With 9,029 new women playing a form of rugby league in Australia, the demand for a national women’s competition has never been greater. With rugby league’s national women’s competition far less progressed, there is much the NRL can learn from the rival sport. She said she hopes that soon women playing league won’t just be seen “as female rugby league players but simply rugby league players”. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Annetta Nuuausala of the Kiwi Ferns takes on the Papua New Guinea Orchids in Rugby League World Cup. The Australian Jillaroos’ manager, Sally Clarke, said such exposure was crucial to the growth of the women’s game.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2017 16:52 UTC