Senior International Matches (Women)

Sat 17th October 2026   - KO  14:00 - Elena Venizelou Stadium, Chania, Crete , Greece
Official: David Brown (Greece)

Greece

6

FT

20

Jamaica

Tries

Sofia ANAGNOSTOPOULOU (75)

Hannah MCPHERSON (44)
Emily BELL (56,65)

Goals

Georgia KALOMENOPOULOU (1/1)

Veronica BLAIR (4/5)

Sinbins

Angelina BALLAS (67)

Match Preview: Greece and Jamaica women name squads ahead of clash in Crete

Greece women will take on Jamaica for the first time tomorrow (Saturday) in a senior international for world ranking points. The match will be held in Crete at the Venizelou Stadium (kick off 2pm, local time) as part of a doubleheader fixture with the mens Euro C clash against Germany.

“We already have a women’s club established in Crete and another team is joining the ranks,” said Greece women’s head coach Nick Stephanou. “This is an important match for the development of the women’s game, not only in Crete but in Greece. We look forward to playing Jamaica for the first time.”

Greece include six players from the local Cretan Gunners club, while the Reggae Warriors women have selected London Broncos’ Gladiators winner Emily Bell.

Jamaica women’s head coach, Darren Collins, commented: “There has been a real sense of purpose throughout the preparation, with everyone understanding what it means to represent Jamaica on the international stage.

“We have worked hard on all areas of our game including fitness, defence, attack, communication, and game management. Just as importantly we have focused on building the culture, standards and unity that we want within this Jamaica team. The players have shown tremendous commitment, travelling from different areas and making sacrifices to be part of the squad.”

Greece (squad): Phoebe PARTHENOGLOU, Paraskevi Anna DALAKI (AEK), Kalliopi ANGELAKOPOULOS, Georgia KALOMENOPOULOU, Sophia Margarita KITSANELI, Anna LIMPERI, Efstathia SKOUROLIAKOU, Sotiria SKOUROLIAKOU, Effrosyni TSIRITAKI (Aris Eagles), Sofia ANAGNOSTOPOULOU, Christina FAITAKI, Maria KATSIROU, Ourania KOUTSIKOU, Niki PAPADOPOULOU, Sidar TIMURTURKAN, Ionna Katsari (Cretan Gunners), Eleni ZIS (Georgia Tech), Nicola MUNDAY (Norths Rugby), Angelina BALLAS (Wentworthville)

Jamaica (squad): Eleanor TREZISE (Bristol Golden Ferns/Cardiff Demons), Maica LAING (Brontie Barbarians), Alexis SMITH (Crosfields), Hannah MCPHERSON, Natalia LAING (Halifax), Elyse ROYAL (Illingworth), Emily BELL (London Broncos), Darcey PRICE, Rhys MORGAN (Oldham), Chevelle CLARKE (St Helens), Kalina ANDERSON-FORBES (Tampa Mischiefs), Giana NOBLE-CUNNINGHAM, Kamilah BRENNAN, Makeda LEWIS, Micha NEWMAN, Tahnika TALBOT, Tian SIMMS, Veronica BLAIR (Unsigned)

16 October 2026
1 Angelina BALLAS
Full Back
Chevelle CLARKE 1
2 Sotiria SKOUROLIAKOU
Right Wing
Alexis SMITH 2
20 Anna LIMPERI
Right Centre
Tahnika TALBOT 3
4 Sidar TIMURTURKAN
Left Centre
Makeda LEWIS 4
5 Sofia ANAGNOSTOPOULOU
Left Wing
Rhys MORGAN 5
6 Ourania KOUTSIKOU
Stand Off
Veronica BLAIR 6
7 Georgia KALOMENOPOULOU
Scrum Half
Kalina ANDERSON-FORBES 7
14 Kalliopi ANGELAKOPOULOS
Prop
Eleanor TREZISE 8
9 Efstathia SKOUROLIAKOU
Hooker
Emily BELL 9
10 Paraskevi Anna DALAKI
Prop
Natalia LAING 10
11 Nicola MUNDAY
Second Row
Giana NOBLE-CUNNINGHAM 11
12 Phoebe PARTHENOGLOU
Second Row
Maica LAING 12
13 Sophia Margarita KITSANELI
Loose Forward
Hannah MCPHERSON 13
20 Maria KATSIROU
Int 1
Darcey PRICE 14
21 Effrosyni TSIRITAKI
Int 2
Micha NEWMAN 15
16 Ionna Katsari
Int 3
Kamilah BRENNAN 16
17 Eleni ZIS
Int 4
Elyse ROYAL 17
18 Niki PAPADOPOULOU
Reserve 1
Tian SIMMS 18
Match Report: Jamaica dominate second half to defeat Greece 20 - 6

At the Elena Venizelou Stadium in Chania, Crete, Jamaica emerged victorious 20-6, London Broncos’ Emily Bell with two of their tries. “This a fabulous win for us after so much work has gone into establishing a women’s side,” Jamaica women’s head coach, Darren Collins, commented. “Our desire in defence to hold Greece out in the first half was tremendous and then we capitalised on the chances we made – this is a great day for RLJ.”

Greece dominated possession in the opening half but both sides defended desperately to go in level 0-0 at the break.

Jamaica loose forward Hannah McPherson barged over from close range to finally open the scoring in the 44th minute and Bell extended their lead just before the hour as the visitors spread the ball wide. Veronica Blair added the conversion and kicked a penalty goal to make it 14-0, hooker Bell then burrowing over from dummy half.

Greece were unlucky not to score when Efrosyni Tsiritaki took on the defence instead of passing to unmarked Sotiria Skouroliakou, but with five minutes remaining Sophia Anagstopoulou got over, Georgia Kalomenopoulou goaling.

“I’m very proud of my girls who never stopped trying, especially in defence,” said Greece women’s coach Nick Stephanou. “We went into the game with 14 players from the local Greek competition.”

17 October 2026