Indigenous Australian women's rugby league team

Indigenous All Stars
Team information
Governing bodyAustralian Rugby League Commission
Head coachJess Skinner
CaptainQuincy Dodd
Most capsRebecca Young (8)
Tallisha Harden (8)
Top try-scorerJaime Chapman (5)
Top point-scorerKirra Dibb (20)
Jaime Chapman (20)
Team results
First international
Indigenous All Stars Women 6-20 NRL All Stars Women, 2011
Biggest win
Indigenous All Stars Women 14-4 NRL All Stars Women, 2017
Indigenous All Stars Women 18-8 Māori All Stars Women, 2022
Biggest defeat
Indigenous All Stars Women 6-38 NRL All Stars Women, 2013

The Indigenous Australian women's rugby league team (also known as the Indigenous Women's All Stars) is a rugby league football team that represents Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. The team was first formed in late 2010 for their first match in February 2011.[1] The team currently plays in an annual All Stars Match against a National Rugby League Māori All Stars women's team.

Coaches

Missing matches are 2012 and 2015.

Name Span M W D L W% Ref.
Rob Brough 2011 1 0 0 1 0.00%
Dennis Moran 2013 1 0 0 1 0.00% [2]
Ken Nagas 2014 1 0 0 1 0.00% [3]
Dean Widders 2016-2019 3 1 0 2 33.33% [4][5][6]
Ben Jeffries 2020, 2022-2023 3 2 0 1 66.67% [7][8]
Ian Bourke 2021 1 0 0 1 0.00% [9]
Jess Skinner 2024-2026 3 3 0 0 100.00% [10][11]

Current squad

The following players were selected to play in the 15 February 2026 match against the Māori All Stars.[12][13]
All twenty players spent time on the field during the game.
Players' ages are as at the date that the table was last updated, 16 February 2026.

J# Player Age Position(s) Indigenous All Stars NRLW Other Reps
Dbt M T G F Pts 2026 Club CM TM T G F Pts
1 Jada Taylor 22 Fullback 2023 2 2 0 0 8 Sharks 14 15 6 0 0 24 1
2 Krystal Blackwell 23 Wing 2026 1 1 0 0 4 Raiders 0 27 7 0 0 28 1
3 Jaime Chapman 23 Centre 2021 6 5 0 0 20 Titans 22 36 21 0 0 84 5 8 1 3
4 Jasmine Peters 23 Centre 2021 6 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 30 38 16 0 0 64 3 1
5 Phoenix-Raine Hippi 19 Wing 2026 1 1 0 0 4 Titans 7 7 9 0 0 36 1
6 Taliah Fuimaono 26 Five-eighth 2021 6 0 0 0 0 Dragons 0 29 4 0 0 16 3 1 5
7 Kirra Dibb 28 Halfback 2022 5 0 12 0 24 Knights 12 45 6 85 2 196 1 2 5 3
8 Caitlan Johnston-Green 25 Prop 2019 5 0 0 0 0 Sharks 3 26 4 0 0 16 4 4 2 1
9 Quincy Dodd 25 Hooker 2019 8 0 0 0 0 Sharks 27 45 13 0 0 52 2 5 7 4
10 Keilee Joseph 24 Prop 2021 6 1 0 0 4 Eels 0 45 4 0 0 16 6 6
11 Shaylee Bent 25 Second-row 2019 7 1 0 0 4 Titans 32 51 5 0 0 20 4 4 4 2
12 Tallisha Harden 33 Second-row 2014 9 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 29 47 2 0 0 8 4 5 2
13 Bree Chester 23 Lock 2022 3 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 29 29 4 0 0 16 2
14 Lailani Montgomery 21 Fullback, Five-eighth 2025 2 0 2 0 4 Titans 15 15 0 0 0 0
15 Mahalia Murphy 32 Second-row, Centre 2011 6 0 0 0 0 Eels 26 29 9 0 0 36 3 1 1
16 Essay Banu 23 Second-row, Prop 2023 3 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 20 20 0 0 0 0 1 3 4
17 Grace Kemp 24 Prop, Lock 2024 3 0 0 0 0 Raiders 26 26 3 0 0 12 3 1
18 Rhiannon Byers 26 Second-row, Centre 2026 1 0 0 0 0 Sharks 18 18 3 0 0 12
19 Ella Koster 20 Second-row, Lock 2025 2 1 0 0 4 Dragons 0 24 6 0 0 24 1
20 Caitlin Turnbull 25 Fullback, Wing 2026 1 1 0 0 4 Tigers 10 10 8 0 0 32 1

Results

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Ref.
12 Feb 2011 Women's All Stars
6–20
All Stars match Skilled Park, Gold Coast
13 Feb 2012 Women's All Stars
10–10
All Stars match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
9 Feb 2013 Women's All Stars
6–38
All Stars match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
2 May 2014 Women's All Stars
0–24
All Stars match Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney [14]
12 Feb 2015 Women's All Stars
8–26
All Stars match Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast [15]
13 Feb 2016 Women's All Stars
4–24
All Stars match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane [16]
10 Feb 2017 Women's All Stars
14–4
All Stars match McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle [17][18] [19]
15 Feb 2019 Māori Women's All Stars
4–8
All Stars match AAMI Park, Melbourne [20] [21]
22 Feb 2020 Māori Women's All Stars
10–4
All Stars match Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast [22] [23]
20 Feb 2021 Māori Women's All Stars
0–24
All Stars match Queensland Country Bank Stadium [24] [25]
12 Feb 2022 Māori Women's All Stars
18–8
All Stars match CommBank Stadium [26] [27][28]
11 Feb 2023 Māori Women's All Stars
12–16
All Stars match Rotorua International Stadium [29][30] [31]
16 Feb 2024 Māori Women's All Stars
26–4
All Stars match Queensland Country Bank Stadium [32] [33][34]
15 Feb 2025 Māori Women's All Stars
20–18
All Stars match CommBank Stadium [35] [36][37]
15 Feb 2026 Māori Women's All Stars
20–14
All Stars match Waikato Stadium [38] [39]

See also

References

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