Western Force Women

The Western Force Women are an Australian rugby union team that competes annually in the Super W competition, and are based in Perth, Western Australia. They have competed in every edition of Super W since its official launch in 2018. They played under the name RugbyWA from 2019 to 2020.

Western Force Women

Union	Rugby Australia (Western Australia)
Founded	2017; 8 years ago (2017)
Location	Perth, Western Australia
Region	Western Australia, Australia
Coach(es)	Dylan Parsons
Captain(s)	Trilleen Pomare
League(s)	Super Rugby Women's
2024	3rd
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
westernforce.rugby

History

The team played as the Western Force Women in the inaugural season of the Super W competition, finishing third overall.^[1] They played under the name RugbyWA during the 2019 and 2020 seasons after their re-branding. The side returned to their "roots" by wearing the traditional black and gold state colours.^[1]

They returned to playing under the Western Force name in 2021 as a newly structured Super W team, in an effort to increases support for the women's game in Western Australia.^[2] With RugbyWA administering the "operational and logistical aspects in a collaborative approach".^[2] The Western Force did not complete the 2021 season but opted to pull out of the Super W competition after the first round due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in New South Wales.^[3][4]

Current squad

On 29 January 2025, the squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Women's season was announced.^[5][6]

Western Force Women Super W squad
Props Zoe Elliott Alapeta Ngauamo Hannah Palelei Allana Sikimeti Megumi Takagi Braxton Walker Hookers Loretta Mailangi Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke Ashley Marsters Locks Rosie Ebbage Michaela Leonard Sera Naiqama Libya Teepa	Loose Forwards Nami Dickson Tamika Jones Anneka Stephens Pia Tapsell Taylor Waterson Scrum-halves Georgia Cormick Samantha Wood Mio Yamanaka Fly-halves Grace Freeman Nicole Ledington Trilleen Pomare (c)	Centres Ngamihi Monk Cecilia Smith Outside Backs Adi Vani Buleki Halley Derera Haylee Hifo Sheree Hume Brooklyn Teki-Joyce Samantha Treherne
(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, ST indicated short-term cover and TS indicates a training squad player.

Season standings

Super Rugby Women's

Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts	Play-offs
2025	4th	4	1	1	2	107	133	–26	1	7	Lost to NSW Waratahs in semi-final
2024	3rd	5	3	0	2	124	126	–2	1	13	Lost to Fijian Drua in playoff
2023	5th	5	2	0	3	77	132	–55	0	8	Did not compete
2022	6th	4	0	0	4	57	146	–89	0	0	Did not compete
2021	Withdrew from competition due to COVID-19 pandemic										Did not compete
2020	5th	4	0	0	4	41	184	–143	2	2	Did not compete
2019	4th	4	1	0	3	53	86	–33	1	6	Did not compete
2018	3rd	4	2	0	2	154	87	+67	2	10	Did not compete

Coaching Staff

• Head Coach: Dylan Parsons
• Assistant Coach: Chris Heiberg
• Assistant Coach: Dwayne Grace
• Female High Performance Pathways Manager: Claudia Bell