The Women and Girls Advisory Group (WGAG) have been mandated by International Rugby League (IRL) to advise on women and girls rugby league. 

• Review and make recommendations to the International Rugby League Board concerning key matters relating to women and girls’ rugby league, including participatory growth, on- and off-field development and international tournaments, tours and matches.
• Identify strategic objectives germane to members administering female rugby league programmes to recognise commonality and, where possible, promote those objectives globally.
• Increase the number of women and girls participants in rugby league at all levels.
• Increase the number of women leaders in rugby league and create a pipeline to promote women leaders in perpetuity.
• Seek to make rugby league as relevant to women and girls as it has been to men and boys.

Chair:  Katrina Fanning, Independent Chair

Secretary: Joanna Lester, APRLC

Joannalester@gmail.com

Women’s and girls’ rugby league has enormous potential to grow the profile, participation base, and financial position of the sport . To achieve this potential, the IRL, confederations, and member nations need to commit to the meaningful and sustainable growth of the women’s and girls’ game.