2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup squads explained

See main article: article and 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup. This article lists the official squads for the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.

Pool A

Australia

Head coach: Brad Donald^[1] ^[2]

Age	Club	State	Played	Tries	Goals	FG	Points
26		NSW	align=right	5	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	4
31	Wallabies Gladstone	QLD	align=right	3	align=right	3	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	16
35		QLD	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	0
24	Beerwah Bulldogs	QLD	align=right	4	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	0
26	Brothers Ipswich	QLD	align=right	5	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	4
27	Brothers Ipswich	QLD	align=right	5	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	12
28		QLD	align=right	4	align=right	6	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	24
21		NSW	align=right	4	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	12
24		QLD	align=right	3	align=right	4	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	16
35		QLD	align=right	4	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	8
21	North Newcastle	NSW	align=right	4	align=right	6	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	24
35		QLD	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	0
23		NSW	align=right	4	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	8
20	North Newcastle	NSW	align=right	4	align=right	4	align=right	14	align=right	1	align=right	45
33		NSW	align=right	4	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	4
28		NSW	align=right	3	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	8
35		NSW	align=right	4	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	8
23		NSW	align=right	3	align=right	1	align=right	12	align=right	0	align=right	28
23		NSW	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	0
20		QLD	align=right	3	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	12
32	Greenacre Tigers	NSW	align=right	4	align=right	5	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	20
23		NT	align=right	3	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	12
35	North Newcastle	NSW	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	0

Sam Bremner (Helensburgh Tiger Lillies, NSW) was selected but did not play due to injury.

Cook Islands

Head coach: Ian Bourke^[3] ^[4]

Name	Residence	Played	T	G	FG	Points
Danielle Apaiana	Auckland	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Katelyn Arona	Christchurch	align=right	3	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
Kiritapu Demant	Auckland	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Kaylen Ikitule	Auckland	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Chantelle Inangaro Schofield	Cook Islands	align=right	3	align=right	1	align=right	3	align=right	align=right	10
Urshla Kere	Brisbane	align=right	1-2	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Beniamina Koiatu	Auckland	align=right	2-3	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
Inangaro Maraeara	Sydney	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
	Tokorua	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Te Amohaere Ngata-Aerengamate	Counties-Manukau	align=right	3	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
	Counties-Manukau	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Manea Poa-Maoate	Wellington	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Josina Singapu	Gold Coast	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Cecelia Strickland	Perth	align=right	2	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
Natalee Tagavaitau	Auckland	align=right	1-2	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Samaria Taia	Sydney	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
	Sydney	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Crystal George Tamarua	Auckland	align=right	2-3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Karol-Ann Tanevesi	Sydney	align=right	1-2	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Lydia Turua-Quedley	Melbourne	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Eliza Wilson	Auckland	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Stephanie Wilson	Sydney	align=right	1-2	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0

Ruahei Demant (Auckland, NZ) was selected but did not play.

England

Head coach: Chris Chapman^[5] ^[6]

Name	Age	Played	Tries	Goals	FG	Points
Charlotte Booth		align=right	3	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	8
Danielle Bound		align=right	4	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
Kayleigh Bulman		align=right	1	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
Jessica Courtman		align=right	4	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Chantelle Crowl	24	align=right	4	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
	25	align=right	4	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Andrea Dobson		align=right	4	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Sarah Dunn		align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
	26	align=right	4	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Claire Garner		align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	2	align=right	align=right	4
Faye Gaskin	25	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
	28	align=right	4	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	8
Katherine Hepworth		align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Shona Hoyle	24	align=right	4	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
Kirsty Moroney		align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
	33	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
	26	align=right	4	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Emma Slowe		align=right	4	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
	24	align=right	4	align=right	2	align=right	4	align=right	align=right	16
Beth Sutcliffe		align=right	4	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
Jenny Welsby		align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0

Rachel Thompson (Thatto Heath - St Helens), Rhiannon Marshall (Featherstone Rovers) and Stacey White (Bradford Bulls) were selected in the squad but did not play in the tournament

Pool B

Canada

Head coach: Mike Castle^[7] ^[8]

Name	Age	Province	Position(s)	Played	T	G	Points
Maira Acevedo	21	British Columbia	Half, Centre	3	0	0	align=right	0
Gillian Boag	22	British Columbia	Prop	3	0	0	align=right	0
Nina Bui	30	Ontario	Fullback, Hooker	3	0	0	align=right	0
	35	British Columbia	Second Row	3	0	0	align=right	0
Christina Burnham	29	British Columbia	Hooker	3	0	0	align=right	0
Mackenzie Fane	24	Ontario	Prop	3	0	0	align=right	0
Kathleen Grudzinski	33	Alberta	Prop	2	0	0	align=right	0
	21	Alberta	Centre	2-3	0	0	align=right	0
Michelle Helmeczi	32	Alberta	Halfback	2	0	0	align=right	0
Kathleen Keller	29	Quebec	Second Row	3	0	0	align=right	0
Natalie King	33	British Columbia	Prop	1	0	0	align=right	0
Kelcey Leavitt	25	Alberta	Wing	2	0	0	align=right	0
	32	Manitoba	Lock	4	0	0	align=right	0
Sabrina McDaid	23	Ontario	Halfback	3	1	1	align=right	6
Wealtha-Jade Naglis	25	Alberta	Prop	3	0	0	align=right	0
Fedelia Omoghan	25	Ontario	Prop	1-2	0	0	align=right	0
Megan Pakulis	21	Ontario	Second Row	4	1	0	align=right	4
Irene Patrinos	24	Ontario	Fullback, Wing	4	0	2	align=right	4
	22	British Columbia	Half	4	0	0	align=right	0
	26	Ontario	Centre	3	4	0	align=right	16
Elizabeth Steele	24	Alberta	Prop	3	0	0	align=right	0
Natalie Tam	20	Ontario	Hooker	2	0	0	align=right	0
Tiera Thomas-Reynolds	28	Ontario	Wing	2-3	0	0	align=right	0
Barbara Waddell	29	New South Wales	Hooker	3	0	0	align=right	0

Petra Woods (Ontario) was selected but did not play in the tournament.

New Zealand

Head coach: Tony Benson^[9] ^[10] ^[11]

Name	Age	Club	Regional Team	Played	Tries	Goals	FG	Points
	26			align=right	2	align=right	1	align=right	1	align=right	align=right	6
	20	Papakura Sisters		align=right	5	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
	31	Richmond Roses		align=right	4	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	12
	25			align=right	4	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	8
	23			align=right	4	align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	12
	24			align=right	2	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
Georgia Hale (vc)	22	Richmond Roses		align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
	36	Papakura Sisters		align=right	4	align=right	13	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	52
Sharlene Johnson	40	Richmond Roses		align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
	26			align=right	4	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	8
Bunty Kuruwaka-Crowe		Papanui Tigers		align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
Laura Mariu (c)	36	Papakura Sisters		align=right	4	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
	25			align=right	5	align=right	4	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	16
	25		New South Wales	align=right	5	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
	20	Greenacre Tigers	New South Wales	align=right	3	align=right	4	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	16
	24	Papakura Sisters		align=right	4	align=right	5	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	20
	29			align=right	4	align=right	0	align=right	23	align=right	align=right	46
	24			align=right	4	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
	22	Marist Sisters		align=right	2	align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	4
	34	Papakura Sisters		align=right	4	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	8
	23	Papakura Sisters		align=right	1	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
	32			align=right	4	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
	26			align=right	3	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	0
	28	Papakura Sisters		align=right	5	align=right	2	align=right	0	align=right	align=right	8

Papua New Guinea

Head coach: Dennis Miall^[12] ^[13]

Elvina Aaron (Southern)
Helen Abau (Southern)
Delilah Ahose (Southern)
Della Audama (Southern)
Akosita Baru (Northern)
Christie Bulhage (Highlands)
Brenda Goro (Southern)
Carol Humeu (Southern)
Shirley Joe (Northern)
Martha Karl (Northern)
Gloria Kaupa (Highlands)
Naomi Kaupa (Southern)
Amelia Kuk (Brothers Ipswich, QLD)
Joan Kuman (Southern)
Grace Mark (Northern)
Mala Mark (Highlands)
Janet Michael (Southern)
Cathy Neap (C) (Southern)
Anne Ouifa (Highlands)
Vanessa Palme (Southern)
Fay Sogave (Higlands)
Jazmyn Taumafai (Caboolture Sharks, QLD)
Vero Waula (Southern)
Maima Wei (Southern)

Notes and References

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