Match - Friday 30 October, 2026
England (W) 6 lost to Samoa (W) 24
| 2026 Women's Internationals | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/120724 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 30th October, 2026 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 5:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Chris Kendall | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Dillan Wells, Karra-Lee Nolan | |||||||
| Video Ref | Adam Gee | |||||||
| Venue | WIN (Wollongong) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,966 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Freedom Crichton Ropati | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 5 | – | 5 | |||||
| England (W) | Scoresheet | Samoa (W) | ||||||
| Evie COUSINS | T | 3 | Freedom CRICHTON ROPATI | |||||
| Fanua RIMONI | ||||||||
| Mercedez TAULELEI-SIALA | ||||||||
| Isabel ROWE | 1/1 | G | 2/6 | Pauline PILIAE-RASABALE | ||||
| England (W) | Teams | Samoa (W) | ||||||
| Fran GOLDTHORP [North QLD (W)] | 1 | FB | 1 | Destiny MINO-SINAPATI [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Anna DAVIES [Wigan (W)] | 2 | W | 2 | Mercedez TAULELEI-SIALA [Newcastle (W)] | ||||
| Georgia WILSON [Wigan (W)] | 3 | C | 3 | Monica TAGOAI [Canterbury (W)] | ||||
| Connie BOYD [Leeds (W)] | 4 | C | 4 | Tyra EKEPATI [St Geo Illa (W)] | ||||
| Evie COUSINS [Leeds (W)] | 20 | W | 5 | Freedom CRICHTON ROPATI [Parramatta (W)] | ||||
| Isabel ROWE [Wigan (W)] | 6 | FE | 6 | Evania ISA'AKO (c) [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Georgia ROCHE [Newcastle (W)] | 7 | HB | 7 | Pauline PILIAE-RASABALE [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Mary COLEMAN [Wigan (W)] | 8 | FR | 8 | Annetta NU'UAUSALA [Warriors (W)] | ||||
| Keara BENNETT [Leeds (W)] | 9 | HK | 9 | Mary-Jane TAITO [Canterbury (W)] | ||||
| Liv WOOD [York (W)] | 10 | FR | 10 | Laikha CLARKE [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Lucy MURRAY [Leeds (W)] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Leilani WILSON [Canterbury (W)] | ||||
| Hollie-Mae DODD [Canberra (W)] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Ivana LOLESIO [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Megan WILLIAMS [Wigan (W)] | 13 | L | 13 | Tavarna PAPALII [Brisbane (W)] | ||||
| Jodie CUNNINGHAM (c) [St Helens (W)] | 14 | B | 14 | Jetaya FAIFUA [Wests Tigers (W)] | ||||
| Vicky WHITFIELD [St Helens (W)] | 15 | B | 15 | Fanua RIMONI [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Hope MILLARD [Canterbury (W)] | 16 | B | 16 | Jaydika TAFUA [Cronulla (W)] | ||||
| Lucie SAMS [Wigan (W)] | 17 | B | 17 | Christabelle ONESEMO [Warriors (W)] | ||||
| Stuart BARROW | HC | Frank PRITCHARD | ||||||
Team Info
England (W)
- Previous Game:
- 2026 Women's Internationals - Standalone vs. Australia (W)
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Molly Jones (centre), Amelia Brown (wing), Jenna Foubister (halfback), Eva Hunter (second row)
- In:
- Georgia Wilson (centre), Evie Cousins (wing), Mary Coleman (front row), Hope Millard (bench)
- Changes:
- Hollie-Mae Dodd (front row to second row), Georgia Roche (bench to halfback)
Samoa (W)
- Previous Game:
- 2026 Women's Internationals - Standalone vs. Wales (W)
- Next Game:
- 2026 Women's Internationals - vs. New Zealand (W)
- Out:
- Amber Hall (bench)
- In:
- Jaydika Tafua (bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Tim Costello, Shawn Dollin
Sources:Official League Website
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