Senior International Matches (Women)

Sat 1st November 2025   - KO  12:00 - The Athletic Grounds at Post Office Road, Featherstone , England
Official: Tara Jones (England)

Jamaica

12

FT

38

Half Time
12 - 16

Scotland

Tries

Makada Lewis (3)
Giana Noble-Cunningham (7)

Eve Tonkin (9)
Sarah Smart (28)
Grace Field (33,77)
Emma Whelsford (57)
Raphaella Aquilina (73)
Kaiya Glynn (79)

Goals

Elenor Trezier (2/2)

Sarah Smart (5/7)

Match Preview: Scotland and Jamaica name squads for women's international

Jamaica and Scotland’s women face each other in a senior international for world ranking points at Featherstone Lions on Saturday 1 November (kick off midday, local time). It will be the first time the Reggae Women have played in the UK after a decision was made, having missed out on IRL Women’s World Cup 2026 qualification, that they would expand their programme to reach out to more heritage players prior to the next global tournament in 2028.

Jamaica women’s lead coach, Darren Colins, commented: “We have enjoyed building in the UK with trials, camps, new players that had never touched a ball to now entering the field. We are as ready as can be, I’m proud of the ladies and the commitment, dedication, hours of travel they have put in. The confidence has grown since our first training session back in April.”

Collins added: “We have old players returning to the game to give us experience on the field such as Sophie Robinson and, for the first time, sisters playing together. We are a team from many different professional backgrounds including firefighters, nurses, teachers and students, but with the same dreams to represent their country and the same passion for rugby league.”

Scotland include a number of players from Betfred Women’s Super League including Leeds Rhinos pair Grace Field and Kaiya Glynn and are looking to build on their promising performance in Wales earlier in the year.

“Jamaica will be a real test for us, they are a big physical side through the middle with lots to offer on the edges,” said Scotland women’s head coach John Whalley. “We look to end what has been great start up year on a positive note with a win on the international stage.”

Jamaica Squad
Kaya-Jo Laing, Maica Laing, Rose Johnson, (Brontie Barbarians RLFC), Eleanor Trezise (Cardiff Demons RLFC), Alexsis Smith (Crossfield’s RLFC), Natalia Laing, Hannah McPherson, (Halifax Panthers RLFC), Sienna Mcpherson (Huddersfield Giants RLFC), Elyse Royal (Illingworth RLFC),Chevelle Clarke, (Leeds Beckets University) Emily Bell, Gianne Noble-Cunningham, (London Broncos RLFC), Rhys Morgan, Darcey Price, (Oldham Ladies RLFC), Starla Lawrence-Tulloch ( Rochdale Hornets)Danielle Jordan, Makeda Lewis, Micha Newman, Sophie Robinson, Tian Simms, Tahnika Talbot, Alivia Tulloch, Taneisha Whalley (unattached)

Scotland Squad
Nicole Stewart, Megan Mayhew-Beach (Barrow Raiders), Raph Aquilina, Enya Lackie, Robyn Price (Bristol Golden Ferns), Grace Field, Kaiya Glynn (Leeds Rhinos), Rebecca Smart, Sarah Smart (London Broncos), Stephanie Gray (Salford Red Devils), Betti Ginnelly (Stewartry Sirens), Ciorstaidh Ainsworth (Stirling County), Georgia Briggs, Morgan Pearson, Emma Welsford (Swinton Lionesses), Isabel Glover (Thatto Heath), Evie Tonkin, Rebecca White (Workington Town), Cerys Gregory (York Valkarie)

30 October 2025
2 Smith
Full Back
Smart 1
2 Noble-Cunningham
Right Wing
Smart 2
3 Lewis
Right Centre
Lackie 3
25 Talbot
Left Centre
Tonkin 4
5 Whalley
Left Wing
Aquilina 5
6 Clark
Stand Off
Whelsford 6
12 McPherson
Scrum Half
Glover 7
8 Laing
Prop
Field 8
1 Bell
Hooker
Gregory 9
10 Price
Prop
Briggs 10
23 McPherson
Second Row
Glynn 11
17 Trezier
Second Row
Ainsworth 12
7 Robinson
Loose Forward
Stewart 13
15 Royal
Int 1
Pearson 14
3 Laing
Int 2
Price 15
9 Laing
Int 3
White 16
22 Morgan
Int 4
Gray 17
18 Simms
Reserve 1
Ginnelly 18
Match Report: Scotland women come from behind to beat Jamaica 12-38

Scotland women came from behind to triumph 38-12 over Jamaica at the Millpond in Featherstone, for their first senior international win. Jamaica raced into a 12-0 lead, right sided pair Makada Lewis and Gianna Noble-Cunningham both crossing after only seven minutes, but Scotland hit back from the shock to post seven unanswered touchdowns, two from experienced Leeds Rhinos prop Grace Field.

Scotland head coach, Andy Picton, noted: “It was an outstanding effort, they’ve pulled together very well and stuck at the task. At half time I told them to keep their composure, stick to the process and trust that our skill and fitness will do the job. Coming down this hill with the wind behind us in this second half, we’ve shown that, and I am very pleased with the whole squad.”

But it was the Reggae Women who landed the first blows, Lewis racing away from inside her own half and shrugging off the defence, Elenor Trezior adding the conversion against a strong breeze.London Broncos centre Noble-Cunningham capitalised on a spilled ball to extend the Jamaican’s lead, Trezior again on target. The tide soon turned when Evie Tonkin scorched away from a scrum to get Scotland on the board with Sarah Smart adding the extras.

Winger Smart, who finished with fourteen points, pounced on a kick to the corner and landed a tremendous goal that levelled the scores, Field barging her way over to put Scotland ahead and giving them a slender lead at the break.

Elyse Royal made several strong runs for Jamaica at the start of the second half, Georgia Briggs looking threatening for Scotland in reply. Stand off Emma Welsford’s show and go just before the hour ensured a two-score gap, but it was only late in the game, as Jamaica tired, that Scotland ensured victory.

Bristol Golden Ferns’ winger Raphaella Aquilina celebrated her debut with a try, Field adding a carbon copy of her first half effort, and a last minute break from Kaiya Glynn - all converted by Smart - blowing out the margin.

“It showed we have a lack of experience, with so many new players,” noted Jamaica’s lead coach Darren Collins. “But it’s been a very difficult week for everyone associated with Jamaica with some of the girls not having heard from loved ones back home after the hurricane, so I’m super proud of them playing against that adversity,”

1 November 2025