Round 1
New Zealand (W) 28 def. Tonga (W) 10
| 2023 Women's Internationals Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/58438 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 21st October, 2023 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Wyatt Raymond | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Peter Gough, Paki Parkinson (Huntly) | |||||||
| Sr. Review | Adam Gee | |||||||
| Venue | Eden Park (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 3 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 4 | – | 4 | |||||
| New Zealand (W) | Scoresheet | Tonga (W) | ||||||
| Abigail ROACHE | 3 | T | 2 | Tiana PENITANI-GRAY | ||||
| Annessa BIDDLE | ||||||||
| Mele HUFANGA | ||||||||
| Amelia PASIKALA | ||||||||
| Raecene McGREGOR | 2/6 | G | 1/2 | Haylee HIFO | ||||
| OFF | Ilaisaane TAUFA | |||||||
| New Zealand (W) | Teams | Tonga (W) | ||||||
| Shanice PARKER [Newcastle (W)] | 1 | FB | 1 | Langi VEAINU | ||||
| Cheyelle ROBINS-RETI [Canberra (W)] | 2 | W | 2 | Lavinia TAUHALALIKU | ||||
| Mele HUFANGA [Brisbane (W)] | 3 | C | 3 | China POLATA [North QLD (W)] | ||||
| Abigail ROACHE [Newcastle (W)] | 4 | C | 4 | Litia FUSI | ||||
| Leianne TUFUGA [Wests Tigers (W)] | 5 | W | 5 | Haylee HIFO | ||||
| Tyla KING [St Geo Illa (W)] | 6 | FE | 6 | Cassey TOHI-HIKU [Parramatta (W)] | ||||
| Raecene McGREGOR (c) [St Geo Illa (W)] | 7 | HB | 7 | Tiana PENITANI-GRAY (c) [Cronulla (W)] | ||||
| Mya HILL-MOANA [Sydney (W)] | 8 | FR | 8 | Folau VAKI [Wests Tigers (W)] | ||||
| Brooke ANDERSON [Cronulla (W)] | 9 | HK | 14 | Jade FONUA [Parramatta (W)] | ||||
| Angelina TEAKARAANGA-KATOA [St Geo Illa (W)] | 10 | FR | 10 | Tegan DYMOCK [Cronulla (W)] | ||||
| Otesa PULE [Sydney (W)] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Amelia HUAKAU [Parramatta (W)] | ||||
| Annessa BIDDLE [Cronulla (W)] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Vanessa FOLIAKI [Cronulla (W)] | ||||
| Georgia HALE (c) [Gold Coast (W)/Leeds (W)] | 13 | L | 13 | Dannii PERESE [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Capri PAEKAU [Parramatta (W)] | 14 | B | 9 | Shirley MAILANGI | ||||
| Najvada GEORGE [Wests Tigers (W)] | 15 | B | 15 | Natasha PENITANI | ||||
| Amelia PASIKALA [Sydney (W)] | 16 | B | 16 | Ilaisaane TAUFA | ||||
| Tiana DAVISON [Newcastle (W)] | 17 | B | 17 | Shannon MURU [Parramatta (W)] | ||||
| Jasmine FOGAVINI [Brisbane (W)] | 18 | B | ||||||
| Ricky HENRY | HC | Kelvin WRIGHT | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand (W)
- Previous Game:
- 2023 Women's Internationals - Game 1 vs. Australia (W)
- Next Game:
- 2023 Women's Internationals - Round 1 vs. Australia (W)
- Out:
- Apii Nicholls-Pualau (fullback), Ashleigh Quinlan (five-eighth), Laishon Albert-Jones (second row)
- In:
- Cheyelle Robins-Reti (wing), Abigail Roache (centre), Capri Paekau (bench), Tiana Davison (bench)
- Changes:
- Annessa Biddle (wing to second row), Shanice Parker (centre to fullback), Tyla King (bench to five-eighth)
Tonga (W)
- Previous Game:
- 2022 Women's Internationals - Game 4 vs. New Zealand (W)
- Next Game:
- 2024 Women's Internationals - Round 1 vs. Samoa (W)
- Out:
- Pier Pritchard (wing), Maatuleio Fotu-Moala (centre), Luisa Sekona (wing), Keisharn Hala (halfback), Kimberly Nikua (second row), Katrina Latu (lock), Monica Samita (bench), Kalosipani Hopoate (bench), Ana Taumalolo (bench)
- In:
- Langi Veainu (fullback), Litia Fusi (centre), Cassey Tohi-Hiku (five-eighth), Tiana Penitani-Gray (halfback), Folau Vaki (front row), Jade Fonua (hooker), Vanessa Foliaki (second row), Dannii Perese (lock), Ilaisaane Taufa (bench)
- Changes:
- Lavinia Tauhalaliku (fullback to wing), Haylee Hifo (centre to wing), China Polata (five-eighth to centre), Shirley Mailangi (hooker to bench), Natasha Penitani (front row to bench), Shannon Muru (second row to bench), Amelia Huakau (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Ilaisaane Taufa was sent off in the 41st minute for a hip drop tackle that dislocated Amelia Pasikala's ankle. Jasmine Fogavini was subsequently activated as 18th player for New Zealand.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Tim Costello, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash
Sources:Official League Website
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