Greece women's national rugby league team
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Governing body | Greek Rugby League Association |
| Region | Europe |
| Head coach | Jim Minadakis |
| Captain | Ourania Koutsikou |
| Top try-scorer | Velissaria Koutsioumpa (3) |
| Top point-scorer | Velissaria Koutsioumpa (12) |
| IRL ranking | 8th |
| Team results | |
| First game | |
Turkey  40 - 4  Greece (14 September 2019) | |
| Biggest win | |
Greece 28 - 0  Serbia (2 October 2022) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Turkey 40 - 4 Greece (14 September 2019) | |
The Greece women's national rugby league team represents Greece in women's rugby league football. Founded in 2019 by the Greek Rugby League Association, the team played its first game in September 2019 in a friendly match against Turkey.
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 2022 Rugby League Women's European Championship B.[1] The first home international match took place at Gorytsa Park field, Aspropyrgos on 2 October 2022.[2]
In January 2023, a team of Australian-based players of Greek heritage played an international match in Sydney against the Philippines, under national coach Stuart McLennan.[3][4]
Head to head records
[edit]| Opponent | FM | MR | M | W | D | L | Win% | PF | PA | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey |
2019 | 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 12 | 44 | 21.43% |
| Serbia |
2022 | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 68 | 8 | 89.47% |
 Philippines |
2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 38 | 0.00% |
 Netherlands |
2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 14 | 0.00% |
 France |
2024 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 58 | 0.00% |
 Ireland |
2024 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 6 | 42 | 12.50% |
 United States |
2025 | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 46 | 0.00% |
| Totals | 2019 | 2025 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 40.00% | 86 | 250 | 25.60% |
Table last updated: 2 March 2025
Current squad
[edit]Combined team
[edit]The following players were named in a squad to play against the United States in Las Vegas on 28 February 2025. Players came from Greece, Australia, Wales and the United States.[5][6]
| Player | Position | Club | Debut | Matches | Tries | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelina Ballas | Centre, Wing, Second-row |   North Sydney Bears |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maria-Eleni Gkirlemi | Prop, Second-row |  Aris Eagles |
2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samantha Glumac | Wing, Centre |  Mounties |
— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephanie Glumac | Second-row | Mounties |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sofia-Margarita Kitsaneli | Scrum-half, Prop | Aris Eagles |
2019 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Georgia Kalomenopoulou | interchange | Aris Eagles |
— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Klaudia Koule | — |  Athens City Raiders |
— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ourania Koutsikou | Prop, Loose forward, Centre |   Cardiff Demons |
2019 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Asimina Mastoraki | Stand-off, Scrum-half, Hooker | Aris Eagles |
2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicola Munday | Loose forward | .png){kind=small} North Brisbane (Union) |
— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lisa Paloukis | Prop, Wing |  West Belconnen |
— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ella Panagiotopoulos | Loose forward, Second-row, Centre |  Belconnen Sharks |
— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayley Papa | — |  Toukley Hawks |
— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Efstathia Skoroliakou | Hooker | Aris Eagles |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sotiria Skouroliakou | Wing | Aris Eagles |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magdelini Stavrianou | Wing, Fullback, Scrum-half | Athens City Raiders |
2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lavinia Taukamo | Prop |  Redfern All Blacks |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meleanna Waters | Loose forward |  Mascot |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eleni Zis | — |  Atlanta Rhinos |
— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greece based
[edit]The following players were named in a squad to play in the European qualification play-off match against Ireland:[7]
| Player | Position | Club | Debut | Matches | Tries | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria-Eleni Gkirlemi | Prop, Second-row | Aris Eagles |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maria-Anna Lamprou | Prop | Aris Eagles |
2022 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Georgia Kalomenopoulou | interchange | Aris Eagles |
— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sofia-Margarita Kitsaneli | Scrum-half, Prop | Aris Eagles |
2019 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Asimina Mastoraki | Scrum-half, Hooker | Aris Eagles |
2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myrsini Pappa | Second-row, Prop | Aris Eagles |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Efstathia Skoroliakou | interchange | Aris Eagles |
— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sotiria Skouroliakou | interchange | Aris Eagles |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kleopatra Velmachou | Fullback, Stand-off, Centre | Aris Eagles |
2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sofia Anagnostopoulou | Wing, Fullback | Athens City Raiders |
2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eleftheria Angeli | interchange | Athens City Raiders |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chrysi Lymperidi | Hooker | Athens City Raiders |
2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magdelini Stavrianou | Fullback, Scrum-half | Athens City Raiders |
2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaia Maragkou | Centre |  Attica Rhinos |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dimitra Papoutsi | Centre, Wing | Attica Rhinos |
2019 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Ourania Koutsikou | Loose forward, Centre | Cardiff Demons |
2019 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Anais Dragoumis | Unattached | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aimilia Kozari | Lock | Unattached | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triantafyllia Vasilogianni | Unattached | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australian based
[edit]The following Australian-based players of Greek heritage represented Greece in the January 2023 international match against the Philippines.[4]
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
[edit]Full internationals
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Report(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2019 | Turkey |
4–40 |
Test Match | Trakya University Ayşekadın Stadium, Edirne |
Highlights | [8] |
| 25 Sep 2022 | Turkey |
8–4 |
2022 Euro B | Technical Uni, Istanbul |
Full game | [9][10][11] |
| 2 Oct 2022 | Serbia |
28–0 |
Gorytsa Park Field, Aspropyrgos |
1st half | [12][13] | |
| 28 Jan 2023 | Philippines |
0–38 |
Test Match[3] | Lidcombe Oval, Sydney |
— | [4] |
| 11 Nov 2023 | Serbia |
8–4 |
Balkan Cup | FC Pusta Reka, Bojnik |
— | |
| 9 Dec 2023 | Netherlands |
0–14 |
Test Match | Municipal Stadium Dimitris Nikolaidis, Athens |
— | [14] |
| 13 Apr 2024 | France |
0–58 |
WCQ Euro B | Stade Georges Dartiailh, Marmande |
— | [15] |
| 18 May 2024 | Serbia |
32–4 |
A.G. Dimitrios Stadium, Athens |
Full game | — | |
| 12 Oct 2024 | Ireland |
6–42 |
WC Qualifier (Euro Playoff) | Gkorytsa Stadium, Aspropygos, Athens |
Full game | [16] |
| 28 Feb 2025 | United States |
0–46 |
RL Las Vegas | Silverbowl Park, Las Vegas |
Full game |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "EUROPEAN RUGBY LEAGUE LAUNCHES WOMEN'S EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS B". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Greece to host Women's Euro B clash in first fixture since ban lifted". Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ a b "Greek Women's Rugby League team to play Sydney International". Neos Kosmos. 16 Jan 2023. Retrieved 18 Feb 2023.
- ^ a b c "Greece 0 v 38 Philippines - Match report". European Rugby League. 28 Jan 2023. Retrieved 16 Feb 2023.
- ^ Walter, Brad (26 Feb 2025). "Zis is the moment: Eleni primed to do her Greek heritage proud". NRL. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
- ^ "Greece women's squad for their clash with USA". facebook. Greek Rugby League Federation. 19 Feb 2025. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ "Greece and Ireland name women's squads for World Cup qualifier". European Rugby League. 10 Oct 2024. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024.
- ^ Güler, Olgay (14 Sep 2019). "Türkiye Ragbi Kadın Milli Takımı, Yunanistan'ı farklı yendi: 44-4". Demiroren Haber Ajansi. Retrieved 27 Sep 2022.
- ^ Whitelock, Adam (2022-09-27). "Greece women and Turkey men triumph in Istanbul". Everything Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Turkiye 4 v 8 Greece - Match Report". European Rugby League. 25 Sep 2022. Retrieved 27 Sep 2022.
- ^ Skolarikis, Tom (25 Sep 2022). "Greek women beat Turkey in Rugby League Test". Greek City Times. Retrieved 27 Sep 2022.
- ^ "Greece 28 v 0 Serbia". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Women's Greek Rugby League smash Serbia to claim championship". Greek City Times. 3 Oct 2022. Retrieved 3 Oct 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands women to make international debut in Greece". International Rugby League. 8 December 2023.
- ^ "France 58 v 0 Greece - Match report". European Rugby League. 13 Apr 2024. Retrieved 14 Apr 2024.
- ^ "Greece 6 v 42 Ireland - Match Report". European Rugby League. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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