Wales women's national rugby league team

For the men's team, see Wales national rugby league team.

Wales
Team information
Governing bodyWales Rugby League
RegionEurope
Head coachThomas Brindle
CaptainBethan Dainton
Most capsKathryn Salter 9
Top try-scorerLeanne Burnell 5
Top point-scorerKathryn Salter 48
(2 tries, 20 goals)
IRL ranking7th
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
25 Jun 2021 vs England 
Biggest win
60-0 vs Italy 
Biggest defeat
0-60 vs England 
World Cup
AppearancesNil
Qualified for 2026

The Wales women's national Rugby League team represents Wales in Women's Rugby League. They are administered by the Wales Rugby League.

History

Wales's first match was a friendly against Great Britain Teachers in 2019, with a following friendly against England Lions (England's B team) in November of the same year. The first full international played by the team was in June 2021 against England.[1] Wales entered their first World Cup qualifying campaign in 2024, and victories over Ireland and The Netherlands saw them qualifying for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup on 22 June.[2][3]

Stadium

In July 2024, The Gnoll in Neath became the home stadium of the team aswell as all other Welsh national rugby league teams.[4]

Head to head records

Opponent FM MR M W D L Win% PF PA Share
 England 2021 2023 3 0 0 3 0.00% 6 152 3.80%
 Ireland 2021 2024 3 2 0 1 66.67% 96 40 70.59%
 Italy 2022 2022 1 1 0 0 100.00% 60 0 100.00%
 France 2023 2023 1 0 0 1 0.00% 4 14 22.22%
 Netherlands 2024 2024 1 1 0 0 100.00% 48 6 88.89%
Totals 2021 2024 9 4 0 5 44.44% 214 212 50.23%

Notes:

  • Table last updated 23 June 2024.
  • Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.

Players

The following players were named in the squads to play Ireland on 27 April 2024 and Netherlands on 22 June 2024.[5][6]
Tallies in the table include both matches.
Player Profiles are available on the Rugby League Wales website.

Player Age Pos. Club Test Matches
Debut Caps T G Pts
Leanne Burnell 31 Fullback, Scrum-half Cardiff Demons 2021 5 5 2 24
Brittony Price 31 Wing, Fullback Cardiff Demons 2022 5 4 0 16
Kathryn Salter 28 Centre, Fullback London Broncos 2021 9 2 20 48
Seren Gough-Walters 32 Centre Cardiff Demons 2021 4 3 0 12
Megan Whittaker — Wing, Stand-off Cardiff Demons 2024 1 0 0 0
Shaunni Davies 32 Scrum-half, Loose forward Cardiff Demons 2021 5 0 0 0
Rhi Parker 34 Stand-off, Scrum-half Cardiff Demons 2022 7 1 0 4
Amy Price 34 Prop, Hooker Cardiff Demons 2023 4 0 0 0
Jasmine Gibbons 22 Hooker, Centre Cardiff Demons 2023 4 0 0 0
Sara Jones 24 Prop Cardiff Demons 2021 7 0 0 0
Georgia Taylor 28 Second-row, Wing York Valkyrie 2023 4 2 0 8
Hannah Jones 30 Second-row, Centre Cardiff Demons 2023 4 1 0 4
Bethan Dainton 35 Loose forward, Second-row Leeds Rhinos 2022 5 3 0 12
Agnes Wood 24 Hooker Sheffield Eagles 2024 2 1 0 4
Katie Carr 22 Prop Cardiff Demons 2021 6 0 0 0
Ffion Jenkins 25 Loose forward Cardiff Demons 2023 4 0 0 0
Gracie Hobbs 22 Second-row Huddersfield Giants 2024 1 0 0 0
Lauren Aitken 37 Prop Cardiff Demons 2021 3 1 0 4
Ashlea Prescott 30 Centre Featherstone Rovers 2023 2 0 0 0
Lucia Davies — Wing Cardiff Demons 2024 1 0 0 0
Charlie Mundy 28 Second-row Cardiff Demons 2021 8 1 0 4
Kim Boaler 39 Second-row Cardiff Demons 2024 1 0 0 0
Chelcey Greasley 33 Centre Cardiff Demons — 0 0 0 0
Tara Finnegan 27 Prop Cardiff Demons — 0 0 0 0

Notes

  • Lucia Davies, Charlie Mundy, Kim Boaler, Chelcey Greasley, and Tara Finnegan were omitted from the squad to play Netherlands.
  • Lauren Aitken, Leanne Burnell, Seren Gough-Walters, Gracie Hobbs, and Megan Whittaker were added to the squad to play Netherlands.

Results

Full internationals

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Report(s)
25 Jun 2021  England
0–60
Test Match Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington [7] [8][9][10][11]
17 Oct 2021  Ireland
24–26
Test Match Stadiwm ZipWorld, Colwyn Bay [12][13] [14][15][16]
12 Jun 2022  England
6–32
Test Match Pandy Park, Crosskeys [17] [18][19]
19 Jun 2022  Italy
60–0
European Championship B Pandy Park, Crosskeys — [20]
8 Oct 2022  Ireland
44–4
Donnybrook, Dublin — [21]
29 Oct 2023  France
4–14
Test Match Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne [22] [23][24]
4 Nov 2023  England
0–60
 Test Match[a] Headingley Stadium, Leeds [26] [27]
27 Apr 2024  Ireland
28–10
2026 World Cup qualification Europe Group A Cardiff University Sports Fields [28] [29][30]
22 Jun 2024  Netherlands
48–6
Rugby Club Waterland, Purmerend [31] [2]
  1. ^ Part of a double-header with the Third Test of the men's series between England and Tonga.[25]

Upcoming Fixtures:

Other matches

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Report(s)
26 Oct 2019 Great Britain Teachers
6–30
Friendly The Gnoll, Neath [33] [34]
16 Nov 2019 England Lions
24–20
Friendly Pilkington Recs, Ruskin Drive, St Helens [35] [36]

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