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Australian Jillaroos

Team information
Nickname	The Jillaroos
Governing body	Australian Rugby League Commission
Region	Asia-Pacific
Head coach	Brad Donald
Captain	Kezie Apps Ali Brigginshaw
Most caps	Tahnee Norris (32)
Top try-scorer	Isabelle Kelly (17)
Top point-scorer	Ali Brigginshaw (74)
IRL ranking	1st
Uniforms
First colours Second colours
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 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 played their first formal international in 1995 under the administration of the Australian Women's Rugby League. The AWRL affiliated with the Australian Rugby League in the late 1990s, with AWRL reports included in ARL annual reports. Since the advent of the Australian Rugby League Commission in February 2012, the team has been administered by that body and the National Rugby League.

The Australian Jillaroos are current world champions, having won the last three Women's Rugby League World Cup tournaments. Their first World Cup victory came in the fourth tournament, in 2013. The Jillaroos won on home soil in 2017 and again in the postponed 2021 tournament held in November 2022. 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)

Coaches

The current coach of the Australian team is Brad Donald. Previous coaches have included Paul Dyer, Graham Murray, and Steve Folkes.

Table last updated 2 January 2025.

Players

Current squad

The squad for the 2024 Pacific Championships was announced on 7 October 2024.
Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, 11 November 2024.

J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	Jillaroos						NRLW							Other Reps
				Dbt	M	T	G	F	Pts	2024 Club	CM	TM	T	G	F	Pts
1	Tamika Upton	27	Fullback	2023	5	6	0	0	24	Knights	26	37	26	0	0	104	8 2
2	Julia Robinson	26	Wing, Fullback	2018	9	15	0	0	60	Broncos	34	34	23	0	0	92	7
3	Isabelle Kelly	28	Centre	2017	16	17	0	0	68	Roosters	41	43	17	0	0	68	13 1 3
4	Tiana Penitani	28	Centre, Five-eighth	2019	4	3	0	0	12	Sharks	20	36	18	0	0	72	1 8 4
5	Jakiya Whitfeld	23	Wing	2023	4	5	0	0	20	Cowboys	9	20	10	0	0	40	1
6	Ali Brigginshaw	34	Five-eighth, Halfback	2009	25	7	23	0	74	Broncos	43	43	13	35	0	122	17 6 1
7	Tarryn Aiken	25	Halfback, Five-eighth	2022	9	6	12	0	48	Roosters	19	38	14	1	1	59	8
8	Millie Elliott	26	Prop	2019	4	0	0	0	0	Roosters	18	38	7	0	0	28	9
9	Olivia Higgins	32	Hooker	2024	3	0	0	0	0	Knights	28	35	11	0	0	44	3 2
10	Shannon Mato	26	Prop	2022	8	0	0	0	0	Titans	27	31	3	0	0	12	8 4
11	Kezie Apps	33	Second-row, Prop	2014	18	2	0	0	8	Tigers	10	29	7	0	0	28	14 2 7 2
12	Yasmin Clydsdale	30	Second-row, Centre	2022	9	0	0	0	0	Knights	28	39	12	0	0	48	8
13	Simaima Taufa	30	Lock	2014	17	0	0	0	0	Raiders	17	39	13	0	0	52	9 2 2
14	Keeley Davis	24	Hooker	2018	7	1	0	0	4	Roosters	20	43	4	0	0	16	7 5 1
15	Sarah Togatuki	27	Prop, Lock	2019	4	0	0	0	0	Tigers	16	35	6	0	0	24	1 8 4 1
16	Keilee Joseph	22	Lock, Second-row	2022	5	0	0	0	0	Broncos	10	32	3	0	0	12	4 4
18	Jessica Sergis	27	Centre	2019	10	10	0	0	40	Roosters	23	33	20	0	0	80	10 3 1
19	Jessika Elliston	27	Prop, Second-row	2023	2	0	0	0	0	Titans	31	36	5	0	0	20	7 1
17	Mahalia Murphy	30	Second-row, Centre	2015	3	3	0	0	12	Eels	18	21	6	0	0	24	1 4 1
20	Abbi Church	26	Fullback, Centre	—	0	0	0	0	0	Eels	26	26	5	0	0	20	1 2
21	Jesse Southwell	19	Five-eighth	—	0	0	0	0	0	Knights	27	27	5	61	0	142	2 1
IJ	Quincy Dodd	24	Hooker	2024	1	0	0	0	0	Sharks	20	38	11	0	0	44	5 6 7 3
IJ	Lauren Brown	29	Hooker, Halfback	2022	7	0	31	0	62	Titans	23	33	5	48	2	118	6 2

Notes:

• Keeley Davis was added to the squad in the second week as injury cover.
• Two members of the squad have previously played for other nations:
  •  Samoa : Sarah Togatuki (in 2019).
  •  Tonga : Tiana Penitani (in 2023, having played for Australia in 2019).
• Eight of the 22 squad members have played for Queensland, twelve for New South Wales. The two players yet to play Origin, Church and Whitfeld qualify for New South Wales.
• The number of squad members with other representative credits are:
  • Indigenous All Stars 4 (Dodd, Joseph, Murphy, Upton)
  • Māori All Stars 1 (Mato)
  • NRL All Stars: 4 (Apps, Brigginshaw, Kelly and Taufa)
  • Prime Minister's XIII: 10
  • NSW City 6 (Dodd, Murphy, Penitani, Sergis, Taufa, Togatuki)
  • NSW Country 5 (Apps, Church, Davis, Higgins, Kelly).

Hall of Fame

In August 2024 the NRL announced the induction of six former Jillaroos players into the National Rugby League Hall of Fame. This was the first induction of women since the inception of the Hall of Fame in 2008.

Note: The lists of clubs in the above table is incomplete.

Records

This section last updated 18 October 2024

Games played: 32

• Tahnee Norris

Points scored: 74

• Ali Brigginshaw

Tries scored: 16

• Isabelle Kelly

Goals kicked: 31

• Lauren Brown

Points scored in a match: 24

• Julia Robinson (6 tries) vs  Papua New Guinea, Pacific Championships, 18 October 2024

Tries scored in a match: 6

• Julia Robinson vs  Papua New Guinea, Pacific Championships, 18 October 2024

Goals kicked in a match: 10

• Lauren Brown vs  France, World Cup, 6 November 2022

Competitive record

Head to head records

Opponent	FM	MR	M	W	D	L	Win%	PF	PA	Share
New Zealand	1995	2024	30	13	0	17	43.33%	473	604	43.92%
Great Britain	1996	2002	8	3	0	5	37.50%	100	111	47.39%
Fiji	1998	1998	2	2	0	0	100.00%	120	0	100.00%
New Zealand Māori	2003	2009	6	3	0	3	50.00%	90	104	46.39%
Niue	2003	2003	1	1	0	0	100.00%	58	0	100.00%
Samoa	2003	2011	2	2	0	0	100.00%	82	26	75.93%
France	2008	2022	3	3	0	0	100.00%	224	0	100.00%
Russia	2008	2008	1	1	0	0	100.00%	72	0	100.00%
England	2008	2017	3	3	0	0	100.00%	74	10	88.10%
Pacific Islands	2008	2008	1	1	0	0	100.00%	32	6	84.21%
Cook Islands	2017	2022	2	2	0	0	100.00%	132	4	93.55%
Canada	2017	2017	2	2	0	0	100.00%	146	6	96.05%
Papua New Guinea	2022	2024	2	2	0	0	100.00%	166	0	100.00%
Totals	1995	2024	63	38	0	25	60.32%	1,769	871	67.01%

Notes:

• Table last updated 11 November 2024.
• Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.

Results

Full internationals

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Video	Report(s)
1 Jul 1995	New Zealand	14 - 18	2 Test Series	Lidcombe Oval	—
8 Jul 1995	New Zealand	6 - 14		Hawker Oval, Canberra	—
21 Jul 1996	Great Britain	16 – 14	3 Test Series	Phillip Oval, Canberra
28 Jul 1996	Great Britain	12 – 18		Gilbert Park, Brisbane	—
3 Aug 1996	Great Britain	18 – 20		Redfern Oval, Sydney
20 Sep 1997	New Zealand	26 – 34	2 Test Series	Petone Recreation Ground, Wellington	—
24 Sep 1997	New Zealand	16 – 40		Carlaw Park,Auckland	—
19 Sep 1998	Fiji	68 – 0	2 Test Series	University of South Pacific, Suva	—
26 Sep 1998	Fiji	52 – 0			—
23 Sep 1999	New Zealand	10 – 20	3 Test Series	Leichhardt Oval	—
27 Sep 1999	New Zealand	22 – 20		Penrith Stadium
29 Oct 1999	New Zealand	14 – 26		Ericsson Stadium Auckland	—
10 Nov 2000	New Zealand	6 – 10	2000 World Cup	South Leeds Stadium
14 Nov 2000	Great Britain	10 – 14		Rams Stadium, Dewsbury
18 Nov 2000	New Zealand	6 – 50		Rams Stadium, Dewsbury	—
21 Nov 2000	Great Britain	0 – 4		The Jungle, Castleford	—
23 Sep 2001	New Zealand	8 – 42	Test Match	Carlaw Park, Auckland	—
14 Jul 2002	Great Britain	16 – 26	3 Test Series	Ringrose Park, Wentworthville	—
20 Jul 2002	Great Britain	14 – 10		Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	—
27 Jul 2002	Great Britain	14 – 5		Bruce Stadium, Canberra	—
8 Aug 2003	New Zealand Māori	20 – 14	Test Match	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	—
28 Sep 2003	New Zealand Māori	28 – 24	2003 World Cup	North Harbour Stadium	—
2 Oct 2003	Niue	58 – 0			—
6 Oct 2003	New Zealand	4 – 44			—
8 Oct 2003	Samoa	40 – 12			—
10 Oct 2003	New Zealand Māori	4 – 12			—
14 Aug 2004	New Zealand	12 – 38	2 Test Series	Bendigo Bank Oval, Ipswich	—
21 Aug 2004	New Zealand	20 – 30		Davies Park, Brisbane
31 Oct 2007	New Zealand Māori	20 – 16	2 Test Series	Rotorua	—
3 Nov 2007	New Zealand Māori	4 – 20		Rotorua	—
6 Nov 2008	France	60 – 0	2008 World Cup	Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast	—
8 Nov 2008	Russia	72 – 0			—
10 Nov 2008	England	22 – 4			—
12 Nov 2008	Pacific Islands	32 – 6			—
15 Nov 2008	New Zealand	0 – 34		Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
16 Sep 2009	New Zealand Māori	14 – 18	2009 Tour		—
23 Sep 2009	New Zealand	18 – 16		Ellerslie Domain, Auckland	—
3 Sep 2011	Samoa	42 – 14	Test Match	Apia Park, Apia	—
15 Oct 2011	New Zealand	Cancelled	Test Match	Gold Coast	—
5 Jul 2013	England	14 – 6	2013 World Cup	The Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury
8 Jul 2013	France	72 – 0		Post Office Road, Featherstone
11 Jul 2013	New Zealand	6 – 14		Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley
14 Jul 2013	New Zealand	22 – 12		Headingley, Leeds
9 Nov 2014	New Zealand	8 – 12	Test Match (4NCR)	WIN Stadium, Wollongong
3 May 2015	New Zealand	22 – 14	Anzac Test	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	—
6 May 2016	New Zealand	16 – 26	Anzac Test	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle	—
5 May 2017	New Zealand	16 – 4	Anzac Test	GIO Stadium, Canberra
16 Nov 2017	Cook Islands	58 – 4	2017 World Cup	Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney
19 Nov 2017	England	38 – 0
22 Nov 2017	Canada	88 – 0
26 Nov 2017	Canada	58 – 6
2 Dec 2017	New Zealand	23 – 16		Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
13 Oct 2018	New Zealand	26 – 24	Trans-Tasman Test	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
25 Oct 2019	New Zealand	28 – 8	Trans-Tasman Test	WIN Stadium, Wollongong
2 Nov 2022	Cook Islands	74 – 0	2021 World Cup	York Community Stadium, York
6 Nov 2022	France	92 – 0
10 Nov 2022	New Zealand	10 – 8
14 Nov 2022	Papua New Guinea	82 – 0
19 Nov 2022	New Zealand	54 – 4		Old Trafford, Manchester
14 Oct 2023	New Zealand	16 – 10	2023 Pacific Champs	Qld Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
28 Oct 2023	New Zealand	6 – 12		AAMI Park, Melbourne
18 Oct 2024	Papua New Guinea	84 – 0	2024 Pacific Champs	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
27 Oct 2024	New Zealand	14 – 0		Rugby League Park, Christchurch
10 Nov 2024	New Zealand	24 – 4		Commbank Stadium, Sydney

Upcoming fixtures

•  England at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas on Saturday, 1 March 2025.
  • Kick-off scheduled for 6:00 PM (PST), which is 1:00 PM (AEDT) on Sunday, 2 March 2025.
  • This is the third match of four in the Rugby League Las Vegas event.
  • This match will count as the 1st match in a Women's Ashes Test Series that will conclude in Australia later in 2025.

Other international matches

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Video	Report(s)
4 Nov 2017	Papua New Guinea	42 – 4	Curtain-raiser to men's PM's XIII	National Football Stadium	—
6 Oct 2018	Papua New Guinea	40 – 4	Women's PM's XIII match	National Football Stadium
11 Oct 2019	Fiji	22 – 14	Women's PM's XIII match	ANZ National Stadium, Suva
25 Sep 2022	Papua New Guinea	64 – 6	Women's PM's XIII match	Suncorp Stadium
23 Sep 2023	Papua New Guinea	56 – 4	Women's PM's XIII match	National Football Stadium
13 Oct 2024	Papua New Guinea	50 – 0	Women's PM's XIII match	National Football Stadium

Nines

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Video	Report(s)
31 Jan 2015	New Zealand	4 – 8	2015 Auckland Nines	Eden Park, Auckland	—
1 Feb 2015		4 – 16			—
		8 – 7
6 Feb 2016		11 – 4	2016 Auckland Nines
7 Feb 2016		0 – 9
		7 – 21
4 Feb 2017		20 – 4	2017 Auckland Nines
5 Feb 2017		8 – 0
		14 – 4			—
23 Feb 2018	Samoa	26 – 4	2018 Commonwealth Championship	Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe	—
	Fiji	24 – 0			—
24 Feb 2018	Cook Islands	14 – 8			—
	Samoa	14 – 8			—
18 Oct 2019	New Zealand	22 – 8	2019 International Nines	Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta
19 Oct 2019	England	42 – 4
	Papua New Guinea	30 – 6
	New Zealand	15 – 17

Individual awards

Since 2015 a Female Player of the Year award has been included in the Dally M Awards.

Year	Player	Rep Teams	NRL Club	State Club	References
2015	Jenni-Sue Hoepper	Jillaroos QLD	—	Townsville Brothers
2016	Kezie Apps	Jillaroos NSW	—	Helensburgh Tigers
2017	Simaima Taufa	Jillaroos NSW	—	Mounties
2018	Brittany Breayley	Jillaroos QLD	Brisbane Broncos	Ipswich Brothers
2019	Jessica Sergis	Jillaroos NSW	St George-Illawarra Dragons	Helensburgh Tigers
2020	Ali Brigginshaw	QLD	Brisbane Broncos	Ipswich Brothers
2021	Millie Boyle	NSW	Brisbane Broncos	Burleigh Bears
	Emma Tonegato	—	St George-Illawarra Dragons	—
2022	Raecene McGregor	Kiwi Ferns	Sydney Roosters	North Sydney Bears
2023	Tamika Upton	QLD Jillaroos	Newcastle Knights	Newcastle Knights
2024	Olivia Kernick	NSW	Sydney Roosters	Tweed Seagulls

1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the interstate match was postponed from June to November, after the presentation of the award in October
2. The award for the 2021 Season, which was held between 27 February and 10 April 2022, was tied with duel winners announced.
3. Upton played for Australia in October, after the presentation of the award in late September

IRL Rankings

IRL Women's World Rankings v t e
Official rankings as of December 2024
Rank	Change	Team	Pts %
1		Australia	100
2		New Zealand	83
3		England	55
4		France	36
5		Papua New Guinea	29
6	1	Wales	24
7	3	Ireland	19
8	1	Greece	18
9	1	Canada	17
10	4	Cook Islands	17
11	13	Samoa	14
12	1	Serbia	11
13		Netherlands	11
14	2	United States	10
15	1	Tonga	10
16	10	Fiji	8
17	1	Nigeria	8
18	2	Kenya	7
19	4	Philippines	7
20	8	Brazil	6
21	2	Italy	5
22		Uganda	3
23		Jamaica	3
24	1	Ghana	2
25	4	Malta	2
26	9	Turkey	2
27		Lebanon	0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

See also

Men

• Australian Kangaroos
• Australian Aboriginal rugby league team
• Junior Kangaroos
• Australian Schoolboys
• Prime Minister's XIII

Women's Governance and History

• Women's rugby league in Australia

Women's Teams

• Indigenous All Stars
• Queensland women's rugby league team
• New South Wales women's rugby league team
• City New South Wales women's rugby league team
• Country New South Wales women's rugby league team

Women's Competitions

• Tier 1 NRL Women's Premiership
• Tier 2 QRL Women's Premiership
• Tier 2 NSWRL Women's Premiership
• Tier 3 Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League
• Tier 3 Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League

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