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2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup
The 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup was the fourth staging of the Women's Rugby League World Cup. The tournament was held in Great Britain from 26 October, culminating in the final between Australia and New Zealand on 14 July. It was held at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds. Four teams took part and these teams were: Australia, England, France and New Zealand. Participating teams Each team was to play the other three once during the round robin tournament. The top two finishing teams would then contest the final. The competition featured four teams: 3 time World Cup champions New Zealand, the tournament hosts England, Australia and France Squads Round robin New Zealand v. France England v. Australia Australia v. France England v. New Zealand Australia v. New Zealand England v. France Third Place Play Off Final The fourth Women's Rugby League World Cup were held in Leeds alongside the student and police World Cups, with the final taking place at He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bremner
Samantha Bremner (; born 19 December 1991) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. She previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRLW and is a New South Wales and Australia representative, winning two World Cups Background Born in Sydney, Bremner's father, Gary Hammond, was a professional rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Illawarra Steelers in the 1980s. Playing career In 2012, while playing for the Helensburgh Tiger Lillies, Bremner made her debut for New South Wales, scoring a try in a 10–34 loss to Queensland. In July 2013, she was a member of Australia's World Cup-winning squad, scoring five tries in a 72–0 win over France and a try in the final against New Zealand. In 2017, Bremner was a member of Australia's World Cup-winning squad but missed the final due to injury. In June 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Rugby League World Cup
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and took place in England, Wales, France and Ireland. between 26 October and 30 November 2013. It was the main event of the year's 2013 Festival of World Cups, Festival of World Cups. Fourteen teams contested the tournament: Australia national rugby league team, Australia, England national rugby league team, England, New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand, Samoa national rugby league team, Samoa, Wales national rugby league team, Wales, Fiji national rugby league team, Fiji, France national rugby league team, France, Papua New Guinea national rugby league team, Papua New Guinea, Ireland national rugby league team, Ireland, Scotland national rugby league team, Scotland, Tonga national rugby league team, Tonga, Cook Islands national rugby league team, Cook Islands, Italy national rugby league team, Italy and the United States national rugby league team, United States. The latter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby League
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112–122 metres (122 to 133 yards) long with H shaped posts at both ends. It is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union. It originated in 1895 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire as the result of a split from the Rugby Football Union over the issue of payments to players.Tony Collins, ''Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain'' (2006), p.3 The rules of the game governed by the new Northern Rugby Football Union progressively changed from those of the RFU with the specific aim of producing a faster and more entertaining game to appeal to spectators, on whose income the new organisation and its members depended. Due to its high-velocity contact, cardio-based endurance and minimal use of body protection, rugby league i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Ballinger
Heather Jayne Ballinger (born 29 July 1982) is an Australian former rugby league footballer played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she represented Australia and Queensland and won a premiership with the Broncos in 2018. Background Ballinger attended Scots PGC College in Warwick, Queensland, where she represented Queensland in shot put. Outside of sports, she works as a police officer. Playing career In 2007, Ballinger began playing rugby league for Ivanhoes in Cairns, winning the CDRL Women's League. In 2010, she was named the CDRL Women's Player of the Year. In 2011, she made her debut for Australia in their 42–14 win over Samoa in Apia. In 2013, she was a member of Australia's 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup-winning squad. In October 2017, she was named in Australia's 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup squad. On 2 December, she started at prop in the Jillaroos 23-16 final win over the New Zealand. In June 2018, Ballinge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Charles Centre For Sport
The John Charles Centre for Sport is a sports facility in South Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It consists of the South Leeds Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Indoor Athletics Centre and Tennis Centre. It was previously named the South Leeds Stadium (although the actual stadium is still known by this name) and was renamed to honour John Charles (1931–2004), the former Leeds United, Juventus and Wales footballer. It is located to the south of Leeds city centre roughly on the border of Beeston, Belle Isle and Hunslet. The sports centre opened in 1996, with the Aquatics Centre opening in 2007. The stadium has been used by Leeds United for reserve matches, and since November 1995 by rugby league club Hunslet. It is the principal athletics stadium in the Leeds area and is the home of Leeds City Athletics Club. The sports complex also includes a tennis centre and indoor bowls and athletics centre. The stadium is one of the best available to clubs at Hunslet's level. The complex is compara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara-Jane Stanley
Tara-Jane Stanley is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a for York Valkyrie in the Womens Super League. She has played at representative level for England, and club level for Thatto Heath Crusaders and Castleford Tigers Women. She was in the running for the inaugural Woman of Steel award in 2018, but lost out to Castleford Tigers teammate Georgia Roche. Stanley began her rugby career playing for Moorfield Angels. She played for the English national team at the 2017 and 2021 Rugby League World Cup The 2021 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC2021) was a collection of world cups in the sport of rugby league, held in England from 15 October to 19 November 2022. England won hosting rights for the competition on 27 October 2016. The bid received £2 .... In 2018, Stanley was Player of the Match as England beat France 54-4 in Carcassonne. Stanley won the 2022 Woman of Steel Award. Test match appearances References External linksRFL introduce “Woman of Steel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox's Biscuits Stadium
Mount Pleasant stadium, officially known for commercial sponsorship purposes as Fox's Biscuits Stadium, is a rugby league stadium in Batley, West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of the Batley Bulldogs. The Mount Pleasant pitch is sloped and is on a hill overlooking Batley. The end of the ground at the top of the hill has three grandstands. Behind the rugby posts is a terraced stand, which houses the players changing rooms and executive boxes. At the opposite end at the bottom of the hill is an open terraced stand. The bottom corner of the pitch has a pronounced dip. History Batley Cricket Club played at the foot of Howley Hill, more commonly known as "Owd Billy Wood’s Cloise". The cricket club decided to merge with Batley Athletic rugby football club in 1880. The new rugby club played at Mount Pleasant at the top of the hill. The first game on the new ground was on 2 October 1880 when the hosts beat Bradford Zingari. Captain, Jacob Parker, scored the first try. In 1886†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Hall (rugby League)
Amber-Paris Hall (born 7 January 1995) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the Sydney Roosters Women in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she is a New Zealand representative. Playing career In 2012, Hall, a Richmond Roses player, was named in New Zealand's 2012 training squad, although no games were played that season. In 2013, she made her debut for New Zealand at the 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup, playing two games. On 10 August 2018, Hall represented Auckland in a trial game against the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team. 2019 On 11 June, she signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRLW team. On 22 June, after a six-year absence, Hall started at for New Zealand in their 46–8 win over Samoa. In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, Hall made her debut for the Broncos, scoring a try in a 14–4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons. On 6 October, she started at in the Broncos' 30–6 Grand Final win over the Dragons. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karley Te Kawa
Karley Te Kawa is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the Brisbane Broncos Women in the NRL Women's Premiership. A or , she is a New Zealand representative. Background Born in Auckland, Te Kawa attended Papakura High School and played junior rugby league for the Papakura Sea Eagles. Playing career In October 2010, Te Kawa made her debut for New Zealand in their two-game series against England, scoring a try in their first Test win at Toll Stadium. In 2011 and 2012, Te Kawa played rugby union for Manurewa and represented Auckland in the Farah Palmer Cup. In 2013, she represented New Zealand at the 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup. She scored a hat-trick in their 88–0 win over France. On 14 July 2013, she started on the wing in New Zealand's 12–22 final loss to Australia. On 20 July 2018, Te Kawa signed with the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 2 of the 2018 NRL Women's season The 2018 NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Office Road
Post Office Road (currently known as the Millennium Stadium for sponsorship purposes) is a rugby league ground in Featherstone, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of rugby league club Featherstone Rovers. The ground's current capacity is 6,954. History The ground opened in 1904 and has been used by the club since their formation in 1908. The record attendance is 17,000 from a 1957 game against St. Helens. In 2011, fans bought stands from the defunct Scarborough F.C.'s McCain Stadium and erected them at the railway end of the ground, replacing the terracing. Layout North Stand Capacity- (seated) The North Stand or Railway End is the newest part of the ground after originally being terracing it was replaced in 2014 with seated stands which were taken from Scarborough's McCain Stadium. The North-East corner houses the scoreboard. East Stand Capacity- (seated) The Eastern side of the ground has two covered seated stands. The main stand on the halfway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steph Hancock
Stephanie Hancock (born 9 March 1982) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she is a Queensland and Australia representative, winning two World Cups in 2013 and 2017. She previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, winning two premierships in 2018 and 2019. Background Born in Killarney, Queensland, Hancock played her junior rugby league for the Eastern Suburbs Hornets in Warwick. Her father, Rohan, is a former Queensland and Australian representative. They are the first ever father-daughter pair to represent Queensland and Australia. Playing career In 2003, Hancock made her Test debut for Australia at the 2003 Women's Rugby League World Cup. In 2004, she made her debut for Queensland in their win over New South Wales at Suncorp Stadium. Hancock became a regular for both Australia and Queensland over the next 15 years, playing in nine straight wins for Queensland. In 2008, she played i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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