Five Western Force players have been selected in the Wallaroos squad to compete at the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup in England.
Wallaroos coach Jo Yapp has named a 32-player squad for the showpiece event with 15 players set to feature at a Rugby World Cup for the first time.
Force and Wallaroos veterans Ashley Marsters and Trilleen Pomare, who both recently passed 40 Test appearances for Australia, will each play at their third World Cup.
Force lock Michaela Leonard and midfielder Cecilia Smith are also called up along with Kalamunda scrum-half Sammy Wood for her maiden World Cup.
Wallaroos coach Jo Yapp said: "We are very proud of the squad and the journey the players and staff have been on for the past two years to get to this point.
"We have a very special group of people within this squad, diverse in culture and a range of ages and levels of experience in the game.
"A World Cup is the pinnacle event in sport and women’s rugby will showcase that in England later this month.
"We are ready to perform on the global stage and thank everyone who is supporting us on and off the field.”
The Rugby World Cup is set to be the biggest-ever women’s rugby event with over 300,000 tickets sold for the tournament.
The Wallaroos will play Samoa on August 23, followed by an all-important clash against USA on August 31 (AWST) and tournament hosts England on September 6.
Rugby Australia CEO Phil Waugh congratulated the players selected and added the squad had the full support of everyone in Australian rugby ahead of the event.
"Everyone at Rugby Australia would like to wish Jo and the Wallaroos all the very best at the Rugby World Cup in England," Waugh said.
"The event promises to be the biggest ever with over 300,000 tickets sold, ensuring women's rugby continues to go from strength-to-strength as a global game.
"Jo has done a tremendous job with the team and we will be cheering them on ahead of their first pool match against Samoa on August 23."
The Wallaroos will depart for the UK on August 11 and be based in Manchester ahead of their first pool match against Samoa on August 23 (7pm AWST).
They’ll then meet the USA in an all-important match on August 31 (2:30am AWST), followed by tournament hosts England on September 7 (12am AWST).
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WALLAROOS 2025 WORLD CUP SQUAD
(name, age, club, junior club, caps)
• Katalina Amosa (23, ACT Brumbies, Southern Districts, 6 caps)*
• Bree-Anna Browne (28, Queensland Reds, Brothers Rugby, 13 caps)
• Charlotte Caslick (30, Queensland Reds, Wests Bulldogs, 5 caps)*
• Emily Chancellor (33, NSW Waratahs, Sydney University, 30 caps)
• Annabelle Codey (28, NSW Waratahs, Easts Brisbane, 7 caps)*
• Lori Cramer (32, Queensland Reds, University of Queensland, 30 caps)
• Piper Duck (24, NSW Waratahs, Tumut Bullettes, 18 caps)
• Waiaria Ellis (17, NSW Waratahs, Blacktown Scorpions, 3 caps)*
• Ashley Fernandez (22, ACT Brumbies, Uni-North Owls, 4 caps)*
• Georgina Friedrichs (30, NSW Waratahs, Wests Bulldogs, 34 caps)
• Caitlyn Halse (18, NSW Waratahs, Camden Rams, 11 caps)*
• Tia Hinds (22, ACT Brumbies, Randwick, 6 caps)*
• Brianna Hoy (25, NSW Waratahs, Coffs Harbour Snappers, 8 caps)*
• Asoiva Karpani (29, Queensland Reds, Southern Suburbs, 37 caps)
• Lydia Kavoa (31, ACT Brumbies, Eastern Suburbs, 9 caps)*
• Kaitlan Leaney (24, NSW Waratahs, SCU Marlins, 31 caps)
• Michaela Leonard (30, Western Force, Tuggeranong Vikings, 38 caps)
• Ashley Marsters (31, Western Force, Boroondara, 41 caps)
• Desiree Miller (23, NSW Waratahs, Eastern Suburbs, 19 caps)*
• Faitala Moleka (20, ACT Brumbies, Blacktown Scorpions, 21 caps)*
• Layne Morgan (26, Queensland Reds, Merewether Carlton, 36 caps)
• Tania Naden (33, ACT Brumbies, Uni-North Owls, 25 caps)
• Bridie O’Gorman (26, NSW Waratahs, Sydney University, 33 caps)
• Siokapesi Palu (28, ACT Brumbies, Uni-North Owls, 21 caps)
• Faliki Pohiva (23, NSW Waratahs, Blacktown Scorpions, 4 caps)*
• Trilleen Pomare (32, Western Force, Wanneroo, 40 caps)
• Cecilia Smith (31, Western Force, Leeton Dianas, 24 caps)
• Maya Stewart (25, NSW Waratahs, Nelson Bay Gropers, 18 caps)
• Adiana Talakai (26, NSW Waratahs, Sydney University, 18 caps)
• Tabua Tuinakauvadra (22, ACT Brumbies, Orange Emus, 18 caps)*
• Caitlin Urwin (25, Queensland Reds, Gympie Hammers, uncapped)**
• Samantha Wood (21, Western Force, Kalamunda Rugby, 7 caps)*
*denotes World Cup debutant
**denotes uncapped and World Cup debutant
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2025
• Saturday, August 23: Wallaroos v Samoa, Salford Community Stadium, Manchester - 7:00pm AWST
• Sunday, August 31: Wallaroos v USA at York Community Stadium, York - 2:30am AWST
• Sunday, September 7: Wallaroos v England at Brighton and Hove Stadium, Brighton and Hove - 12:00am AWST
