Match - Saturday 7 November, 2026
New Zealand (W) 32 def. Samoa (W) 0
| 2026 Women's Internationals | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/120728 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 7th November, 2026 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 5:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tara Jones | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Karra-Lee Nolan, Tori Wilkie | |||||||
| Video Ref | Todd Smith | |||||||
| Venue | McD. Jones (Newcastle-Maitland) | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Stacey Waaka | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 0 | |||||
| Penalties | 4 | – | 6 | |||||
| New Zealand (W) | Scoresheet | Samoa (W) | ||||||
| Stacey WAAKA | 3 | T | ||||||
| Kaiyah ATAI | ||||||||
| Mele HUFANGA | ||||||||
| Raecene McGREGOR | ||||||||
| Mackenzie WIKI | ||||||||
| Chantay KIRIA-RATU | 2/7 | G | ||||||
| New Zealand (W) | Teams | Samoa (W) | ||||||
| Apii NICHOLLS-PUALAU [Warriors (W)] | 1 | FB | 1 | Destiny MINO-SINAPATI [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Leianne TUFUGA [Canberra (W)] | 2 | W | 2 | Mercedez TAULELEI-SIALA [Newcastle (W)] | ||||
| Mele HUFANGA [Warriors (W)] | 3 | C | 3 | Monica TAGOAI [Canterbury (W)] | ||||
| Stacey WAAKA [Warriors (W)] | 4 | C | 4 | Tyra EKEPATI [St Geo Illa (W)] | ||||
| Mackenzie WIKI [Canberra (W)] | 5 | W | 19 | Anastasia LEATUPUE | ||||
| Chantay KIRIA-RATU [Cronulla (W)] | 6 | FE | 6 | Evania ISA'AKO (c) [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Raecene McGREGOR (c) [Wests Tigers (W)] | 7 | HB | 7 | Pauline PILIAE-RASABALE [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Alexis TAUANEAI [Canterbury (W)] | 8 | FR | 8 | Annetta NU'UAUSALA [Warriors (W)] | ||||
| Georgia HALE [Gold Coast (W)] | 9 | HK | 9 | Mary-Jane TAITO [Canterbury (W)] | ||||
| Otesa PULE [Sydney (W)] | 10 | FR | 10 | Laikha CLARKE [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Shaniece MONSCHAU [Wests Tigers (W)] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Leilani WILSON [Canterbury (W)] | ||||
| Kaiyah ATAI [Warriors (W)] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Ivana LOLESIO [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Angelina TEAKARAANGA-KATOA [Canterbury (W)] | 13 | L | 13 | Fanua RIMONI [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Ashleigh QUINLAN [Canterbury (W)] | 14 | B | 14 | Tavarna PAPALII [Brisbane (W)] | ||||
| Annessa BIDDLE [Cronulla (W)] | 15 | B | 15 | Christabelle ONESEMO [Warriors (W)] | ||||
| Shannon MATO [Brisbane (W)] | 16 | B | 16 | Jasmine FOGAVINI [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Ivana LAUITIITI [Warriors (W)] | 17 | B | 17 | Christian PIO [Wests Tigers (W)] | ||||
| Ricky HENRY | HC | Frank PRITCHARD | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand (W)
- Previous Game:
- 2026 Women's Internationals - Standalone vs. Papua New Guinea (W)
- Next Game:
- 2026 Women's World Cup - Final vs. Australia (W)
- Out:
- Abigail Roache (centre), Zahara Temara (five-eighth), Brooke Anderson (bench)
- In:
- Mele Hufanga (centre), Chantay Kiria-Ratu (five-eighth), Annessa Biddle (bench)
- Changes:
- Shannon Mato (front row to bench), Otesa Pule (bench to front row)
Samoa (W)
- Previous Game:
- 2026 Women's Internationals - Standalone vs. England (W)
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Freedom Crichton Ropati (wing), Jetaya Faifua (bench), Jaydika Tafua (bench)
- In:
- Anastasia Leatupue (wing), Jasmine Fogavini (bench), Christian Pio (bench)
- Changes:
- Tavarna Papalii (lock to bench), Fanua Rimoni (bench to lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Tim Costello, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio
Sources:Official League Website
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