United States women's national rugby league team

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United States women's national rugby league team
Team information
NicknameHawks
Governing bodyUSA Rugby League
RegionNorth America
Head coachSean Rutgerson (interim)
IRL ranking 11 Increase 3 (July 21, 2025)[1]
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
2019
Biggest win
  Jamaica 0 - 78  United States
(Kingston, Jamaica; September 23, 2023)
Biggest defeat
  Canada 42 - 10  United States
(Burnaby, Canada; April 16, 2022
 Canada 40 - 8  United States
(Jacksonville, United States; November 9, 2024)

The United States women's national rugby league team, also known as the Hawks represents the United States in women's rugby league. They are administered by the USA Rugby League.

The team was announced on April 9, 2019 and they intend to bid to play in both the 2021 and the 2025 Rugby League World Cups.[2] In 2019, the USARL announced plans for all national representative teams to be known as Hawks,[3] however, when the women's team played their first international match in April 2022 they were called the Redtails.[4] The name was changed when the USARL Hawks' women's administration committee was formed in May 2022.[5]

Current squad

The following team played against Greece on February 28, 2025.

J# Pos. Player Club Debut M T G P
1FullbackTaylor White Jacksonville JaxAxe Women20225104
2WingShannon Cross Hustosky East Palo Alto Razorbacks20251000
3CentreHaley Sheldon Jacksonville JaxAxe Women202433012
4CentreCyndi Campbell Tampa Mischief202354628
14WingStacia Thompson Tampa Mischief20251104
6Stand-offRobyn Oliveri Tampa Mischief202250612
7Scrum-halfSamantha Black-Keels Tampa Mischief202263012
8PropNarcisse Jordan Tampa Mischief20226104
9HookerNicole Fisch Tampa Mischief202257028
10PropKadie Sanford Tampa Mischief20226000
11Second-rowJeanna Beard San Diego Barracudas20224000
16Second-rowRachael Bradley Tampa Mischief20225104
13Loose forwardSarah Esther Anderson New York State Queens20232000
14Second-rowAshley Mencke New York State Queens20243000
15interchangeErin Walsh LA Mongrel20251000
17interchangeBee Blackmon San Diego Barracudas20251000
20interchangeLucinda Darvell New York State Queens20251000

2023 squad

The following players are members of the U.S. squad that participated in the Americas Championships in late September 2023.[6] Most players were selected from rugby union clubs. The teams was coached by Ady Cooney.

Pos. Player Club Debut
FullbackTaylor White Jacksonville Axewomen2022
WingAgnes Fuerst Roots Rugby2023
CentreChristine Sargent Roots Rugby2023
CentreCyndi Campbell Carolina Storm2023
Fullback, WingBrittany Royes Roots Rugby2023
Stand-offRobyn Oliveri Tampa Mischief2022
Scrum-halfCourtney Treco London Broncos2023
PropParis Hart Roots Rugby2023
HookerTiana Granby Roots Rugby2023
PropNicole Snyder Tampa Mischief2023
Second-rowSarah Anderson Chicago North Shore2023
Second-rowKadie Sanford Chicago North Shore2022
Scrum-half, Loose forwardSamantha Black-Keels Tampa Mischief2022
HookerDanielle Pola Walko-Siua Cleveland2023
PropSha Marica Scott Roots Rugby2023
PropNarcisse Jordan Cleveland2022
CentreMarcaya Bailous Cleveland2023
WingMariah Blackmore San Jose Seahawks2023
HookerNicole Fisch Chicago North Shore2022
Second-rowJeanna Beard Colorado Gray Wolves2022
Loose forwardCaitlin Davis Carolina Storm2023
Loose forwardRachael Bradley Tampa Mischief2022
Loose forwardMaxine Fonua San Jose Seahawks—

2023 Development squad

The following players were included in a development squad that played in a "Select" match on Saturday, April 16, 2022, prior to the Test Match.[7]

  • Backs: Danielle Walko-Siua, Allison Kurtz, Maxine Fonua, Mona Tupou. Juliana Lima, Alecia Eschenbrenner, Devonna Francis (Captain).
  • Forwards: Joanne Absher, Shamarica Scott, Paris Hart, Hayley Wortmann, Terree Okabe (Vice-Captain), Keta Sutton
  • Interchange: Bee Blackmon, Ariane Lozac'hmeir, Chyna Hamm
  • Coach: Ben Calverley

Results

Full Internationals

The inaugural matches for the United States national women's rugby league team occurred on Saturday, April 16, 2022. A second team match opened proceedings at Burnaby Lake Regional Park, British Columbia, Canada. This game was followed by a Test Match.

DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueVideoReport(s)
April 16, 2022 Canada
10–42
Test Match Burnaby Lake Rugby Club[8][9][10]
September 23, 2023 Jamaica
78–8
Americas Championships University of West Indies, Kingston[11]
September 25, 2023 Canada
4–30
[12][13][14]
November 6, 2024  Jamaica
44–0
 2026 World Cup qualification
Americas Championships		 University of North Florida, Jacksonville [15] [16]
November 9, 2024 Canada
8–40
[17][18]
February 28, 2025  Greece
46–0
Test Match Silver Bowl Park, Las Vegas [19] [20]

Upcoming fixtures

  • Jamaica in the United States: men's and women's double-header[21]
    •  Jamaica at Leto High School Stadium, Tampa, Florida on December 6, 2025
  • Las Vegas 2026[22][23]
    •  Scotland in Las Vegas in February 2026

Second Team matches

DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueRef.
April 16, 2022 Canada
10–26
Selection MatchBurnaby Lake Rugby Club[8]

References

  1. ↑ "IRL World Rankings: Women". International Rugby League. July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ "United States bid for entry to women's World Cup 2021". www.usarl.org.
  3. ↑ "All United States teams to be branded Hawks". USARL. August 5, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ "USARL Women Venture into Canada for First Time". USARL. April 8, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ "USARL Hawks form women's operations and administration committee". USARL. May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Crowl Boost for Canada In Americas Championships against Jamaica, USA". International Rugby League. September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Canada Ravens To Host USA Redtails In First Women's Senior International Match Of The Year". Canada Ravens. April 14, 2022. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Canada Ravens vs USA Redtails - April 16th 2022". Canada Ravens. April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Canada Ravens Defeat USA Redtails In Historic Clash". International Rugby League. April 21, 2022. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Canada 42 v 10 United States". European Rugby League. April 17, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Americas North Championship / Jamaica Vs USA". YouTube. StrideVisionTV. September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Americas North Championship / Canada Vs USA". YouTube. StrideVisionTV. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  13. ↑ Lowe, Brian (September 26, 2023). "Canada Too Good for USA in Rematch". Rugby League Planet.
  14. ↑ "United States 4 v 30 Canada - Match report". European Rugby League. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  15. ↑ "November 2024 America's North World Cup Qualifier featuring the USA Hawks vs Jamaica Reggie Warriors". Youtube.com. November 6, 2024.
  16. ↑ "United States 44-0 Jamaica". European Rugby League. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  17. ↑ "November 2024 Americas North World Cup Tournament Final featuring the USA Hawks vs Canada Ravens". YouTube. USA Rugby League. November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Canada 40 v 8 United States - Match report". European Rugby League. November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  19. ↑ NRL - National Rugby League (February 28, 2025). International Rugby League Test Match | USA v Greece. Retrieved March 1, 2025 – via YouTube.
  20. ↑ "HAWKS TO FACE GREECE MEN AND WOMEN AS PART OF LAS VEGAS SCHEDULE". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  21. ↑ "USA to host Jamaica in men's and women's double-header". IRL. June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  22. ↑ "USA Hawks to Face Scotland Bravehearts in Historic Triple-Header in Las Vegas 2026". Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  23. ↑ Bower, Aaron (August 21, 2025). "Las Vegas 2026 rugby league schedule grows with shock addition". Love Rugby League. Retrieved August 21, 2025.