Canada women's national rugby league team

The Canada national women's rugby league team, also known as the Canadian Ravens represents Canada in international rugby league football tournaments. Canada have qualified for, and will be competing in the 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup (to be held in November 2022 following a delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic) and the 2025 Women's Rugby League World Cup. Canada previously competed in the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[1][2][3]

For the men's team, see Canada national rugby league team.
Not to be confused with Canada women's national rugby union team.

Canada
Team information
NicknameRavens
Governing bodyCanada Rugby League
RegionThe Americas
Head coachMike Castle
CaptainGabrielle Hindley
Most capsSabrina McDaid (10)
Top try-scorerPetra Woods (5)
Megan Pakulis (5)
Home stadiumLamport Stadium
IRL ranking6th
Uniforms
First colours
Second colours
Team results
First international
Canada 4 — 50 New Zealand 
(Sydney, Australia, 16 November 2017)
Biggest win
Canada 42 — 10 United States 
(Burnaby, Canada, 16 April 2022)
Biggest defeat
Canada 0 — 88 Australia 
(Belgrade, Serbia, 14 September November 2019)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first time in 2017)
Best resultSemi-finalist (2017)

Current squad

The following players were selected in the Ravens' World Cup Squad. The team will be coached by Mike Castle.[4][5]
Tallies in the table include the Round 3 match against Brazil.

J# Player Province Position Profile Debut Matches Tries Goals Points
14Maddy Aberg British ColumbiaCentre, WingWC20224104
15Nina Bui OntarioFullback, HookerWC20175000
16Rachel Choboter British ColumbiaHookerWC20222000
17Brittany Douglas OntarioFullbackWC20194000
1Dani Frananda AlbertainterchangeWC202230612
18Alix Evans AlbertaHookerWC20222000
6Alanna Fittes AlbertaFullbackWC20223104
5Karina Gauto AlbertaWing, CentreWC20223000
11Gabrielle Hindley British ColumbiaSecond-rowWC201963012
2Brittany Jones AlbertaWingWC20222208
12Sarah Maguire OntarioSecond-rowWC20224104
10Laura Mariu New ZealandStand-off, Scrum-halfWC20224000
7Sabrina McDaid OntarioHalfbackWC2017102620
19Jade Menin AlbertaPropWC20223000
20Lauren Mueller EnglandWingWC20224000
21Natasha Naismith OntarioFive-eighthWC201952620
22Ada Okonkwo British ColumbiaPropWC20225000
13Megan Pakulis OntarioLockWC201785020
3Ferris Sandboe AlbertaCentreWC20224104
8Kristy Sargent AlbertaPropWC20224000
23Zoey Siciliano OntarioPropWC20223104
24Elizabeth Steele AlbertaPropWC20178000
9Natalie Tam OntarioHookerWC20175000
4Petra Woods OntarioWingWC202245020

Support Staff for the tournament are

  • Coach: Mike Castle.
  • Assistant coaches: Ben Hickey, Stevi Schnoor, Darryl Fisher.
  • Team Manager: Katie Grudzinski

Notes:

  • Laura Mariu played for New Zealand Kiwi Ferns from 2000 to 2018 including all five previous World Cups. Mariu qualifies to play for Canada through her mother.[5] Kiwi Ferns records are incomplete for the period from 2002 to 2010, with full line-ups known for only 8 of 18 matches. Mariu's record from known appearances is at least 24 caps, with nine tries and 25 goals, including 10 goals in a match, against the Pacific Islands in the 2008 World Cup.

Results

Full internationals
DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueVideoReport(s)
16 Nov 2017 New Zealand
4–50
2017 WRLWC Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney[6]
19 Nov 2017 Papua New Guinea
22–8
[7][8]
22 Nov 2017 Australia
0–88
[9]
26 Nov 2017 Australia
6–58
[10]
14 Sep 2019 Serbia
34–6
2 Test Series SC inge, Belgrade—[11][12]
21 Sep 2019 Serbia
26–4
Makiš Stadium, Belgrade—[13][14]
16 Apr 2022 United States
42–10
Test Match Burnaby Lake Regional Park[15][16][17]
25 Oct 2022 Ireland
6–8
Test Match Orrell St James Rugby League Club, Wigan—[18]
1 Nov 2022 Papua New Guinea
12–34
2021 World Cup Headingley Stadium, Leeds[19][20][21]
5 Nov 2022 England
4–54
DW Stadium, Wigan[22][23][24]
9 Nov 2022 Brazil
22–16
Headingley Stadium, Leeds[25][26][27]

Warm-Up Matches
DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueReport(s)
6 Oct 2017 Corrimal Cougars
26–20
Warm-Up Match King George Park, Richmond, British Columbia[28]
8 Oct 2017 Corrimal Cougars
18–20
Warm-Up Match King George Park, Richmond, British Columbia[29]
10 Nov 2017 Queensland Nga Hau e Wha Māori
12–38
Warm-Up Match Owen Park, Southport, Queensland[30]

Nines
DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueVideoReport(s)
23 Feb 2018 Tonga
4–8
2018 Commonwealth Championship Dolphin Stadium, Brisbane[31][32]
23 Feb 2018 Cook Islands
12–20
[33]
24 Feb 2018 Fiji
16–12
[34][35]
18 May 2019 Jamaica
26–0
Americas 9s Lamport Stadium, Toronto—[36]

Past squads

2017 World Cup
Main article: 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup squads

Squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup:[37] 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.[38]

United States in April 2022

The following players participated in the Ravens' Test Match on Saturday, 16 April 2022.[39]
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.

See also

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