Australia women's national rugby league team
The Australia women's national rugby league team, also known as the Australian Jillaroos, or Harvey Norman Jillaroos for sponsorship reasons, represents Australia in women's rugby league. They are administered by the Australian Rugby League Commission and Australian Women's Rugby League.
| Team information | ||||||
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| Nickname | The Jillaroos | |||||
| Governing body | Australian Rugby League Commission | |||||
| Region | Asia-Pacific | |||||
| Head coach | Brad Donald | |||||
| Captain | Kezie Apps Sam Bremner Ali Brigginshaw | |||||
| Most caps | Tahnee Norris (32) | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Sam Bremner (14) Isabelle Kelly (14) | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Ali Brigginshaw (74) | |||||
| IRL ranking | 1st | |||||
| Uniforms | ||||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First international | ||||||
| Australia 14-18 New Zealand (Lidcombe Oval, Sydney, 1 July 1995) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
| Australia 92–0 France (York, England; 6 November 2022) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| Australia 6-50 New Zealand (England; 18 November 2000) | ||||||
| World Cup | ||||||
| Appearances | 6 (first time in 2000) | |||||
| Best result | Champions (2013, 2017, 2021) | |||||
The Australian Jillaroos are current world champions, having won the last two Women's Rugby League World Cup tournaments, in 2013 and 2017. Appointed in 2016, the current head coach of the Jillaroos is Brad Donald.
Matches have been broadcast on free-to-air networks since 2014 (Nines) and 2015 (Test Match).
The Jillaroos squad is selected by a panel of national selectors. There are specific tournaments and matches that act as selection trials. These include:
- The Women's State of Origin between Queensland and New South Wales teams.
- The NRL Women's Premiership
- All Stars match
- The National Championships
- Affiliated States Championships (VIC, SA, WA, NT)
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