". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Webeck, Tony (13 February 2015). "NRL Women too strong for Indigenous All Stars". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Webeck, Tony (13 February 2016). "Experience wins out in Women's clash". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lenehan, Martin (12 February 2022). "Chapman doubles up as Indigenous All Stars storm home". NRL. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Kennedy, Chris (12 February 2022). "Best in the world: Fullback duel lights up All Stars". NRL. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "NRLW Highlights: Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars - NRL on Nine". YouTube. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Edwards, Colleen (12 February 2023). "Captains' call: 'Those are the moments we're going to take'". NRL. Retrieved 13 February 2023.