The Greece women's national rugby league team represents

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football. Founded in 2019 by the

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, the team played its first game in September 2019 in a friendly match against

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. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the politics surrounding the governance of rugby league in Greece the team did not play its first full (as opposed to a friendly) international match until September 2022, when they entered the Southern group of the

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. The first home international match took place at Gorytsa Park field,

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on 2 October 2022. In January 2023, a team of Australian-based players of Greek heritage played an international match in Sydney against the

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, under national coach Stuart McLennan.

Head to head records

Table last updated: 2 March 2025

Current squad

Combined team

The following players were named in a squad to play against the

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in Las Vegas on 28 February 2025. Players came from Greece, Australia, Wales and the United States.

Greece based

The following players were named in a squad to play in the European qualification play-off match against

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Australian based

The following Australian-based players of Greek heritage represented Greece in the January 2023 international match against the Philippines. Alexia Foster Papanicolau, Antonia Karias, Taliah Mafi, Angelina Ballas, Ebony Tsoukas, Lavinia Taukamo, Maria Posantzis, Cherish Tseros, Jonaya Bent, Mikayla Tuliatu, Christine Tsougranis, Stella Lellis, Meleanna Waters. Interchange: Jasmin Testa, Lisa Poulakis, Simone Stephen, Stephanie Glumac

Results

Full internationals

References

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