The Wales women's national Rugby League team represents Wales in Women's Rugby League. They are administered by the

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History

Wales's first match was a friendly against Great Britain Teachers in 2019, with a following friendly against England Lions (England's B team) in November of the same year. The first full international played by the team was in June 2021 against

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. Wales entered their first

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qualifying campaign in 2024, and victories over

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and

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saw them qualifying for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup on 22 June.

Stadium

In July 2024,

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became the home stadium of the team as well as all other Welsh national rugby league teams.

Head to head records

Notes: * Table last updated 23 June 2024. * Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.

Players

The following players were named in the squads to play

on 27 April 2024 and

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on 22 June 2024.
Tallies in the table include both matches.
Player Profiles are available on th
Rugby League Wales website
Notes * Lucia Davies, Charlie Mundy, Kim Boaler, Chelcey Greasley, and Tara Finnegan were omitted from the squad to play Netherlands. * Lauren Aitken, Leanne Burnell, Seren Gough-Walters, Gracie Hobbs, and Megan Whittaker were added to the squad to play Netherlands.

Results

Initial Games

Full internationals

Notes

References

External links

Wales Rugby League
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