Round 1
New Zealand (W) 22 def. Samoa (W) 20
| 2025 Women's Internationals Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/119672 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 19th October, 2025 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:35pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Belinda Sharpe | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Phil Henderson, Paki Parkinson (Huntly) | |||||||
| Sr. Review | Grant Atkins | |||||||
| Venue | Go Media (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 12,571 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 20 | |||||
| Penalties | 5 | – | 6 | |||||
| New Zealand (W) | Scoresheet | Samoa (W) | ||||||
| Mele HUFANGA | T | Sarina MASAGA | ||||||
| Shanice PARKER | Destiny MINO-SINAPATI | |||||||
| Ashleigh QUINLAN | Tavarna PAPALII | |||||||
| Alexis TAUANEAI | Shalom SAUASO | |||||||
| Patricia MALIEPO | 3/4 | G | 2/4 | Pauline PILIAE-RASABALE | ||||
| New Zealand (W) | Teams | Samoa (W) | ||||||
| Apii NICHOLLS-PUALAU [Warriors (W)] | 1 | FB | 1 | Jetaya FAIFUA [Wests Tigers (W)] | ||||
| Shanice PARKER [Newcastle (W)] | 2 | W | 2 | Jessica PATEA | ||||
| Abigail ROACHE [North QLD (W)] | 3 | C | 3 | Sarina MASAGA [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Mele HUFANGA [Brisbane (W)] | 4 | C | 4 | Lindsay TUI [Parramatta (W)] | ||||
| Tysha IKENASIO [Warriors (W)] | 5 | W | 5 | Destiny MINO-SINAPATI [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Patricia MALIEPO [Warriors (W)] | 6 | FE | 6 | Taliah FUIMAONO [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Raecene McGREGOR (c) [St Geo Illa (W)] | 7 | HB | 7 | Pauline PILIAE-RASABALE [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Angelina TEAKARAANGA-KATOA [Canterbury (W)] | 8 | FR | 8 | Annetta NU'UAUSALA (c) [Brisbane (W)] | ||||
| Brooke ANDERSON [Cronulla (W)] | 9 | HK | 9 | Destiny BRILL [Brisbane (W)] | ||||
| Brianna CLARK [Brisbane (W)] | 10 | FR | 10 | Eliza LOPAMAUA [Sydney (W)] | ||||
| Annessa BIDDLE [Cronulla (W)] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Ryvrr-Lee ALO [Parramatta (W)] | ||||
| Shakira BAKER [Warriors (W)] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Tavarna PAPALII | ||||
| Georgia HALE [Gold Coast (W)] | 13 | L | 13 | Sienna LOFIPO [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Ashleigh QUINLAN [Canterbury (W)] | 14 | B | 14 | Pihuka BERRYMAN-DUFF [Wests Tigers (W)] | ||||
| Otesa PULE [Sydney (W)] | 15 | B | 15 | Laikha CLARKE [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Alexis TAUANEAI [Canterbury (W)] | 16 | B | 16 | Ella-Jaye HARRISON-LEAUNOA | ||||
| Ivana LAUITIITI [Warriors (W)] | 17 | B | 17 | Shalom SAUASO [Brisbane (W)] | ||||
| Ricky HENRY | HC | Jamie SOWARD | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand (W)
- Previous Game:
- 2024 Women's Internationals - Final vs. Australia (W)
- Next Game:
- 2025 Women's Internationals - Round 3 vs. Australia (W)
- Out:
- Leianne Tufuga (wing), Gayle Broughton (five-eighth), Tyla King (halfback), Amber Hall (second row), Najvada George (bench)
- In:
- Tysha Ikenasio (wing), Patricia Maliepo (five-eighth), Raecene McGregor (halfback), Shakira Baker (second row), Ivana Lauitiiti (bench)
- Changes:
- Alexis Tauaneai (front row to bench), Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa (bench to front row)
Samoa (W)
- Previous Game:
- 2024 Women's Internationals - Promotion Final vs. Papua New Guinea (W)
- Next Game:
- 2025 Women's Internationals - Round 2 vs. Australia (W)
- Out:
- Mercedez Taulelei-Siala (wing), Simone Karpani (front row), Monalisa Soliola (second row), Evah McEwen (second row), Christian Pio (lock), Jasmine Fogavini (bench), Viena Tinao (bench), Claudia Brown (bench)
- In:
- Destiny Mino-Sinapati (wing), Taliah Fuimaono (five-eighth), Destiny Brill (hooker), Eliza Lopamaua (front row), Ryvrr-Lee Alo (second row), Laikha Clarke (bench), Shalom Sauaso (bench)
- Changes:
- Tavarna Papalii (five-eighth to second row), Sienna Lofipo (hooker to lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Tim Costello
Sources:Official League Website
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