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Kiwi Ferns, 2010

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Kiwi Ferns, 2010

Kiwi Ferns player Ebony Low makes a run past English players in a 2010 match in Whangārei. It was only in 1993 that a governing body was formed for the New Zealand women's game (the equivalent British organisation was set up in 1985). The New Zealand Women's Rugby League was officially recognised by the New Zealand Rugby League two years later.

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John Coffey, Rugby league – Rugby league overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39009/kiwi-ferns-2010 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Coffey, published 30 November 2012.