Canada women's national rugby league team explained

Canada women's national rugby league team should not be confused with Canada women's national rugby union team.

The Canada women's national rugby league team, also known as the Canadian Ravens, represents Canada in international rugby league football tournaments.

Canada made their debut full international debut in the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup, winning one of their three pool matches and making the semi-finals of the six-team tournament.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The Ravens toured Serbia in September 2019, winning both matches.

In 2022, Canada hosted the United States of America in April 2022, met Ireland in late October and then in November played three matches in the postposed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup.

In September 2023, the Ravens travelled to Jamaica, winning both their matches in the Americas North Championships.

Canada will be attempting to qualify for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup.

Head to Head Records

Opponent							Win%			Share
align=left				1	0	0	1	0.00%	4	50	7.41%
align=left				2	1	0	1	50.00%	34	42	44.74%
align=left				2	0	0	2	0.00%	6	146	4.11%
align=left				2	2	0	0	100.00%	60	10	85.71%
align=left				3	3	0	0	100.00%	112	22	83.58%
align=left				1	0	0	1	0.00%	6	8	42.86%
align=left				1	0	0	1	0.00%	4	54	6.90%
align=left				1	1	0	0	100.00%	22	16	57.89%
align=left				1	1	0	0	100.00%	64	2	96.97%
align=left	Totals			14	8	0	6	57.14%	312	350	47.13%

Notes:

• Table last updated 12 November 2024.
• Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.

Current squad

The following players were selected in the Ravens' Americas North Championships extended squad.^[4]
Jersey numbers in the table reflect the team selection for the 9 November 2024 match against the United States.^[5] Those that missed selection had played in the 6 November 2924 match against the USA Pioneers (Reserves) team.^[6]

	Player	Domestic team		class=unsortable	Profile	Debut	Matches	Tries	Goals	Points
1	align=left	Lauren Mueller	align=left			Yes	2022	7	0	0	align=right	0
2	align=left	Brittany Jones	align=left	Alberta Broncos		Yes	2022	4	2	0	align=right	8
3	align=left	Petra Woods	align=left	Ontario Ospreys		Yes	2022	7	8	0	align=right	32
4	align=left	Candace Scholten	align=left	Ontario Ospreys		No	2022	3	2	0	align=right	8
5	align=left	Andie Girard	align=left	Ontario Ospreys		No	2024	1	0	0	align=right	0
6	align=left	Dani Franada	align=left	Alberta Broncos		Yes	2022	6	1	20	align=right	44
7	align=left	Ale Lewis	align=left	Alberta Broncos		No	2023	2	0	0	align=right	0
8	align=left	Sarah Maguire	align=left	Alberta Broncos		Yes	2022	7	2	0	align=right	8
9	align=left	Caitlin Sears	align=left			No	2024	1	1	3	align=right	10
10	align=left	Chantelle Crowl	align=left			Yes	2023	3	4	0	align=right	16
11	align=left	Gabrielle Hindley	align=left	BC Storm		Yes	2019	9	4	0	align=right	16
12	align=left	Maddy Aberg	align=left	Alberta Broncos		Yes	2022	7	2	2	align=right	12
13	align=left	Megan Pakulis	align=left			Yes	2017	11	8	0	align=right	32
14	align=left	Natalie Tam	align=left	Ontario Ospreys		Yes	2017	8	0	0	align=right	0
15	align=left	Rachel Choboter	align=left			Yes	2022	5	1	0	align=right	4
16	align=left	Tamisha Toussaint	align=left	Ontario Ospreys		No	2023	2	0	0	align=right	0
17	align=left	Eleta Mitton	align=left	Ontario Ospreys		No	2024	1	0	0	align=right	0
18	align=left	Ada Okonkwo	align=left	BC Storm		Yes	2022	7	0	0	align=right	0
19	align=left	Bethany Hofstetter	align=left	Ontario Ospreys		No		0	0	0	align=right	0
	align=left	Savannah Bacchus	align=left			No	2023	1	0	0	align=right	0
	align=left	Sara Canini	align=left	Ontario Ospreys		No		0	0	0	align=right	0
	align=left	Natasha Naismith	align=left	Ontario Ospreys		Yes	2019	5	2	6	align=right	20
	align=left	Fedelia Omoghan	align=left	Ontario Ospreys		No	2017	4	2	0	align=right	8
	align=left	Jessica Batemen	align=left	Alberta Broncos		No		0	0	0	align=right	0

Support Staff for the tournament are

• Coach: Mike Castle.

Notes:

• Fedelia Angeles played in the 2017 World Cup as Fedelia Omoghan.
• Ada Okonkwo-Dappa previously played as Ada Okonkwo.
• Chantelle Crowl previously played for England.

Results

Full internationals

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Video	Report(s)
16 Nov 2017					align=center	[7]
19 Nov 2017					align=center	[8]	align=center	[9]
22 Nov 2017					align=center	[10]
26 Nov 2017					align=center	[11]
14 Sep 2019	Serbia		2 Test Series	SC inge, Belgrade	align=center		align=center	[12] [13]
21 Sep 2019	Serbia			Makiš Stadium, Belgrade	align=center		align=center	[14] [15]
16 Apr 2022			Test Match		align=center	[16]	align=center	[17] [18]
25 Oct 2022			Test Match		align=center		align=center	[19]
1 Nov 2022					align=center	[20]	align=center	[21] [22]
5 Nov 2022					align=center	[23]	align=center	[24] [25]
9 Nov 2022					align=center	[26]	align=center	[27] [28]
25 Sep 2023			Americas North Championships		align=center	[29]	align=center	[30] [31]
27 Sep 2023					align=center	[32]
9 Nov 2024			2026 World Cup qualification Americas North Championships		align=center	[33]	align=center	[34]

Other Matches

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Video	Report(s)
6 Oct 2017			Warm-Up Match		align=center		align=center	[35]
8 Oct 2017			Warm-Up Match		align=center		align=center	[36]
10 Nov 2017	Queensland Nga Hau e Wha Māori		Warm-Up Match		align=center		align=center	[37]
6 Nov 2024	USA Pioneers		Americas North Championships		align=center	[38]	align=center

Nines

Date	Opponent	Score	Tournament	Venue	Video	Report(s)
23 Feb 2018					align=center	[39]	align=center	[40]
23 Feb 2018					align=center	[41]
24 Feb 2018					align=center	[42]	align=center	[43]
18 May 2019	Jamaica			Lamport Stadium, Toronto	align=center		align=center	[44]

Past squads

2017 World Cup

See main article: article and 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup squads.

Squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup:^[45] Maira Acevedo (British Columbia), Gillian Boag (British Columbia), Nina Bui (Ontario), Andrea Burk (British Columbia), Christina Burnham (British Columbia), Mackenzie Fane (Ontario), Kathleen Grudzinski (British Columbia), Janai Haupapa (Alberta), Michelle Helmeczi (Alberta), Natalie King (British Columbia), Kelcey Leavitt (Alberta), Mandy Marchak (British Columbia), Sabrina McDaid (Ontario), Wealtha Jade Menin Naglis (Alberta), Fedelia Omoghan (Ontario), Megan Pakulis (Ontario), Irene Patrinos (Ontario), Stevi Schnoor (British Columbia), Natasha Smith (British Columbia), Elizabeth Steele (Alberta), Natalie Tam (Ontario), Tiera Thomas-Reynolds (Ontario), Barbara Waddell (Forrestville Ferrets), and Petra Woods (Ontario).
The team was coached by Mike Castle.

Tour of Serbia

The following players participated in the two Test Match tour of Serbia in September 2019: Chantalle Bracken (Jersey number 11), Tanya Dordevic (12), Brittany Douglas (16), Sarah Duncan (6), MacKenzie Fane (13) (Captain), Jennifer Garford (10), Simran Gillar (17), Megean Gosselin (3), Gabrielle Hindley (15), Hailey Karoum (9), Krista Kent (8), Sabrina McDaid (2), Lea Milošević (4), Natasha Naismith (7), Kaila Pickering (1), Melissa Šešelja (5), and Ben Skinner (14).
The team was coached by Ben Fleming.^[46]

United States in April 2022

The following players participated in the Ravens' Test Match on Saturday, 16 April 2022.^[47]
Alanna Fittes, Brittany Jones, Ferris Sandboe, Candace Scholten, Petra Woods, Natasha Naismith, Sabrina McDaid, Kristy Sargent, Natalie Tam, Elizabeth Steele, Gabrielle Hindley, Sarah Maguire, Megan Pakulis, Christina Burnham, Ada Okonkwo, Demi Swann, and Zoey Siciliano.
The team was coached by Mike Castle.
The following players participated in a development, or "Select" team match that was held on 16 April 2022, prior to the Test Match.
Ashley Holt, Miriama Naibosali, Megan Buchanan, Savannah Bacchas, Brittany Douglas, Steph Hovdestad, Krista Kent, Alix Evans, Tamisha Toussaint, Maddy Aberg, Valerie Wideski, and Katie Grudzinski. There were four players that played in both the "Select" match and the Test match, namely: Brittany Jones, Zoey Siciliano, Demi Swann and Christina Burnham.

2021 World Cup

See main article: article and 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup squads.

Squad to the postponed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup held in November 2022:^{[48] [49]} Maddy Aberg (jersey number 14), Nina Bui (15), Rachel Choboter (16), Brittany Douglas (17), Alix Evans (18), Alanna Fittes (6), Dani Frananda (1), Karina Gauto (5), Gabrielle Hindley (11) (Captain), Brittany Jones (2), Sarah Maguire (12), Laura Mariu (10), Sabrina McDaid (7), Jade Menin (19), Lauren Mueller (20), Natasha Naismith (21), Ada Okonkwo (22), Megan Pakulis (13), Ferris Sandboe (3), Kristy Sargent (8), Zoey Siciliano (23), Elizabeth Steele (24), Natalie Tam (9), and Petra Woods (4).
The team was coached by Mike Castle.

2023 Americas North tournament in Jamaica

Squad for the 2023 Americas North tournament held in September 2023:^[50] Maddy Aberg (jersey number in game two, 4). Fedelia Angeles (Omoghan) (17), Savannah Bacchus (game one 14), Matilda Butler (game one 4). Rachel Choboter (12). Chantelle Crowl (11), Dani Franada (6), Erin Gawley (2), Gabrielle Hindley (9), Brittany Jones (game one 5), Ale Lewis (7), Ada Okonkwo-Dappa (16), Megan Pakulis (13), Sarah Maguire (10), Lauren Mueller (3), Ferris Sandboe (5), Elizabeth Steele (8), Natalie Tam (14), Tamisha Toussaint (15), and Petra Woods (1).
The team was coached by Mike Castle and managed by Katie Grudzinski.

See also

• Toronto Wolfpack
• Rugby league in Canada

Notes and References

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