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.
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Teams
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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 (Southern Cross Group Stadium) 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.
Pool A
Australia v. Cook Islands
Australia v. England
England v. Cook Islands
Pool B
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
Final: Australia v New Zealand
Try scorers
- 13
- Honey Hireme
- 6
- Karina Brown
- Isabelle Kelly
- 5
- Krystal Murray
- Elianna Walton
- 4
- Vanessa Foliaki
- Lilieta Maumau
- Natasha Smith
- Caitlyn Moran
- Raecene McGregor
- 3
- 2
- 1
Broadcasting
See also
- Women's rugby league
References
External links
- Official website
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