# 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 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 February 2025, the current head coach of the Jillaroos is Jess Skinner.
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
### Full internationals

The current coach of the Australian team is Jess Skinner. Previous coaches have included Paul Dyer, Graham Murray, and Steve Folkes.
| Name | Span | M | W | D | L | W% | Ref. |
| Name | Graham Willard | 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| John Taylor | –1997 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Mark Donkin | 1998 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| Wayne Portlock | 1999–2000 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14% | |
| Terry Borland | –2002 | ? | ? | 0 | ? | ? | |
| Dave Leat | 2003–07 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 50% | |
| Karen Stuart | 2008–09 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 71% | |
| Graham Murray | 2010–11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| Paul Dyer | 2013 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | |
| Steve Folkes | 2014–16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33% | |
| Brad Donald | 2017–2024 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 94% | |
| Jess Skinner | 2025– | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
Table last updated 8 March 2025.

### Nines

| Name | Span | M | W | D | L | W% | Ref. |
| Steve Folkes | 2015–16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33% | |
| Brad Donald | 2017–19 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 91% | |

## Players
### Current squad

The squad for the upcoming international against England in Las Vegas on 1 March 2025 was announced on 7 February 2025. Jersey numbers and positions were announced on 25 February 2025. Tallies in the table include the match against England on 1 March 2025. Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, 2 March 2025.
Notes:
* 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 21 squad members have played for Queensland, twelve for New South Wales. The one player yet to play Origin, Whitfeld qualifies 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 4 (Apps, 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.
| Inductee number | Player | National Team | National Team | State Team | Clubs | Ref |
| Inductee number | Player | Matches | Years | State Team | Clubs | Ref |
| 127 | Natalie Dwyer | 26 | 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2013 | NSW & Qld | Wollongong Wildcats, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Souths Logan Magpies | |
| 128 | Katrina Fanning | 24 | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 | NSW | Queanbeyan, Gungahlin Bulls, Boomanulla | |
| 129 | Tarsha Gale | 15 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 | NSW | Bulli, South Sydney Rabbitohs | |
| 130 | Veronica White | 17 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 | Qld & NSW | Ipswich Brothers | |
| 131 | Karyn Murphy | 28 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013 | Qld | Ipswich Brothers, Souths Logan Magpies | |
| 132 | Tahnee Norris | 33 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 | NSW & Qld | Runaway Bay Seagulls, West Centenary, Burleigh Bears | |
Note: The lists of clubs in the above table is incomplete.

## Records

    As of 2 March 2025
Games played: 32
* Tahnee Norris
Points scored: 76
* Isabelle Kelly
Tries scored: 19
* 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: 11
* Tarryn Aiken vs England, International Test series, 2 March 2025

## 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 | 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 164 | 14 | 92.13% |
| 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 | 2025 | 64 | 39 | 0 | 25 | 60.94% | 1,859 | 875 | 68.00% |
Notes:
* Table last updated 2 March 2025.
* 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 |
| 1 Jul 1995 | New Zealand | 14 - 18 | 2 Test Series | Lidcombe Oval | — |
| 8 Jul 1995 | New Zealand | 6 - 14 | 2 Test Series | Hawker Oval, Canberra | — |
| 21 Jul 1996 | Great Britain | 16 – 14 | 3 Test Series | Phillip Oval, Canberra | |
| 28 Jul 1996 | Great Britain | 12 – 18 | 3 Test Series | Gilbert Park, Brisbane | — |
| 3 Aug 1996 | Great Britain | 18 – 20 | 3 Test Series | Redfern Oval, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1997 | New Zealand | 26 – 34 | 2 Test Series | Petone Recreation Ground, Wellington | — |
| 24 Sep 1997 | New Zealand | 16 – 40 | 2 Test Series | Carlaw Park,Auckland | — |
| 19 Sep 1998 | Fiji | 68 – 0 | 2 Test Series | University of South Pacific, Suva | — |
| 26 Sep 1998 | Fiji | 52 – 0 | 2 Test Series | University of South Pacific, Suva | — |
| 23 Sep 1999 | New Zealand | 10 – 20 | 3 Test Series | Leichhardt Oval | — |
| 27 Sep 1999 | New Zealand | 22 – 20 | 3 Test Series | Penrith Stadium | |
| 29 Oct 1999 | New Zealand | 14 – 26 | 3 Test Series | Ericsson Stadium Auckland | — |
| 10 Nov 2000 | New Zealand | 6 – 10 | 2000 World Cup | South Leeds Stadium | |
| 14 Nov 2000 | Great Britain | 10 – 14 | 2000 World Cup | Rams Stadium, Dewsbury | |
| 18 Nov 2000 | New Zealand | 6 – 50 | 2000 World Cup | Rams Stadium, Dewsbury | — |
| 21 Nov 2000 | Great Britain | 0 – 4 | 2000 World Cup | 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 | 3 Test Series | ANZ Stadium, Brisbane | — |
| 27 Jul 2002 | Great Britain | 14 – 5 | 3 Test Series | 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 | 2003 World Cup | North Harbour Stadium | — |
| 6 Oct 2003 | New Zealand | 4 – 44 | 2003 World Cup | North Harbour Stadium | — |
| 8 Oct 2003 | Samoa | 40 – 12 | 2003 World Cup | North Harbour Stadium | — |
| 10 Oct 2003 | New Zealand Māori | 4 – 12 | 2003 World Cup | North Harbour Stadium | — |
| 14 Aug 2004 | New Zealand | 12 – 38 | 2 Test Series | Bendigo Bank Oval, Ipswich | — |
| 21 Aug 2004 | New Zealand | 20 – 30 | 2 Test Series | Davies Park, Brisbane | |
| 31 Oct 2007 | New Zealand Māori | 20 – 16 | 2 Test Series | Rotorua | — |
| 3 Nov 2007 | New Zealand Māori | 4 – 20 | 2 Test Series | Rotorua | — |
| 6 Nov 2008 | France | 60 – 0 | 2008 World Cup | Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast | — |
| 8 Nov 2008 | Russia | 72 – 0 | 2008 World Cup | Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast | — |
| 10 Nov 2008 | England | 22 – 4 | 2008 World Cup | Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast | — |
| 12 Nov 2008 | Pacific Islands | 32 – 6 | 2008 World Cup | Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast | — |
| 15 Nov 2008 | New Zealand | 0 – 34 | 2008 World Cup | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |
| 16 Sep 2009 | New Zealand Māori | 14 – 18 | 2009 Tour | | — |
| 23 Sep 2009 | New Zealand | 18 – 16 | 2009 Tour | 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 | 2013 World Cup | Post Office Road, Featherstone | |
| 11 Jul 2013 | New Zealand | 6 – 14 | 2013 World Cup | Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley | |
| 14 Jul 2013 | New Zealand | 22 – 12 | 2013 World Cup | 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 | 2017 World Cup | Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney | |
| 22 Nov 2017 | Canada | 88 – 0 | 2017 World Cup | Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney | |
| 26 Nov 2017 | Canada | 58 – 6 | 2017 World Cup | Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney | |
| 2 Dec 2017 | New Zealand | 23 – 16 | 2017 World Cup | 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 | 2021 World Cup | York Community Stadium, York | |
| 10 Nov 2022 | New Zealand | 10 – 8 | 2021 World Cup | York Community Stadium, York | |
| 14 Nov 2022 | Papua New Guinea | 82 – 0 | 2021 World Cup | York Community Stadium, York | |
| 19 Nov 2022 | New Zealand | 54 – 4 | 2021 World Cup | 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 | 2023 Pacific Champs | AAMI Park, Melbourne | |
| 18 Oct 2024 | Papua New Guinea | 84 – 0 | 2024 Pacific Champs | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |
| 27 Oct 2024 | New Zealand | 14 – 0 | 2024 Pacific Champs | Rugby League Park, Christchurch | |
| 10 Nov 2024 | New Zealand | 24 – 4 | 2024 Pacific Champs | Commbank Stadium, Sydney | |
| 1 Mar 2025 | England | 90 – 4 | RL Las Vegas | Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas | |

#### Upcoming fixtures

* England in October 2025.

#### Other international matches

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

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 2021 | 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 |
* ↑ 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
* ↑ The award for the 2021 Season, which was held between 27 February and 10 April 2022, was tied with duel winners announced.
* ↑ Upton played for Australia in October, after the presentation of the award in late September

## IRL Rankings

IRL Women's World Rankingsvte :
| 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 ||||