NZ Women's Rugby League
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Women's Rugby League is the female-only version of the game
rugby league. At International level New Zealand, Australia, France
and Great Britain compete regularly with a Women's Rugby League
World Cup held three times since being established in 2000.
The current coach is Lynley Tierney-Mani.
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Kiwi Ferns celebrate their 2008 World Cup win
Womens World Cup
The New Zealand team, known as the Kiwi Ferns have won the
Women's World Cup all three times since the tournament began in
2000. The first competition was in Great Britain,
the second in New Zealand and the third in
Australia.
In the 2005 World Cup tournament in New Zealand, teams from New
Zealand, Australia, Great Britain, Tokelau, Tonga, Cook Islands,
Niue, Samoa, and New Zealand Maori competed for the title which was
eventually taken out by the Kiwi Ferns. New Zealand went through
the tournament unbeaten with only four points against.
In the 2008 World Cup tournament, in Australia, teams from
Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Samoa, Tonga, Pacific
Islands, France and Russia participated. The
next tournament will be held in 2013. New Zealand won the 2008
World Cup defeating Australia 34 - nil at Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane.