2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup


The 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup was the fifth staging of the Women's Rugby League World Cup and was held in Australia between 16 November and 2 December 2017. Pool and semi-final matches was held at Southern Cross Group Stadium in Sydney, with the final held at Brisbane Stadium. The final was played as a double-header with the men's final.

Teams

TeamNicknameCoachCaptain
AustraliaJillaroosBrad DonaldRenae Kunst
CanadaRavensMike CastleMandy Marchak
Cook IslandsMoanaIan Bourke
EnglandLionessesChris ChapmanAndrea Dobson
New ZealandKiwi FernsTony BensonLaura Mariu
Papua New GuineaPNG OrchidsDennis MiallCathy Neap

Pre-tournament matches

Before the World Cup it was announced that France would host England in two tests in Perpignan, and Papua New Guinea would host Australia in Port Moresby.

Squads

Venues

All the matches were played at Endeavour Field in Sydney, with the exception of the final which was played in the larger Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane.

Pool stage

The two pools feature three teams each. The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the semi-finals. Pool play will involve a round robin with an additional inter-pool game for each team so all teams will play three pool games.
Key to colours in pool tables
Advance to the semi-finals

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Australia33001844+1806
England31025268-162
Cook Islands310226150-1242

Australia v. Cook Islands

Australia v. England

England v. Cook Islands

Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
New Zealand33001644+1606
Canada310226146-1202
Papua New Guinea30031696-800

New Zealand v. Canada

Papua New Guinea v. Canada

New Zealand v. Papua New Guinea

Inter-pool matches

England v. Papua New Guinea

New Zealand v. Cook Islands

Australia v. Canada

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final: Australia v New Zealand

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