# 2008 Women's Rugby League World Cup

The 2008 Women's Rugby League World Cup was the third staging of the Women's Rugby League World Cup since its inauguration in 2000, and the first since the 2003 tournament. The tournament was held in Australia from 6 November, culminating in the final between Australia and New Zealand on 15 November. It was held at Stockland Park alongside the Police World Cup. Eight teams took part including defending champions New Zealand.

## Group stage
### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 4 | +150 | 6 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 26 | +104 | 4 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 156 | -138 | 2 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 132 | -116 | 0 |
* 6 November 2008
| England | 72 – 0 | Russia |
| | Report | |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
* 6 November 2008
| Australia | 60 – 0 | France |
| | Report | |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
* 8 November 2008
| England | 54 – 4 | France |
| Tries: Gemma Walsh 3 Claire Hall 2 Rachel Twibill Amanda Donaldson Natalie Gilmour Sophie Lazenby Michelle Greenwood | Report | |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
* 8 November 2008
| Australia | 72 – 0 | Russia |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
* 10 November 2008
| France | 12 – 18 | Russia |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
* 10 November 2008
| Australia | 22 – 4 | England |
| Tries: Teresa Anderson 2 Tiena Clarke Jo Barrett Goals: Tiena Clarke 2 Tegan Rolfe | Reports | Tries: Rachel Twibill |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 8 | +132 | 6 |
| Pacific Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 108 | -38 | 4 |
| Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 2 |
| Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 126 | -108 | 0 |
* 6 November 2008
| New Zealand | 72 – 0 | Pacific Islands |
| Tries: 13 Honey Hireme 4 Sarina Fiso 2 Trish Hina 2 Luisa Avaiki Emma Cairns Cynthia Ta'ala Rona Peters Kristina Sue Goals: 10 | Video | |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
* 6 November 2008
| Tonga | 0 – 40 | Samoa |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
* 8 November 2008
| New Zealand | 42 – 4 | Tonga |
| | Video | |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
* 8 November 2008
| Samoa | 22 – 26 | Pacific Islands |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
* 10 November 2008
| New Zealand | 26 – 4 | Samoa |
| | Video | |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
* 10 November 2008
| Tonga | 14 – 44 | Pacific Islands |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast

## Consolation play-offs

* 12 November 2008 11:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Samoa | 32 – 0 | France |
| | Result | |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
* 12 November 2008 12:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| Russia | 24 – 12 | Tonga |
| | Result | |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast

## Semi-finals

* 12 November 2008 15:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| New Zealand | 16 – 4 | England |
| Tries: 3 Tafale Chan Ting Katarina Whata Simkin Honey Hireme Goals: 2 Trish Hina 2 | Video Scorers | Tries: 1 Michelle Greenwood Goals: nil |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
* 12 November 2008 18:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia | 32 – 6 | Pacific Islands |
| Tries: 6 Steph Hancock 2 Teina Clark Karyn Murphy Deanna Turner Tarah Westera Goals: Teina Clark 4 | Report | Tries: 1 Watson Goals: 1 Nella |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast

## Seventh place

* 14 November 2008 11:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| France | 34 – 4 | Tonga |
| | Result | |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast

## Fifth place

* 14 November 2008 12:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| Samoa | 52 – 8 | Russia |
| | Result | |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast

## Third place

* 14 November 2008
| England | 24 – 0 | Pacific Islands |
| Tries: 5 Natalie Gilmour Michelle Greenwood Sophie Lazenby Rachel Twibill Joanne Watmore Goals: 2 Andrea Dobson (2) | Reports | |
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast

## Final

The final was held at Suncorp Stadium on 15 November.
* 15 November 2008
| Australia | 0 – 34 | New Zealand |
| | Reports Video | Tries: Hina (2), Whatu-Simpkins (2), Avaiki, Tapu, Tua-Davidson Goals: Hina (3) |
* Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane