International rugby league in 2023

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A list of men and women international rugby league matches played throughout 2023. A † denotes a recognised, but unofficial match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings.

Season overview

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Men's international tours
Start date Touring side Region Results [Matches]
22 October 2023  Tonga  England 0–3 [3]
28 October 2023  Ukraine  Greece 2–0 [2]
8 November 2023  Kenya  South Africa 0–2 [2]
2 December 2023  France  Kenya 2–0 [2]
Men's international friendlies
Date Home team Away team Winners
27 January 2023  Philippines  North Macedonia  North Macedonia
26 February 2023  Malta  North Macedonia  Malta
29 April 2023  England  France  England
13 May 2023  Greece  Serbia  Serbia
27 May 2023  Italy  Serbia  Serbia
22 July 2023  Philippines  South Africa  South Africa
26 August 2023  Czech Republic  Serbia  Serbia
16 September 2023  Poland  Czech Republic  Czech Republic
16 September 2023  Montenegro  Malta  Malta
23 September 2023  Malta  Bulgaria  Malta
24 September 2023  Serbia  France  France
30 September 2023  Netherlands  Norway  Netherlands
7 October 2023  Netherlands  Albania  Netherlands
7 October 2023  Italy  Malta  Italy
21 October 2023  Malta  Chile  Malta
21 October 2023  North Macedonia  Poland  Poland
21 October 2023  Germany  Netherlands  Netherlands
28 October 2023  Philippines  Malta  Malta
4 November 2023  Norway  Greece  Greece
4 November 2023  Germany  Poland  Germany
2 December 2023  Argentina  Brazil  Argentina
2 December 2023  Jamaica  United States  United States
16 December 2023  Kenya  Uganda Cancelled[1]
Men's international tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
14 October 2023 Pacific Cup  New Zealand
14 October 2023 Pacific Bowl  Papua New Guinea
Cancelled tournament Euro A and Euro B N/A
Women's international tours
Start date Touring side Region Results [Matches]
No international women's tours in 2023.
Women's international friendlies
Start date Home team Away team Winners
28 January 2023  Greece  Philippines  Philippines
18 March 2023  France  Serbia  France
29 April 2023  England  France  England
3 June 2023  Italy  Serbia  Italy
28 October 2023  Philippines  Malta  Philippines
29 October 2023  France  Wales  France
4 November 2023  England  Wales  England
11 November 2023  Serbia  Greece  Greece
9 December 2023  Greece  Netherlands  Netherlands
16 December 2023  Kenya  Uganda  Kenya
Women's international tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
23 September 2023 Americas North Championship  Canada
3 November 2023 Nigeria vs Ghana women series  Nigeria
Wheelchair international tours
Start date Touring side Region Results [Matches]
No international wheelchair tours in 2023.
Wheelchair international friendlies
Start date Home team Away team Winners
5 November 2023  England  France  France
25 November 2023  France  England  England
Wheelchair international tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
18 June 2023 Celtic Cup  Wales

Rankings

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The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season.[2][3]

IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of 21 December 2022
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Increase 3  Australia 100.00
2 Decrease 1  New Zealand 93.00
3 Increase 4  Samoa 87.00
4 Decrease 1  England 73.00
5 Decrease 3  Tonga 58.00
6 Decrease 1  Papua New Guinea 47.00
7 Decrease 1  Fiji 45.00
8 Increase 5  Lebanon 36.00
9 Steady  France 28.00
10 Increase 6  Wales 23.00
11 Increase 1  Ireland 23.00
12 Increase 8  Cook Islands 20.00
13 Increase 8  Jamaica 17.00
14 Increase 3  Italy 17.00
15 Decrease 7  Serbia 15.00
16 Decrease 5  Greece 14.00
17 Decrease 2  Scotland 14.00
18 Decrease 4  Netherlands 13.00
19 Decrease 9  Malta 11.00
20 Decrease 1  Turkey 8.00
21 Increase 4  Germany 6.00
22 Increase 18  Brazil 6.00
23 Increase 9  Chile 6.00
24 Increase 4  Nigeria 6.00
25 Increase 5  South Africa 6.00
26 Increase 5  Ghana 6.00
27 Decrease 9  Czech Republic 6.00
28 Decrease 2  Ukraine 5.00
29 Decrease 5  Philippines 4.00
30 Decrease 8  Poland 3.00
31 Increase 5  Cameroon 3.00
32 New entry  Kenya 3.00
33 Decrease 4  Spain 3.00
34 Increase 7  Bulgaria 3.00
35 Decrease 12  Norway 2.00
36 Increase 9  Colombia 2.00
37 Decrease 2  Hungary* 1.00
38 Decrease 11  United States 1.00
39 Increase 5  Montenegro 1.00
40 Increase 3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.00
41 Decrease 2  Solomon Islands 1.00
42 Decrease 8  Sweden 1.00
43 Decrease 10  Morocco 1.00
44 Decrease 6  Canada 1.00
45 New entry  Japan 1.00
46 Decrease 4  Vanuatu 1.00
47 New entry  El Salvador 0.00
48 Decrease 1  Belgium 1.00
49 Decrease 3  Denmark 0.00
50 Decrease 3  Latvia 0.00
51 New entry  Argentina 0.00
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT
IRL Women's World Rankings
Official rankings as of 21 December 2022
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  Australia 100.00
2 Steady  New Zealand 80.00
3 Steady  England 68.00
4 Steady  Papua New Guinea 33.00
5 Steady  France 30.00
6 Increase 5  Cook Islands 28.00
7 Decrease 1  Canada 24.00
8 Increase 6  Ireland 22.00
9 Decrease 2  Wales 20.00
10 Increase 7  Brazil 17.00
11 Increase 7  Greece 14.00
12 Decrease 4  Serbia 9.00
13 Decrease 4  Turkey 7.00
14 Decrease 1  Italy 6.00
15 Decrease 5  Tonga 6.00
16 New entry  Malta 4.00
17 Decrease 2  United States 3.00
18 Decrease 6  Fiji 2.00
19 New entry  Philippines 2.00
20 Decrease 4  Samoa 2.00
21 Decrease 2  Lebanon 1.00
22 New entry  Argentina 0.00
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT
IRL Wheelchair World Rankings
Official rankings as of 21 December 2022
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  England 100.00
2 Steady  France 85.00
3 Increase 1  Wales 61.00
4 Decrease 1  Australia 52.00
5 Steady  Ireland 42.00
6 Steady  Scotland 33.00
7 Steady  Spain 21.00
8 Steady  United States 19.00
8 Steady  Italy 00.00
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

January

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Philippines vs North Macedonia men in Australia

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27 January 2023
Philippines  16–28  North Macedonia
Tries: Stephenson, Mackey, Forrest
Goals: Stephenson 2/2
 Source
 Tries: Srbinovski, Moncaster, Kulevski, Metelkovski, Mitrevski
Goals: Kulevski 3/4, Metelkovski 1/1
Team details
Philippines Position North Macedonia
Name Number Number Name
Isaac Rosario 1
FB
 1 Reece Savlouron
Ivan Lynch 2
WG
 2 Angelo Avramovski
Blake Mackey 3
CE
 3 Jake Boskovski
Isaac Acheampong 4
CE
 4 Sean Metelkovski
Johansel Avery 5
WG
 5 Jimmy Kostrevski
Ned Stephenson 6
FE/SO
 6 Josh Moncaster
Mark Roberts 7
HB/SH
 7 Dean Ravcinoski
Dylan Jones 8
PR
 8 James Mireski
Gerald Reyes 9
HK
 9 Jake Mitrevski
Ryan Jones 10
PF
 10 Alexander Srbinovski
Daniel Kucia 11
SR
 11 Pleks Stojanovski
Jordan Jones 12
SR
 12 Brad Moncaster
Jeromy Cairns 13
LK/LF
 13 Dean Kulevski
Jeffrey Vaughan 14
IN
 14 Toni Gesovski
Benjamin Jegede 15
IN
 15 Jamie Miletic
Brandon Racoma Ngata 16
IN
 16 Josh Kostevski
Henry Wicks 17
IN
 17 Michael Boskovski
Ian Nelson 18
CS
 18 George Todorovski
Nikolas Forrest 19
IN
 19 Nick Purdevski
Russell Nelson 20
IN
 20 Jake Todeski


Greece vs Philippines women in Australia

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28 January 2023
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Greece  0–38  Philippines
Report
 Tries: Lyden (12'), Jamieson (17'), Thomas (23'), Wells (38'), Koch (51'), Webb (60'), Galon (69'), Buchanan (73')
Goals: Jamieson 3/9
Lidcombe Oval, Sydney[4]
Referee: Rami Abu-Mansour (Australia)
Team details
Greece Position Philippines
Name Number Number Name
Alexia Foster Papanicolau 1
FB
 1 Takiah Buchanan
Antonia Karias 2
WG
 2 Stefanie Thomas
Taliah Mafi 3
CE
 3 Pia Galon
Angelina Ballas 4
CE
 4 Tynia Wells
Ebony Tsoukas 5
WG
 5 Linae Williams
Lavinia Taukamo 6
SO/FE
 6 Cassandra Koch
Maria Posantzis 7
SH/HB
 7 Natalie Webb
Cherish Tseros 8
PR
 8 Charlene Vaughan
Jonaya Bent 9
HK
 9 Tommy Fletcher
Mikayla Tuliatu 10
PF
 10 Alana-Lee Grace
Christine Tsougranis 11
SR
 11 Jacky Lyden
Stella Lellis 12
SR
 12 Meagan Rickertt
Meleanna Waters 13
LF/LK
 13 Janine Jamieson
Jasmin Testa 14
IN
 14 Lila Reynolds
Lisa Poulakis 15
IN
 15 Leah Ellem
Simone Stephen 16
IN
 16 Taneisha Canoy
Stephanie Glumac 17
IN
 17 Stefanie Brown-Galbra
Stuart McLennan
Coach
 Jake Kamire


February

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Malta vs North Macedonia men in Australia

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26 February 2023
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Malta  32–16  North Macedonia

March

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Serbia women in France

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18 March 2023
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
France  116–0  Serbia
Tries: Biville (4), Guillerot (3), Ramazeilles (2), Ramos (2), Bianchini (2), Roses (2), Michel (2), Canal, D. Samarra, M. Samarra
Goals: Pommier (18)
 Report
Parc des Sports, Avignon
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Tony Palacios (Spain)
Team details
France Position Serbia
Name Number Number Name
Manon Samarra 1
Fullback
 1 Tamara Bošnjak
Margot Canal 2
Wing
 2 Ljiljana Bajic
Cloe Guillerot 3
Centre
 3 Nika Bajic
Laureane Biville 4
Centre
 4 Anastasija Karanovic
Perle Ramazeilles 5
Wing
 5 Katarina Veljanovsku
Mahault Pommier 6
Stand off
 6 Jelena Stojiljkovic
Laurianne Canet 7
Scrum half
 7 Marija Maslakovic
Ines Legout 8
Prop forward
 8 Teodora Marin
Fanny Ramos 9
Hooker
 9 Natasa Kovacevic
Leila Bessahli 10
Prop forward
 10 Jovana Fridl
Elisa Akpa 11
Second row
 11 Sanja Starcevic
Melanie Bianchini 12
Second row
 12 Uma Cengaj
Dorine Samarra 13
Loose forward
 13 Teodora Marin
Lise Michel 14
Interchange
 14 Anastasija Djordjevic
Sarah Menaa 15
Interchange
 15 Marija Simovic
Salomé Ségala 16
Interchange
 16 Teodora Micic
Justine Roses 17
Interchange
 17 Natasa Vignjevic
Romain Maillot
Coach
 Marija Maslakovic

April

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France women in England

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29 April 2023
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  64–0  France
Tries: Stanley, Partington, Renouf, Hardcastle, Burke (4), Hoyle, Dodd (2), Peach
Goals: Stanley (8/12)
 Report
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Referee: Kristoff Young (Wales)
Touch judges: Aaryn Golding-Belafonte, Dean Bowmer (England)
Player of the Match: Leah Burke (England)
Team details
England Position France
Name Number Number Name
Tara-Jane Stanley 1
FB
 1 Manon Samarra
Eboni Partington 2
WG
 2 Perle Ramazeilles
Tamzin Renouf 3
CE
 3 Lauréane Biville
Amy Hardcastle 4
CE
 4 Cloé Guillerot
Leah Burke 5
WG
 5 Margot Canal
Zoe Harris 6
SO
 6 Mahault Pommier
Georgia Roche 7
SH
 7 Lauriane Canet
Liv Wood 8
PR
 8 Inès Legout
Keara Bennett 9
HK
 9 Fanny Ramos
Shona Hoyle 10
PF
 10 Nabila Zaghdoudi
Emily Rudge 11
SR
 11 Elisa Akpa
Hollie-Mae Dodd 12
SR
 12 Tallis Kuresa
Jodie Cunningham 13
LF
 13 Dorine Samarra
Sinead Peach 14
IN
 14 Lise Michel
Vicky Whitfield 15
IN
 15 Sarah Menaa
Grace Field 16
IN
 16 Salomé Segala
Vicky Molyneux 17
IN
 17 Justine Roses
Tara Jones 18
CS
 18 Amael Vilanove
Stuart Barrow
Coach
 Roman Maillot


France men in England

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29 April 2023
16:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
England  64–0  France
Tries: Handley (3), Wardle, Williams (3), Smith, Havard, Walker, Pearce-Paul
Goals: Smith (9/10), Williams (1/1)
 Report
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 8,422
Referee: Liam Moore (England)
Touch judges: Johnny Roberts, Warren Turley (England)
Player of the Match: George Williams (England)
Team details
England Position France
Name Number Number Name
Jack Welsby 1
FB
 1 Tanguy Zenon
Ash Handley 2
WG
 2 Arthur Romano
Toby King 3
CE
 3 Samisoni Langi
Jake Wardle 4
CE
 4 Mathieu Laguerre
Matty Ashton 5
WG
 5 Paul Marcon
George Williams 6
SO
 6 Arthur Mourgue
Harry Smith 7
SH
 7 César Rougé
Ethan Havard 8
PR
 8 Tiaki Chan
Danny Walker 9
HK
 9 Anthony Marion
Tom Holroyd 10
PF
 10 Florian Vailhen
Kai Pearce-Paul 11
SR
 11 Benjamin Jullien
Matty Nicholson 12
SR
 12 Mathieu Cozza
Morgan Smithies 13
LF
 13 Mickaël Goudemand
Jez Litten 14
IN
 14 Ugo Tison
James Harrison 15
IN
 15 Justin Sangaré
Ben Currie 16
IN
 16 Bastien Scimone
Tyler Dupree 17
IN
 17 Louis Jouffret
Josh Thewlis 18
CS
 18 Mathieu Jussaume
Shaun Wane
Coach
 Laurent Frayssinous


May

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Serbia men in Greece

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13 May 2023
18:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Greece  6–40  Serbia
Tries: Dardamanis
Goals: Nake
 Report
 Tries: Trifunovic (2), Pavlovic (3), Kokanovic (2)
Goals: Jasari (6)
Nea Smyrni Stadium, Athens
Attendance: ≈1,000
Referee: Andrew Pilkington (Spain)
Team details
Greece Position Serbia
Name Number Number Name
Ioannis Nake 1
FB
 1 Dragan Jankovic
Iordanis Triantafyllou 2
WG
 2 Milos Zogovic
Alexandros Aliu 3
CE
 3 Rajko Trifunovic
Charilaos Xygkas 4
CE
 4 Aleksandar Pavlovic
Michail Bosmos 5
WG
 5 Dragan Kokanovic
Stephanos Stephanou 6
SO
 6 Dzavid Jasari
Aris Dardamanis 7
SH
 7 Vojislav Dedic
Stefanos Bastas 8
PR
 8 Marko Jankovic
Nikolaos Stefanou 9
HK
 9 Vladislav Dedic
Athanasios Lamprou 10
PF
 10 Mihajlo Jovic
Leonidas Mingko 11
SR
 11 Miodrag Tomic
Theofylaktos Paraskevopoulos 12
SR
 12 Stefan Arsic
Aris Koulizakis 13
LF
 13 Nikola Djuric
Georgios Paliogiannis 14
IN
 14 Denis Cengaj
Panagiotis Karefilis 15
IN
 15 Enis Bibic
Konstantinos Papageorgiou 16
IN
 16 Strahinja Stojiljkovic
Nikolaos Papanikolaou 17
IN
 17 Valentino Milovanovic
Michalis Chatziioannou
Coach
 Darren Fisher

Serbia men in Italy

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27 May 2023
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Italy  4–52  Serbia
Tries: Toffoletti
 Report
 Tries: Pavlovic, Jankovic (5), Kokanovic, Tomic, Vladislav Dedic, Vojislav Dedic
Goals: Jasari (6/10)
Rugby Club Pasian di Prato, Udine
Referee: Ciprian Gajulete (Italy)
Team details
Italy Position Serbia
Name Number Number Name
Ricardo Crocella 1
FB
 1 Dragan Jankovic
Mishel Shmai 2
WG
 2 Rajko Trifunovic
Emiliano Buraschi 3
CE
 3 Denis Cengaj
Francesco Vallone 4
CE
 4 Aleksandar Pavlovic
Lorenzo Sosta 5
WG
 5 Dragan Kokanovic
Alessandro Corte 6
SO
 6 Dzavid Jasari
Giordano Arena 7
SH
 7 Vojislav Dedic
Giovanni Rizzo 8
PR
 8 Mihajlo Jovic
Ippolito Occhialini 9
HK
 9 Vladislav Dedic
Fabio Galetto 10
PF
 10 Enis Bibic
Davide Colla 11
SR
 11 Miodrag Tomic
Giona Toffoletti 12
SR
 12 Nikola Djuric
Giole Celerino 13
LF
 13 Milos Calic
Mauro Quarino 14
IN
 14 Stefan Arsic
Tommaso Zuliani 15
IN
 15 Strahinja Stojilkovic
Kevin Fadini 16
IN
 16 Marko Jakovljevic
Alex Rojatto 17
IN
 17 Marko Jankovic
Salvatore Pezzano
Coach
 Darren Fisher


June

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Serbia women in Italy

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3 June 2023
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Italy  34–14  Serbia
Tries: Giacomazzo, Hassnien (2), Forto (2), Pantaleoni (2), Piovano
Goals: Pantaleoni (0/5), Dall' Antonia (1/3)
 Report
 Tries: Karanovic, Veljanovski, Simic
Goals: Bosnjak (1/3)
Rugby Club Pasian di Prato, Udine
Referee: Ciprian Gajulete (Italy)
Team details
Italy Position Serbia
Name Number Number Name
Alessandra Monotti 1
FB
 1 Tamara Bosnjak
Rebecca Liliana Pantaleoni 2
WG
 2 Katarina Veljanovski
Loide Agosta 3
CE
 3 Anastasija Karanovic
Camilla Matilde Giacomazzo 4
CE
 4 Nika Bajic
Rwan Hassnien 5
WG
 5 Teodora Micic
Cecilia Piva 6
SO
 6 Karolina Blizana
Valentina Virgili 7
SH
 7 Jelena Stojiljkovic
Giulia Carniato 8
PR
 8 Teodora Marin
Martina Dall' Antonia 9
HK
 9 Nataša Kovaceviv
Marika Ascione 10
PF
 10 Natalija Simic
Silvia Gai 11
SR
 11 Sanja Starcevic
Marvin Severgnini 12
SR
 12 Jovana Fridl
Virginia Pinarello 13
LF
 13 Marija Maslakovic
Enrica Pandolfo 14
IN
 14 Marija Simovic
Vanessa Ruggeri 15
IN
 15 Natalija Pavlovic
Altea Forto 16
IN
 16 Uma Cengaj
Ottavia Piovano 17
IN
 17 Ljiljana Baji
Alberto Suin
Coach


Celtic Cup

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18 June 2023
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Scotland  24–58  Ireland
Tries: D. Grant, Young, M. Grant, Lauder
Goals: D. Grant (4/4)
 Report
 Tries: Johnston (5), McCarthy, Wooloff (3), Calcott (2), Griffith
Goals: Johnston (5/11)
Oriam Performance Centre, Edinburgh
Referees: Rebecca Whiteley (England), David Butler (England)
Team details
Scotland Position Ireland
Name Number Number Name
Daniel Grant 1
Starter
 1 Peter Johnston
John Willans 2
Starter
 2 James McCarthy
Calum Davidson 3
Starter
 3 Paddy Forbes
Callum Young 4
Starter
 4 Phil Roberts
Cadyn Thomson 5
Starter
 5 Rick Rodgers
Michael Grant 6
Interchange
 6 Matthew Wooloff
Martin Dougan 7
Interchange
 7 Joe Calcott
Graeme Stewart 8
Interchange
 8 Toby Burton-Carter
Pete Lauder 9
Interchange
 9 Cian Horgan
Neil Johnston 10
Interchange
 10 Melanie Griffiths
18 June 2023
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Ireland  30–30  Wales
Tries: Johnston (2), Roberts, Spain, Calcott
Goals: Johnston (5/5)
 Report
 Tries: Lane (2), Preece, S. Williams, Trigg-Turner (2)
Goals: Halsey (2/4), Preece (1/2)
Oriam Performance Centre, Edinburgh
Referees: Ollie Cruickshank (Scotland), Rebecca Whiteley (England)
Team details
Ireland Position Wales
Name Number Number Name
Oran Spain 1
Starter
 1 Stuart Williams
Phil Roberts 2
Starter
 2 Stephen Halsey
Peter Johnston 3
Starter
 3 Gary Preece
Joe Calcott 4
Starter
 4 Harry Jones
Matthew Wooloff 5
Starter
 5 Martin Lane
Toby Burton-Carter 6
Interchange
 6 Scott Trigg-Turner
Paddy Forbes 7
Interchange
 7 Mason Baker
Cian Horgan 8
Interchange
 8 Lucie Roberts
James McCarthy 9
Interchange
 9 Mark Williams
Rick Rodgers 10
Interchange
 10 Alex Powell
18 June 2023
16:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Scotland  30–76  Wales
Tries: Willans, M. Grant, D. Grant, Davidson, Dougan
Goals: D. Grant (5/5)
 Report
 Tries: Halsey (2), S. Williams (2), Preece (3), Jones (2), Lane, Roberts, Sargent, M. Williams
Goals: Halsey (11/12), Baker (1/1)
Oriam Performance Centre, Edinburgh
Referees: David Butler (England), Karli Wilkinson (England)
Team details
Scotland Position Wales
Name Number Number Name
Callum Young 1
Starter
 1 Stuart Williams
Midge Hartley 2
Starter
 2 Stephen Halsey
John Willians 3
Starter
 3 Gary Preece
Daniel Grant 4
Starter
 4 Harry Jones
Michael Grant 5
Starter
 5 Martin Lane
Olivia Foulton 6
Interchange
 6 Scott Trigg-Turner
Martin Dougan 7
Interchange
 7 Mason Baker
Calum Davidson 8
Interchange
 8 Lucie Roberts
Graeme Stewart 9
Interchange
 9 Mark Williams
Cadyn Thomson 10
Interchange
 10 Lee Sargent

July

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Philippines vs South Africa men in Australia

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Felix Florenz Cup
22 July 2023
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Philippines  14–72  South Africa
Tries: Cairns, Lynch, O'Leary
Goals: Russell (1/3)
 Report
 Tries: Blake (3), Bull, Perry, Turner, Martin, de Vlieg (2), Canning (2), Gilham
Goals: Cryer (11/11), Canning (1/1)
Tugan RLFC, Gold Coast[6]
Referee: Lachlan Sutton (Australia)
Team details
Philippines Position South Africa
Name Number Number Name
Isaac Rosario 1
FB
 1 Luke de Vlieg
Ivan Lynch 2
WG
 2 Jason Smith
Gerald Ubaldo 3
CE
 3 Keegan Turner
Thomas Cartwright 4
CE
 4 Bevan De Vries
Richard Mante 5
WG
 5 Jason Cutler
Tyrone O'Leary 6
FE
 6 Reilly Canning
Marc Russell 7
HB
 7 Kam Cryer
Dylan Jones 8
PR
 8 Joel Tubbs
Tyrone Tootell 9
HK
 9 Harry Blake
Ryan Jones 10
PF
 10 Shane Gilham
Russell Nelson 11
SR
 11 Halvor Harris
Ian Nelson 12
SR
 12 Kobe Martin
AJ Morrison 13
LK
 13 Ayden Perry
Gerald Reyes 14
IN
 14 Jovan Pienar
Jeromy Cairns 15
IN
 15 Kalum Gulliver-Brown
Raffy Dian Zappia 16
IN
 16 Jason King
Jordan Jones 17
IN
 17 Ashley Bull
Paul Sheedy
Coach
 Daryll Fisher

August

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Serbia men in the Czech Republic

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26 August 2023
15:00 CEST
(UTC+02:00)
Czech Republic  16–28  Serbia
Tries: Bělohlávek, Adamec, Hudrlik
Goals: Hudrlik (2/3)
 Report
 Tries: Bibic, Stojilkovic, Stojanovic (2), Cuk
Goals: Markovic (1/2), Jasari (3/3)
Městský Stadion, Krupka
Referee: Misa Vakadranu (Fiji)
Team details
Czech Republic Position Serbia
Name Number Number Name
Dominik Fiser 1
FB
 1 Dzavid Jasari
Oldrich Chrbolka 2
WG
 2 Aleksandar Stojanovic
Roman Richtr 3
CE
 3 Marko Cuk
Antonín Berk 4
CE
 4 Luka Ilic
Jakub Tichy 5
WG
 5 Luka Stosic
David Vasely 6
SO
 6 Marko Jakovljevic
Jakub Hudrlik 7
SH
 7 Aleksandar Markovic
Tomas Adamec 8
PR
 8 Stefan Novakovic
Tomas Zicica 9
HK
 9 Mihailo Tomic
Jaroslav Novotny 10
PF
 10 Jasmin Bibic
David Bělohlávek 11
SR
 11 Igor Vratnian
Matous Zvec 12
SR
 12 Strahinja Stojilkovic
Ondřej Preininger 13
LF
 13 Enis Bibic
Vit Studentlky 14
IN
 14 Nenad Zujic
Matej Soukup 15
IN
 15 Velibor Karanovic
Marek Teichman 16
IN
 16 Lazar Stamenkovic
Jaroslav Bzoch 17
IN
 17 Stefan Milenkovic
Petr Sedina
Coach
 Darren Fisher


September

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Czech Republic men in Poland

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16 September 2023
14:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Poland  28–36  Czech Republic
Tries: Glinkowski, Kostecki, Tutak, Krzypkowski, Zerbe
Goals: Mitek (4/5)
 Report
 Tries: Schejbal (2), Bělohlávek (2), Hudrlik, Kasík, Brynda
Goals: Hudrlik (4/7)
Majkowski Wembley, Kalisz
Referee: Misa Vakadranu (Fiji)
Team details
Poland Position Czech Republic
Name Number Number Name
Fabian Glinkowski 1
FB
 1 Roman Richtr
Łukasz Wawrzyniak 2
WG
 2 Adam Mikulas
Kamil Owoc 3
CE
 3 Tomáš Kasík
Jakub Zalewski 4
CE
 4 Daniel Rypl
Mateusz Kłosiński 5
WG
 5 Matej Schejbal
Łukasz Łucka 6
SO
 6 Jakub Hudrlik
Jakub Mitek 7
SH
 7 Josef Brynda
Mateusz Dziąg 8
PR
 8 David Bělohlávek
Tomasz Zerbe 9
HK
 9 Jakub Czermak
Maciej Myszkowski 10
PF
 10 Kamil Havel
Michał Krzypkowski 11
SR
 11 Vit Studecky
Patryk Gabryś 12
SR
 12 Jakub Jirman
Jonathan Tutak 13
LF
 13 Erik Schulz
Dawid Krawczyński 14
IN
 14 Marek Henzl
Karol Myszkowski 15
IN
 15 Adam Vrbata
Łukasz Kostecki 16
IN
 16 Jaroslav Novotny
Mateusz Kowalewski 17
IN
 17 David Slivka
Colin Baker
Coach
 Tomas Adamec


Malta men in Montenegro

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Medieval Shield
16 September 2023
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Montenegro  10–34  Malta
Tries: Brahimi, Novakovic
Goals: Popovic (1/2)
 Report
 Tries: J. Azzopardi, K. Dimech, Cassar, Gauci, N. Azzopardi, Camilleri, R. Dimech
Goals: J. Azzopardi (1/5), Gauci (2/2)
Stadion u Parku, Tivat
Referee: Vladan Kikanovic (Serbia)
Team details
Montenegro Position Malta
Name Number Number Name
Marko Novakovic 1
FB
 1 Mark Camilleri
Marko Fatic 2
WG
 2 Jean Scholey
Boban Banjevic 3
CE
 3 Kyle Gauci
Burim Brahimi 4
CE
 4 Reece Dimech
Milos Dasic 5
WG
 5 Aiden Demicoli
Srdjan Popovic 6
SO
 6 Jayden Azzopardi
Milos Kucancanin 7
SH
 7 Karl Cassar
Igor Adzaip 8
PR
 8 Jean-Pierre Zarb
Ilija Ivanovic 9
HK
 9 Robin Cutajar
Redzep Baljaj 10
PF
 10 Josh Cassar
Elvis Cenaj 11
SR
 11 William Watts
Goran Novakovic 12
SR
 12 Mark Roberston
Bogdan Raicevic 13
LF
 13 Kaine Dimech
Bojan Mizdalo 14
IN
 14 Scott Beerman
Andrija Dakic 15
IN
 15 Luke Musu
Stevan Radonjic 16
IN
 16 Nicky Vella
Aleksandar Mecikucic 17
IN
 17 Noah Azzopardi
Ian Giddings
Coach
 Anthony Micallef


Bulgaria men in Malta

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23 September 2023
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Malta  78–0  Bulgaria
Tries: Dalton (2), Sammut (3), Scholey (2), Dimech, Gauci, Scicluna, Robertson (3)
Goals: Sammut (13/13)
 Report
Marsa Sports Complex, Marsa
Referee: Tony Palacios (Spain)
Team details
Malta Position Bulgaria
Name Number Number Name
Mark Camilleri 1
FB
 1 Doycho Slavin
Jean Scholey 2
WG
 2 Georgi Parizov
Kyle Gauci 3
CE
 3 James Sherwood
Alfie Jewitt 4
CE
 4 Kevork Kasparyan
Reece Dimech 5
WG
 5 Kiril Atanasov
Karl Cassar 6
SO
 6 Martin Hristov
Jarrod Sammut 7
SH
 7 Maxim Joakimsman
Justin Davenport 8
PR
 8 Mitko Atanasov
Robin Cutajar 9
HK
 9 Teodor Manchev
Jean-Pierre Zarb 10
PF
 10 Tihomir Simeonov
William Watts 11
SR
 11 Tsvetan Rashev
Mark Robertson 12
SR
 12 Simeon Tsvetanov
Kaine Dimech 13
LF
 13 Stanislav Borisov
Brendan Dalton 14
IN
 14 Vladislav Parizov
Peter Debono 15
IN
 15 Aleksandar Tomanov
Liam Scicluna 16
IN
 16 Veselin Peychev
Karol Spiteri 17
IN
 17 Anton Georgiev
Phil Humphrey
Coach


Women’s Americas North Championship

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23 September 2023
15:30 JAM (UTC-05:00)
Jamaica  8–78  United States
Tries: Scarlett
Goals: Smith (2/2)
 Report
 Tries: Royes (4), Campbell (3), Bailous (2), Blackmore, Bradley, Snyder, Fuerst, Jordan, Black-Keels
Goals: Treco (4/7), Campbell (5/7)
University of West Indies, Kingston
Referee: Kemoy White (Jamaica)
Player of the Match: Brittany Royes (United States)
Team details
Jamaica Position USA
Name Number Number Name
Shanice Stewart 1
FB
 1 Brittney Royes
Mischica Stewart 2
WG
 2 Agnes Fuerst
Shoya Gordon 3
CE
 3 Cyndi Campbell
Tajera Nicholson 4
CE
 4 Marcaya Bailous
Venisha McLeish 5
WG
 5 Mariah Blackmore
Alicia Richards 6
SO
 6 Samantha Black-Keels
Shanique Smith 7
SH
 7 Courtney Treco
Sherine Johnson 8
PR
 8 Paris Hart
Lovel Atkinson 9
HK
 9 Nicole Fisch
Zahra Ennis 10
PF
 10 Narcisse Jordan
Darcey Price 11
SR
 11 Jeanna Beard
Nassandra Miller 12
SR
 12 Kadie Sanford
Tihanna Lewinson 13
LF
 13 Caitlin Davis
Anneisha McAllister 14
IN
 14 Danielle Pola Walko Siua
Daynna Angus 15
IN
 15 Shamarica Scott
Debisha Scarlett 16
IN
 16 Rachel Bradley
Ameir Kinlock 17
IN
 17 Nikki Snyder


25 September 2023
15:30 JAM (UTC-05:00)
United States  4–30  Canada
Tries: Granby
 Report
 Tries: Scholten, Butler, Pakulis, Woods, Crowl
Goals: Franada (5/5)
University of West Indies, Kingston
Referee: Peter Tapper (Jamaica)
Player of the Match: Megan Pakulis (Canada)
Team details
USA Position Canada
Name Number Number Name
Taylor White 1
FB
 1 Petra Woods
Agnes Fuerst 2
WG
 2 Lauren Mueller
Christine Sargent 3
CE
 3 Candace Scholten
Cyndi Campbell 4
CE
 4 Matilda Butler
Britney Royes 5
WG
 5 Brittany Jones
Robyn Oliveri 6
SO
 6 Dani Franada
Courtney Treco 7
SH
 7 Natalie Tam
Paris Hart 8
PR
 8 Chantelle Crowl
Tiana Granby 9
HK
 9 Gabrielle Hindley
Nicki Snyder 10
PF
 10 Elizabeth Steele
Sara Esther Anderson 11
SR
 11 Maddy Adberg
Kadie Sandford 12
SR
 12 Rachel Choboter
Samantha Black-Keels 13
LF
 13 Megan Pakulis
Danielle Pola Wazko-Siua 14
IN
 14 Savanah Bacchus
Shamarica Scott 15
IN
 15 Ada Okomkwo–Dappa
Marcaya Bailous 16
IN
 16 Fedelia Angles
Narcisse Jordan 17
IN
 17 Sarah Maguire
Adrian Cooney
Coach
 Mike Castle


27 September 2023
15:30 JAM (UTC-05:00)
Canada  64–2  Jamaica
Tries: Franada, Sandboe (2), Aberg, Steele, Angles (2), Lewis, Woods (2), Hindley, Maguire
Goals: Frananda (8/12)
 Report
 Goals: McCalla (1/1)
University of West Indies, Kingston
Referee: Kemoy Whyte (Jamaica)
Player of the Match: Fedelia Angles (Canada)
Team details
Jamaica Position Canada
Name Number Number Name
MacKayla McCalla 1
FB
 1 Petra Woods
Shanice Stewart 2
WG
 2 Erin Gawley
Tajera Nicholson 3
CE
 3 Lauren Mueller
Natassia Scarlet 4
CE
 4 Maddy Aberg
Mishka Stewart 5
WG
 5 Ferris Sandboe
Shanique Smith 6
SO
 6 Danielle Franada
Alicia Richards 7
SH
 7 Ale Lewis
Debisha Scarlett 8
PR
 8 Liz Steele
Lovel Atkinson 9
HK
 9 Gabrielle Hindley
Zahra Ennis 10
PF
 10 Sarah Maguire
Nassandra Miller 11
SR
 11 Chantelle Crowl
Kamoya Forrest 12
SR
 12 Rachel Choboter
Tihanna Lewinson 13
LF
 13 Megan Pakulis
Janelle Cole 14
IN
 14 Natalie Tam
Jamila Fairclough 15
IN
 15 Tamisha Toussaint
Darcey Pryce 16
IN
 16 Ada Okonkwo-Dappa
Glacia Simpson 17
IN
 17 Fedelia Angles
Adrian Cooney
Coach
 Mike Castle


France men in Serbia

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24 September 2023
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Serbia  10–78  France
Tries: Pavlovic, Jasari
Goals: Jasari (1/2)
 Report
 Tries: Verginol (2), Pedrero (3), Griffier, Laguerre (2), Herrero (2), Rouge, Rey, Laurent, Vailhen
Goals: Herrero (11/14)
FK Obilić Stadium, Belgrade
Referee: Andrew Pilkington (Spain)
Team details
Serbia Position France
Name Number Number Name
Dragan Jankovic 1
FB
 1 Enzo Griffier
Rajko Trifunovic 2
WG
 2 Nittim Pedrero
Denis Cengaj 3
CE
 3 Matthieu Laguerre
Aleksandar Pavlovic 4
CE
 4 Louis Carre
Marko Cuk 5
WG
 5 Corentin Rey
Dzavid Jasari 6
SO
 6 Cesar Rouge
Vojislav Dedic 7
SH
 7 Clement Herrero
Vlado Kusic 8
PR
 8 Bastien Scimone
Vladislav Dedic 9
HK
 9 Ugo Tison
Enis Bibic 10
PF
 10 Florien Vailhen
Miodrag Tomic 11
SR
 11 Corentin Le Cam
Stefan Arsic 12
SR
 12 Lucas Vergniol
Nikola Djuric 13
LF
 13 Clement Boyer
Vuk Štrbac 14
IN
 14 Justin Bouscayrol
Mihajlo Jovic 15
IN
 15 Franck Maria
Strahinja Stojilkovic 16
IN
 16 Leo Laurent
Marko Jankovic 17
IN
 17 Mathias Marty
Darren Fisher
Coach
 Maxime Greseque


Norway men in the Netherlands

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30 September 2023
14:00
Netherlands  58–22 Norway 
Tries: Longhurst (3'), Van Der Reek (12', 40'), Prins (25'), Johnston (38'), Thomson (41', 80'), Van Bokhoven (61'), Mudde (70'), Turnock (74'), Donnelly (77')
Goals: Mulligan (5/8), Thomson (2/3)
 1st: 28–6
2nd: 30–16
Report
 Tries: Mellor-King (27', 57'), Høyland (54'), Olsen (69')
Goals: Mellor-King (3/4)
RC The Bassets, Sassenheim
Attendance: 229[7]
Referee: Moray Gilland (Scotland)
Team details
Netherlands Position Norway
Name Number Number Name
Harry Mulligan 1
FB
 1 Lucas Zuniga
Maas Van Der Reek 2
WG
 2 Martin Høyland
Mike Prins 3
CE
 3 Brett Harvey
Lucas Thomson 4
CE
 4 Arne Oma Torsen
Hamish Wragg 5
WG
 5 Frank Kiriinya
Lars Mudde 6
SO
 6 Kristoffer Milligan
Will Johnston 7
SH
 7 Jymaal Mellor-King
Tom Turnock 8
PR
 8 Mathias Vada Stenseth-Holm
James Adams 9
HK
 9 Robin Bjoernstad
Mauricio Gomez Pazos 10
PF
 10 Nils Kristian Holte
Tom Van Bokhoven 11
SR
 11 Marius Odland Sagelv
Rowan Schuiling 12
SR
 12 Alexander John Ponton
Frank Longhurst 13
LF
 13 Simon Olsen
Mitch Donnelly 14
IN
 14 Andreas Vågen
Shadan Lavia 15
IN
 15 Eric Mellor
Kees Kuijpers 16
IN
 16 Stephen Mwikaria
Bonne Wilce 17
IN
 17 Daniel Horne
Dave Hunter
Coach
 Liam Stead


October

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Albania men in the Netherlands

[edit]
7 October 2023
Netherlands  58–18  Albania
Tries: Donnelly, Prins (3), van Rossum (2), Koolstra, Ngirubiu, Van Bokhoven, Mulligan
Goals: Mulligan (9/10)
 Report
 Tries: Peposhi (2), Penxho
Goals: Peposhi (3/3)
Zaandijk RC, Amsterdam
Attendance: 234[7]
Referee: Hans Verveer (Netherlands)
Team details
Netherlands Position Albania
Name Number Number Name
Harry Mulligan 1
FB
 1 Olban Llapaj
Isaac Ngirubiu 2
WG
 2 Silvio Cela
Maas Van Der Reek 3
CE
 3 Albert Sheu
Mike Prins 4
CE
 4 Dajan Shatraj
Daan van Rossum 5
WG
 5 Vahid Hoxha
Laury Renac 6
SO
 6 Kirstian Kondi
Will Johnston 7
SH
 7 Ditmar Halla
Tom Van Bokhoven 8
PR
 8 Arnaldo Telo
Mitch Donnelly 9
HK
 9 Shaban Penxho
Soren Van Der Linden 10
PF
 10 Girsjan Priska
Paul Kuijpers 11
SR
 11 Orion Jucja
Lucas Thomson 12
SR
 12 Elsajd Cubaj
Frank Longhurst 13
LF
 13 Eliot Peposhi
Damon Koolstra 14
IN
 14 Eugen Gucaj
Kees Kuijpers 15
IN
 15 Neritan Tafili
Bonne Wilce 16
IN
 16 Mariglen Nezaj
Shadan Lavia 17
IN
Dave Hunter
Coach
 Arbian Peposhi


Malta vs Italy men in Australia

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7 October 2023
15:30 AEDST (UTC+11:00)
Italy  38–12  Malta
Tries: Piccirilli (3), Iaria, Nati (2), Atkinson, Craparotta
Goals: Atkinson (1/3), Sapienza (1/3), Nati (1/2)
 Report
 Tries: McDermott, Cassel
Goals: Sammut (2/2)
Lidcombe Oval, Sydney
Referee: Gage Miles (Australia)
Team details
Italy Position Malta
Name Number Number Name
Daniel Atkinson 1
FB
 1 Connor McDermott
Jack Piccirilli 2
WG
 2 Logan Sipple
Kyle Pickering 3
CE
 3 Zarrin Galea
Mason Iaria 4
CE
 4 Jake Zammit
Damian Nati 5
WG
 5 Lucas Borg
Joshua Natoli 6
FE/SO
 6 Ryley Smith
Todd Sapienza 7
HB/SH
 7 Jarrod Sammut
Luke Hodge 8
PR
 8 Blake Phillips
Joseph Tramontana 9
HK
 9 Jordan Xuereb
Anton Iaria 10
PF
 10 Zachary Vella
Alexander Myles 11
SR
 11 Tyler Cassel
Rinaldo Palumbo 12
SR
 12 Kyle Cassel
Nicolas Lenaz 13
LK/LF
 13 Anthony Bucca
Matthew Bonanno 14
IN
 14 Carlo Cassar
Dominic Biondi 15
IN
 15 Dylan Hodson
Matthew Craparotta 16
IN
 16 Tyson Jackson
Bryce Magnone 17
IN
 17 Ryan Azzopardi


Serbia men in the Netherlands

[edit]
14 October 2023
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Netherlands  40–10  Serbia
Tries: Adams, Prins, Kuijpers, Schuiling, Ngirubiu, Mulligan, Mudde
Goals: Mulligan (1/2), Thomson (5/6)
 Report
 Tries: Pavlovic, Trifunovic
Goals: Jasari (1/2)
RC Zwolle, Zwolle
Referee: Moray Gilland (Scotland)
Team details
Netherlands Position Serbia
Name Number Number Name
Harry Mulligan 1
FB
 1 Dzavid Jasari
Isaac Ngirubiu 2
WG
 2 Rajko Trifunovic
Rowan Schuiling 3
CE
 3 Stefan Arsic
Mike Prins 4
CE
 4 Aleksandar Pavlovic
Lars Mudde 5
WG
 5 Marko Cuk
Laury Renac 6
SO
 6 Nikola Djuric
Damon Koolstra 7
SH
 7 Vojislav Dedic
Mauricio Gomez Pazos 8
PR
 8 Marko Jankovic
James Adams 9
HK
 9 Vuk Štrbac
Tom Turnock 10
PF
 10 Milos Calic
Paul Kuijpers 11
SR
 11 Miodrag Tomic
Lucas Thomson 12
SR
 12 Strahinja Stojilkovic
Tom Van Bokhoven 13
LF
 13 Enis Bibic
Mitch Donnelly 14
IN
 14 Luka Ilic
Soren Van Der Linden 15
IN
 15 Denis Cengaj
Frank Longhurst 16
IN
 16 Vladica Nikolic
Bonne Wilce 17
IN
 17 Vlado Kusic
Dave Hunter
Coach
 Darren Fisher


Women Pacific Championship

[edit]
Main article: 2023 Pacific Rugby League Championships § Women's Competition
14 October 2023
17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Australia  16–10  New Zealand
Tries: Upton (2) 4', 31'
Johnston 25'
Goals: Brigginshaw (2/3) 5', 26'
 Report
 Tries: Biddle 12'
Hufanga 43'
Goals: McGregor (1/2) 44'
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 12,067
Referee: Todd Smith (Australia)
Video Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Belinda Sharpe (Australia), Darian Furner (Australia)
Team details
Australia Position New Zealand
Name Number Number Name
Tamika Upton 1
FB
 1 Apii Nicholls
Jaime Chapman 2
WG
 2 Annessa Biddle
Jessica Sergis 3
CE
 3 Shanice Parker
Isabelle Kelly 4
CE
 4 Mele Hufanga
Julia Robinson 5
WG
 5 Leianne Tufuga
Tarryn Aiken 6
SO/FE
 6 Ashleigh Quinlan
Ali Brigginshaw 7
SH/HB
 7 Raecene McGregor
Shannon Mato 8
PR
 8 Mya Hill-Moana
Keeley Davis 9
HK
 9 Brooke Anderson
Jessika Elliston 10
PF
 10 Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa
Kezie Apps 11
SR
 11 Otesa Pule
Olivia Kernick 12
SR
 12 Laishon Albert-Jones
Simaima Taufa 13
LF/LK
 13 Georgia Hale
Emma Tonegato 14
IN
 14 Tyla Nathan-Wong
Caitlan Johnston 15
IN
 15 Najvada George
Kennedy Cherrington 16
IN
 16 Jasmine Fogavini
Lauren Brown 18
IN
 17 Amelia Pasikala
Shaylee Bent 17
CS
 18 Abigail Roache
15 October 2023
12:45 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Samoa  26–12  Fiji
Tries: Tui (2) 10', 42'
Mapusua (2) 21', 68'
Nu'uausala 31'
Goals: Piliae-Rasabale (3/5) 22', 32', 70'
 Report
 Tries: Naikore 5', 54'
Namoce 57'
Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Referee: Liam Kennedy (Australia)
Video Referee: Chris Butler (Australia)
Touch judges: David Munro (Australia), Chris Sutton (Australia)
Team details
Samoa Position Fiji
Name Number Number Name
Destiny Mino-Sinapati 1
FB
 1 Cassie Staples
Taylor Mapusua 2
WG
 2 Vitalina Naikore
Petesa Lio 3
CE
 3 Merewalesi Rokouno
Niall Williams-Guthrie 4
CE
 4 Patricia Raikadroka
Lindsay Tui 5
WG
 5 Asena Rokomaram
Pauline Piliae-Rasabale 6
SO/FE
 6 Sienna Laing
Sienna Lofipo 7
SH/HB
 7 Sereana Naitokatoka
Fiona Jahnke 8
PR
 8 Aliti Namoce
Destiny Brill 9
HK
 9 Teaghan Laing
Janelle Williams 10
PF
 10 Anastacia Shum-Cottrell
Malaela Sua 12
SR
 11 Talei Holmes
Onjeurlina Hunt 15
SR
 12 Emma Rainima
Annetta-Claudia Nu'uasala 13
LF/LK
 13 Josephine Maejiirs
Pihuka Berryman-Duff 16
IN
 14 Siniva Sa'anga
Tafao Asaua 18
IN
 15 Grace Waqa
Tamerah Leati 19
IN
 16 Mere Kilawekana
Makayla Eli 21
IN
 17 Adi Sokula Waqa
Sauleone Saipele 17
CS
 18 Alesi Kilawekana
21 October 2023
15:45 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
New Zealand  28–10  Tonga
Tries: Roache (3) 5', 10', 46'
Pasikala 38'
Hufanga 58'
Goals: McGregor (2/6) 12', 40'
 Report
 Tries: Penitani (2) 25', 55'
Goals: Hifo (1/2) 27'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: ≈10,000
Referee: Wyatt Raymond (Australia)
Team details
New Zealand Position Tonga
Name Number Number Name
Shanice Parker 1
FB
 1 Langi Vaeinu
Cheyelle Robins-Reti 2
WG
 2 Lavinia Tauhalaliku
Mele Hufanga 3
CE
 3 China Polata
Abigail Roache 4
CE
 4 Litia Fusi
Leianne Tufuga 5
WG
 5 Haylee Hifo
Tyla Nathan-Wong 6
SO/FE
 6 Cassey Tohi-Hiku
Raecene McGregor 7
SH/HB
 7 Tiana Penitani
Mya Hill-Moana 8
PR
 8 Folau Vaki
Brooke Anderson 9
HK
 14 Jade Fonua
Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa 10
PF
 10 Tegan Dymock
Otesa Pule 11
SR
 11 Amelia Mafi
Annessa Biddle 12
SR
 12 Vanessa Foliaki
Georgia Hale 13
LF/LK
 13 Dannii Perese
Capri Paekau 14
IN
 9 Seli Mailangi
Najvada George 15
IN
 15 Natasha Penitani
Amelia Pasikala 16
IN
 16 Ilaisaane Taufa
Tiana Davison 17
IN
 17 Shannon Muru
Jasmine Fogavini 18
CS
 18 Fatafehi Hanisi
22 October 2023
12:45 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Papua New Guinea  28–20  Cook Islands
Tries: Kapo 9'
Banu 18'
Allan (2) 22', 48'
Kerowa 34'
Norris 44'
Goals: Veivers (2/6) 10', 20'
 Report
 Tries: Makira 14'
Rewi 26'
Takairangi 58'
Holloway-Samuels 63'
Goals: Kiria-Ratu (2/4) 16', 65'
Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 7,001[8]
Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia)
Team details
Papua New Guinea Position Cook Islands
Name Number Number Name
Latoniya Norris 1
FB
 1 Kiana Takairangi
Lyiannah Allan 2
WG
 2 Alesha Willcox
Belinda Gwasamum 3
CE
 3 Kaiyah Atai
Shellie Long 4
CE
 4 Chantelle Holloway-Samuels
Freda Waula 5
WG
 5 Mahinaarangi Rewi
Sera Koroi 6
SO/FE
 6 Chantay Kiria-Ratu
Ua Ravu 7
SH/HB
 7 Lydia Turua-Quedley
Gloria Kaupa 10
PR
 8 Ngatokotoru Arakua
Roswita Kapo 9
HK
 9 Chelsea Makira
Jessikah Reeves 13
PF
 10 Crystal Tamarua
Emily Vievers 11
SR
 11 Jazmon Tupou-Witchman
Essay Banu 12
SR
 14 Kerehitina Matua
Bertshiba Awoi 16
LF/LK
 13 Anneka Stephens
Meli Joe 14
IN
 12 Ariel Ngatoko
Sareka Mooka 15
IN
 15 Paulina Morris-Ponga
Yolanda Taute 17
IN
 16 Lavinia Kitai
Leila Kerowa 19
IN
 17 Jodeci Joseph
Lancy Ulkambane 18
CS
 18 Kiana Sword-Tua
28 October 2023
18:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Australia  6–12  New Zealand
Tries: Chapman 9'
Goals: Brown (1/1) 10'
 Report
 Tries: Hufanga 34'
Tufuga 62'
Goals: McGregor (2/2) 35', 64'
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,536
Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia)
Team details
Australia Position New Zealand
Name Number Number Name
Tamika Upton 1
FB
 1 Apii Nicholls
Jaime Chapman 2
WG
 2 Leianne Tufuga
Jessica Sergis 3
CE
 3 Mele Hufanga
Isabelle Kelly 4
CE
 4 Abigail Roache
Jakiya Whitfeld 5
WG
 5 Shanice Parker
Tarryn Aiken 6
SO/FE
 6 Tyla Nathan-Wong
Ali Brigginshaw 7
SH/HB
 7 Raecene McGregor
Shannon Mato 8
PR
 10 Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa
Lauren Brown 9
HK
 9 Brooke Anderson
Kezie Apps 11
PF
 15 Najvada George
Olivia Kernick 12
SR
 11 Annessa Biddle
Yasmin Clydsdale 15
SR
 12 Otesa Pule
Simaima Taufa 13
LF/LK
 13 Georgia Hale
Jessika Elliston 10
IN
 8 Mya Hill-Moana
Emma Tonegato 14
IN
 14 Ashleigh Quinlan
Kennedy Cherrington 16
IN
 16 Jasmine Fogavini
Emma Manzelmann 17
IN
 17 Tiana Davison
Shaylee Bent 18
CS
 18 Laishon Albert-Jones


Pacific Cup

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Main article: 2023 Pacific Rugby League Championship § Pacific Cup
14 October 2023
19:10 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Australia  38–12  Samoa
Tries: Haas 4'
Tedesco 9'
Fa'asuamaleaui 12'
Murray 15'
Tabuai-Fidow (2) 39', 54'
Staggs 79' c
Goals: Staggs (5/7) 5', 13', 17', 40', 80'
 1st: 28–6
2nd: 10–6
Report
 Tries: Taulagi 18'
Leilua 72'
Goals: Crichton (2/2) 20', 74'
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 18,144
Referee: Grant Atkins (Australia)
Video Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Phil Henderson (Australia), Wyatt Raymond (Australia)
Team details
Australia Position Samoa
Name Number Number Name
James Tedesco 1
FB
 1 Sualauvi Faalogo
Dylan Edwards 2
WG
 2 Murray Taulagi
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 3
CE
 3 Izack Tago
Kotoni Staggs 4
CE
 4 Young Tonumaipea
Selwyn Cobbo 5
WG
 5 Brian To'o
Cameron Munster 6
SO/FE
 6 Stephen Crichton
Daly Cherry-Evans 7
SH/HB
 7 Daejarn Asi
Payne Haas 8
PR
 8 Stefano Utoikamanu
Ben Hunt 9
HK
 19 Justin Matamua
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui 10
PF
 10 Junior Paulo
Cameron Murray 11
SR
 11 Luciano Leilua
Liam Martin 12
SR
 12 Connelly Lemuelu
Isaah Yeo 13
LF/LK
 13 Keenan Palasia
Harry Grant 14
IN
 9 Gordon Chan Kum Tong
Lindsay Collins 15
IN
 14 Spencer Leniu
Patrick Carrigan 16
IN
 15 Terrell May
Reuben Cotter 17
IN
 16 Heilum Luki
Nicho Hynes 18
CS
 18 Royce Hunt
Mal Meninga
Coach
 Ben Gardiner
21 October 2023
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
New Zealand  50–0  Samoa
Tries: Isaako (2) 13', 24'
Hughes 22'
Asofa-Solomona 44'
Papali'i 48'
Mulitalo (2) 60', 73'
Nikora 63' c
Fisher-Harris 76'
Goals: Isaako (7/9) 14', 23', 26', 45', 65', 75', 78'
 1st: 18–0
2nd: 32–0
Report
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 23,269
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Touch judges: Dave Munro (Australia), Chris Sutton (Australia)
Team details
New Zealand Position Samoa
Name Number Number Name
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 1
FB
 1 Sualauvi Faalogo
Ronaldo Mulitalo 2
WG
 2 Murray Taulagi
Matthew Timoko 3
CE
 4 Marion Seve
Joseph Manu 4
CE
 21 Tommy Talau
Jamayne Isaako 5
WG
 20 Greg Marzhew
Dylan Brown 6
SO/FE
 6 Stephen Crichton
Jahrome Hughes 7
SH/HB
 7 Daejarn Asi
James Fisher-Harris 8
PR
 8 Stefano Utoikamanu
Kieran Foran 14
HK
 9 Gordon Chan Kum Tong
Moses Leota 10
PF
 10 Junior Paulo
Isaiah Papali'i 11
SR
 11 Luciano Leilua
Briton Nikora 12
SR
 16 Heilum Luki
Joseph Tapine 13
LF/LK
 14 Spencer Leniu
Fa'amanu Brown 9
IN
 13 Keenan Palasia
Nelson Asofa-Solomona 15
IN
 15 Terrell May
Griffin Neame 16
IN
 18 Royce Hunt
Leo Thompson 17
IN
 19 Ronald Volkman
Naufahu Whyte 18
CS
 17 Justin Matamua
Michael Maguire
Coach
 Ben Gardiner
28 October 2023
20:10 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Australia  36–18  New Zealand
Tries: Holmes 8'
Collins (2) 21', 30'
Edwards 50'
Hunt 77'
Murray 79'
Goals: Holmes (6/7) 9', 22', 31', 51', 65', 78'
 1st: 18–12
2nd: 18–6
Report
 Tries: Nikora 17'
Mulitalo 38'
Brown 69'
Goals: Isaako (3/3) 19', 39', 71'
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,584
Referee: Adam Gee (Australia)
Touch judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski (Australia), Drew Oultram (Australia)
Team details
Australia Position New Zealand
Name Number Number Name
James Tedesco 1
FB
 1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
Dylan Edwards 2
WG
 2 Ronaldo Mulitalo
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 3
CE
 3 Matthew Timoko
Kotoni Staggs 4
CE
 4 Joseph Manu
Valentine Holmes 5
WG
 5 Jamayne Isaako
Cameron Munster 6
SO/FE
 6 Dylan Brown
Daly Cherry-Evans 7
SH/HB
 7 Jahrome Hughes
Jake Trbojevic 8
PR
 8 James Fisher-Harris
Ben Hunt 9
HK
 9 Kieran Foran
Thomas Flegler 10
PF
 10 Moses Leota
Cameron Murray 11
SR
 11 Isaiah Papali'i
Reuben Cotter 12
SR
 12 Briton Nikora
Isaah Yeo 13
LF/LK
 13 Joseph Tapine
Harry Grant 14
IN
 14 Fa'amanu Brown
Lindsay Collins 15
IN
 15 Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Patrick Carrigan 16
IN
 16 Griffin Neame
Nicho Hynes 17
IN
 17 Leo Thompson
Liam Martin 18
CS
 18 Naufahu Whyte
Mal Meninga
Coach
 Michael Maguire
Final
4 November 2023
17:00 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
Australia  0–30  New Zealand
1st: 0–12
2nd: 0–18
Report
 Tries: Mulitalo 14'
Isaako (2) 34', 47'
Timoko 59'
Neame 70'
Goals: Isaako (4/5) 16', 35', 61', 72'
Field goals: Isaako (1/1) 67'
FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Attendance: 13,269[9]
Referee: Adam Gee (Australia)
Touch judges: Dave Munro (Australia), Chris Sutton (Australia)
Team details
Australia Position New Zealand
Name Number Number Name
James Tedesco 1
FB
 1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
Dylan Edwards 2
WG
 2 Ronaldo Mulitalo
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 3
CE
 3 Matthew Timoko
Kotoni Staggs 4
CE
 4 Joseph Manu
Valentine Holmes 5
WG
 5 Jamayne Isaako
Cameron Munster 6
SO/FE
 6 Dylan Brown
Daly Cherry-Evans 7
SH/HB
 7 Jahrome Hughes
Payne Haas 8
PR
 8 James Fisher-Harris
Ben Hunt 9
HK
 9 Kieran Foran
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui 10
PF
 10 Moses Leota
Liam Martin 12
SR
 11 Isaiah Papali'i
Reuben Cotter 17
SR
 12 Briton Nikora
Isaah Yeo 13
LF/LK
 13 Joseph Tapine
Harry Grant 14
IN
 14 Fa'amanu Brown
Lindsay Collins 15
IN
 15 Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Patrick Carrigan 16
IN
 16 Griffin Neame
Nicho Hynes 18
IN
 17 Leo Thompson
Thomas Flegler 19
CS
 18 Naufahu Whyte
Mal Meninga
Coach
 Michael Maguire


Pacific Bowl

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Main article: 2023 Pacific Rugby League Championship § Pacific Bowl
15 October 2023
15:00 PNGST (UTC+10:00)
Papua New Guinea  46–10  Cook Islands
Tries: Z. Laybutt 7', 39'
Derby 12'
Kapinias 15'
Richard 22'
Macdonald 26', 41', 42', 76'
Goals: Z. Laybutt (5/9) 14', 16', 23', 41', 44'
 1st: 30–0
2nd: 16–10
Report
 Tries: E. Ioka 48'
S. Marsters 58'
Goals: E. Ioka (1/1) 60'
Takairangi (0/1)
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 7,133[10]
Referee: Peter Gough (Australia)
Video Referee: Chris Butler (Australia)
Touch judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski (Australia), Drew Oultram (Australia)
Team details
Papua New Guinea Position Cook Islands
Name Number Number Name
Alex Johnston 1
FB
 1 Esom Ioka
Robert Derby 2
WG
 2 Malachi Morgan
Zac Laybutt 3
CE
 3 Kayal Iro
Rodrick Tai 4
CE
 4 Esan Marsters
Nene Macdonald 5
WG
 5 Steven Marsters
Kyle Laybutt 6
SO/FE
 6 Brad Takairangi
Lachlan Lam 7
SH/HB
 7 Tevin Arona
Epel Kapinias 8
PR
 8 Davy Moale
Judah Rimbu 9
HK
 9 Rua Ngatikaura
Valentine Richard 10
PF
 10 Makahesi Makatoa
Jacob Alick 11
SR
 11 Zane Tetevano
Dan Russell 12
SR
 12 Reuben Porter
Jack De Belin 13
LF/LK
 13 Pride Petterson-Robati
Liam Horne 14
IN
 15 Rhys Dakin
Nixon Putt 15
IN
 16 Justin Estall-Makirere
Junior Rop 16
IN
 17 Kadiyae Ioka
Benji Kot 17
IN
 18 Takai Mokohar
Cruise Ten 18
CS
 14 William Samuel
22 October 2023
15:00 PNGST (UTC+10:00)
Fiji  22–18  Cook Islands
Tries: Sivo 24'
Bula 55'
Blake 67'
Turuva 74'
Goals: Wakeham (3/4) 56', 68', 75'
 1st: 4–6
2nd: 18–12
Report
 Tries: E. Marsters 18'
E. Ioka 46'
Cooper-Tetevano 71'
Goals: S. Marsters (3/3) 19', 47', 72'
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 7,001[11]
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Liam Kennedy (Australia), Todd Smith (Australia)
Team details
Fiji Position Cook Islands
Name Number Number Name
Jahream Bula 1
FB
 1 Esom Ioka
Maika Sivo 2
WG
 2 Malachi Morgan
Sunia Turuva 3
CE
 3 Kayal Iro
Waqa Blake 4
CE
 4 Alvin Maungaati
Mikaele Ravalawa 5
WG
 5 Steven Marsters
Kurt Donoghoe 6
SO/FE
 6 Brad Takairangi
Brandon Wakeham 7
SH/HB
 7 Esan Marsters
Tui Kamikamica 8
PR
 8 Davvy Moale
Noah Nailagoliva 14
HK
 9 Rua Ngatikaura
Gordon Whippy 16
PF
 17 Takai Mokohar
Kitione Kautoga 11
SR
 11 Zane Tetevano
Taane Milne 13
SR
 12 Reuben Porter
Caleb Navale 15
LF/LK
 13 Pride Petterson-Robati
Penioni Tagituimua 9
IN
 10 William Samuel
Apisalome Saukuru 12
IN
 14 Kadiyae Ioka
Watisoni Waqanisaravi 17
IN
 15 Rhys Dakin
Sirilo Lovokuro 20
IN
 16 Justin Estall-Makirere
Pio Seci 21
CS
29 October 2023
15:00 PNGST (UTC+10:00)
Papua New Guinea  16–43  Fiji
Tries: Johnston 2'
Kot 61'
Kapinias 72'
Goals: Martin (2/3) 62', 73'
 1st: 4–19
2nd: 12–24
Report
 Tries: Donoghoe (2) 12', 32'
Kamikamica 17'
Sivo (2) 46', 48'
Navale 55'
Qareqare 65'
Goals: Wakeham (7/8) 13', 18', 33', 48', 57', 66', 69'
Field goals: Wakeham (1/1) 39'
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 14,546
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Peter Gough (Australia), Phil Henderson (Australia)
Team details
Papua New Guinea Position Fiji
Name Number Number Name
Alex Johnston 1
FB
 1 Jahream Bula
Robert Derby 2
WG
 2 Maika Sivo
Zac Laybutt 3
CE
 4 Waqa Blake
Benji Kot 4
CE
 5 Mikaele Ravalawa
Nene Macdonald 5
WG
 18 Jason Qareqare
Kyle Laybutt 6
SO/FE
 6 Kurt Donoghoe
Lachlan Lam 7
SH/HB
 7 Brandon Wakeham
Epel Kapinias 8
PR
 8 Tui Kamikamica
Edwin Ipape 9
HK
 9 Penioni Tagituimua
Valentine Richard 10
PF
 10 King Vuniyayawa
Rhyse Martin 11
SR
 12 Apisalome Saukuru
Daniel Russell 12
SR
 13 Taane Milne
Jack de Belin 13
LF/LK
 15 Caleb Navale
Judah Rimbu 14
IN
 14 Noah Nailagoliva
Wellington Albert 15
IN
 16 Gordon Whippy
Keven Appo 16
IN
 19 Mesake Ravonu
Jacob Alick 17
IN
 20 Sirilo Lovokuro
Liam Horne 18
CS
 21 Pio Seci
Justin Holbrook
Coach
 Waisake Kativerata
Final
5 November 2023
15:00 PNGST (UTC+10:00)
Fiji  12–32  Papua New Guinea
Tries: Blake (2) 42', 68'
Goals: Wakeham (2/2) 42', 69'
 1st: 0–26
2nd: 12–6
Report
 Tries: Ipape 15'
Derby (2) 23', 28'
Johnston 38'
Kapinias 75'
Goals: Martin (5/5) 16', 25', 29', 39', 77'
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 14,809[12]
Referee: Grant Atkins (Australia)
Touch judges: Liam Kennedy (Australia), Todd Smith (Australia)
Team details
Fiji Position Papua New Guinea
Name Number Number Name
Jahream Bula 1
FB
 1 Alex Johnston
Maika Sivo 2
WG
 2 Robert Derby
Waqa Blake 4
CE
 3 Zac Laybutt