New Zealand Māori women's rugby league team

New Zealand Māori
Team information
Governing bodyNew Zealand Māori Rugby League
Head coachKeith Hanley
CaptainCorban McGregor
Team results
First international
Māori 4–34 Great Britain 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 1998)
Biggest win
Māori 44–0 Niue
(North Harbour Stadium, Albany; 2003)
Biggest defeat
Māori 0–58 New Zealand 
(North Harbour Stadium, Albany; 2003)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first time in 2003)
Best resultRunners-Up

New Zealand Māori women’s rugby league team, also known as Wahine Toa, is a rugby league representative side made up of New Zealand Māori players. The side represents the New Zealand Māori Rugby league. The team has competed in international competition, including Test Matches and the 2003 World Cup. Since 2018 the team has competed in an annual All Stars match, against the Australian Indigenous women’s rugby league team.

Current squad

The following players played in the 15 February 2025 match against the Indigenous All Stars.[1][2] All twenty players spent time on the field during the game.
Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, 16 February 2025.

J# Player Age Position(s) Māori All Stars NRLW Other Reps
Dbt M T G F Pts 2025 Club CM TM T G F Pts
1 Shanice Parker 26 Fullback 2021 4 2 0 0 8 Knights 28 33 8 0 0 32 8 1 1 2
2 Zali Fay 24 Wing 2021 4 2 0 0 8 Eels 24 24 6 0 0 24 1
3 Jasmin Strange 22 Centre 2023 3 2 0 0 8 Roosters 12 23 6 0 0 24 2
4 Annessa Biddle 21 Centre 2024 2 0 0 0 0 Sharks 19 19 6 0 0 24 5
5 Lilly-Ann White 19 Wing 2025 1 1 0 0 4 Knights 5 5 3 0 0 12 —
6 Ashleigh Quinlan 30 Five-eighth 2023 3 0 0 0 0 Bulldogs 0 23 4 0 0 16 5 1
7 Raecene McGregor 27 Halfback 2020 5 2 3 0 14 Dragons 21 41 1 33 0 70 16
8 Shannon Mato 26 Prop 2021 5 0 0 0 0 Titans 27 31 3 0 0 12 8 8
9 Chanté Temara 23 Hooker 2024 2 1 0 0 4 Raiders 18 21 1 0 0 4 1
10 Rima Butler 27 Prop 2024 2 0 0 0 0 Roosters 0 20 3 0 0 12 2
11 Tiana Raftstrand-Smith 21 Second-row 2022 4 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 16 27 7 1 0 30 2 2
12 Najvada George 25 Second-row 2025 1 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 0 27 0 0 0 0 6 2 1
13 Kennedy Cherrington 26 Lock 2021 4 0 0 0 0 Eels 23 27 5 0 0 20 6 3 2 1
14 Rueben Cherrington 21 Hooker, Lock 2025 1 0 0 0 0 Eels 12 12 1 0 0 4 1 1
15 Harata Butler 31 Prop 2020 3 0 0 0 0 Warriors 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 1
16 Laikha Clarke 23 Prop 2023 2 1 0 0 4 Titans 19 19 2 0 0 8 2 1
17 Tyla King 30 Halfback, Five-eighth 2025 1 0 0 0 0 Dragons 13 13 3 4 0 20 3
18 Kerehitina Matua 25 Second-row 2019 4 1 0 0 4 Raiders 16 16 2 0 0 8 5
19 Taneisha Gray 19 Second-row 2025 1 0 0 0 0 Roosters 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
20 Pauline Suli-Ruka 18 Second-row 2025 1 0 0 0 0 Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 —

Results

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Ref.
16 August 1998  Great Britain
4–34
Tour Match Auckland — [3]
Oct 2002  New Zealand
10–36
Test Match — [4]
8 August 2003  Australia
14–20
Test Match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane — [5]
28 September 2003  Australia
24–28
2003 WRLWC North Harbour Stadium — [6][7]
30 September 2003 Niue
44–0
— [8][7]
4 October 2003  Great Britain
10–8
— [9][7]
8 October 2003  Cook Islands
46–0
— [10][7]
10 October 2003  Australia
12–4
— [11][7]
12 October 2003  New Zealand
0–58
— [7]
1 July 2006  New Zealand
12–50
Test Match Rotorua International Stadium — [4]
31 October 2007  Australia
16–20
2 Test Series Rotorua International Stadium — [12] [13]
3 November 2007  Australia
20–4
—
16 September 2009  Australia
18–14
Test Match — [14]
4 November 2017  New Zealand
12–32
Warm-up Match Waikato Stadium, Hamilton — [15][4]
15 February 2019 Indigenous All Stars
8–4
All Stars Match AAMI Park [16] [17]
22 February 2020 Indigenous All Stars
4–10
All Stars Match Cbus Super Stadium [18] [19]
20 February 2021 Indigenous All Stars
24–0
All Stars Match Queensland Country Bank Stadium [20] [21]
12 February 2022 Indigenous All Stars
8–18
All Stars Match CommBank Stadium [22] [23][24]
11 February 2023 Indigenous All Stars
16–12
All Stars Match Rotorua International Stadium [25][26] [27]
16 February 2024 Indigenous All Stars
4–26
All Stars Match Queensland Country Bank Stadium [28] [29][30]
15 February 2025 Indigenous All Stars
18–20
All Stars Match CommBank Stadium [31] [32][33]

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Lionesses band together". Daily Telegraph. 17 August 1998. p. 31.
  4. ^ a b c "Kiwi Ferns – Past Results". NZRL. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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  8. ^ "SPORT details". Daily Telegraph. 1 October 2003. p. 82.
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