Cross-code star Charlotte Scanlan debuted for New Zealand at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and returned to the Kiwi Ferns setup in 2020 after a six-year absence.
The Richmond and Akarana Falcons forward was first recognised by the national selectors in 2012 when she was chosen in a Kiwi Ferns train-on squad ahead of the following year’s World Cup.
Wellington-born and Feilding-bred, Scanlan featured at prop and second-row in three matches at the 2013 RLWC, scoring a try in the 22-12 loss to Australia in the final.
She retained her spot in the Kiwi Ferns pack for the 2014 victory over the Jillaroos in Wollongong before being snapped up by the NZ Women’s Rugby Sevens team only weeks later.
The Auckland rugby union rep was part of the wider Kiwi Ferns squad ahead of the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines and later spent three seasons playing the 15-a-side game in Yokohama, Japan, but returned home – and to rugby league – in 2020.
After playing all four games in Akarana Falcons’ Sky Sports NZRL National Women’s Premiership campaign, Scanlan received a Kiwi Ferns recall at lock for the end-of-season clash with Fetu Samoa at Mt Smart Stadium, where she was one of the standouts in a 28-8 victory.
"The culture within the team is really growing," Scanlan told NZ Herald following her return to the black-and-white jersey.
"Chucking a bunch of girls together into one team, you never really know what's going to happen, but we really gelled. To be the only country that gets to do it, it's an honour and we're so thankful to be from a country like New Zealand."
Scanlan was part of the large Kiwi Ferns contingent recruited for Newcastle Knights' inaugural NRLW campaign - initially postponed and played in February-March 2022 - and played all five of the club's matches before returning to New Zealand, where she made a typically hardworking contribution off the bench in the 50-12 mid-season Test defeat of Tonga at Mt Smart Stadium.
The 34-year-old played in Point Chevalier Pirates' 2022 Auckland grand final loss to Manurewa Marlins before being selected for the end-of-year World Cup in England - one of only two survivors from the 2013 tournament in the Old Dart (with Amber Hall). Scanlan featured in three matches: the pool wins over France and Cook Islands, and the semi-final defeat of England.
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Cross-code star Charlotte Scanlan debuted for New Zealand at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and returned to the Kiwi Ferns setup in 2020 after a six-year absence.
The Richmond and Akarana Falcons forward was first recognised by the national selectors in 2012 when she was chosen in a Kiwi Ferns train-on squad ahead of the following year’s World Cup.
Wellington-born and Feilding-bred, Scanlan featured at prop and second-row in three matches at the 2013 RLWC, scoring a try in the 22-12 loss to Australia in the final.
She retained her spot in the Kiwi Ferns pack for the 2014 victory over the Jillaroos in Wollongong before being snapped up by the NZ Women’s Rugby Sevens team only weeks later.
The Auckland rugby union rep was part of the wider Kiwi Ferns squad ahead of the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines and later spent three seasons playing the 15-a-side game in Yokohama, Japan, but returned home – and to rugby league – in 2020.
After playing all four games in Akarana Falcons’ Sky Sports NZRL National Women’s Premiership campaign, Scanlan received a Kiwi Ferns recall at lock for the end-of-season clash with Fetu Samoa at Mt Smart Stadium, where she was one of the standouts in a 28-8 victory.
"The culture within the team is really growing," Scanlan told NZ Herald following her return to the black-and-white jersey.
"Chucking a bunch of girls together into one team, you never really know what's going to happen, but we really gelled. To be the only country that gets to do it, it's an honour and we're so thankful to be from a country like New Zealand."
Scanlan was part of the large Kiwi Ferns contingent recruited for Newcastle Knights' inaugural NRLW campaign - initially postponed and played in February-March 2022 - and played all five of the club's matches before returning to New Zealand, where she made a typically hardworking contribution off the bench in the 50-12 mid-season Test defeat of Tonga at Mt Smart Stadium.
The 34-year-old played in Point Chevalier Pirates' 2022 Auckland grand final loss to Manurewa Marlins before being selected for the end-of-year World Cup in England - one of only two survivors from the 2013 tournament in the Old Dart (with Amber Hall). Scanlan featured in three matches: the pool wins over France and Cook Islands, and the semi-final defeat of England.
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Height M
173
WEIGHT KG
DOB
Jul 30, 1988
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9
Test points
0
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Last updated:
October 7, 2026
Cross-code star Charlotte Scanlan debuted for New Zealand at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and returned to the Kiwi Ferns setup in 2020 after a six-year absence.
The Richmond and Akarana Falcons forward was first recognised by the national selectors in 2012 when she was chosen in a Kiwi Ferns train-on squad ahead of the following year’s World Cup.
Wellington-born and Feilding-bred, Scanlan featured at prop and second-row in three matches at the 2013 RLWC, scoring a try in the 22-12 loss to Australia in the final.
She retained her spot in the Kiwi Ferns pack for the 2014 victory over the Jillaroos in Wollongong before being snapped up by the NZ Women’s Rugby Sevens team only weeks later.
The Auckland rugby union rep was part of the wider Kiwi Ferns squad ahead of the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines and later spent three seasons playing the 15-a-side game in Yokohama, Japan, but returned home – and to rugby league – in 2020.
After playing all four games in Akarana Falcons’ Sky Sports NZRL National Women’s Premiership campaign, Scanlan received a Kiwi Ferns recall at lock for the end-of-season clash with Fetu Samoa at Mt Smart Stadium, where she was one of the standouts in a 28-8 victory.
"The culture within the team is really growing," Scanlan told NZ Herald following her return to the black-and-white jersey.
"Chucking a bunch of girls together into one team, you never really know what's going to happen, but we really gelled. To be the only country that gets to do it, it's an honour and we're so thankful to be from a country like New Zealand."
Scanlan was part of the large Kiwi Ferns contingent recruited for Newcastle Knights' inaugural NRLW campaign - initially postponed and played in February-March 2022 - and played all five of the club's matches before returning to New Zealand, where she made a typically hardworking contribution off the bench in the 50-12 mid-season Test defeat of Tonga at Mt Smart Stadium.
The 34-year-old played in Point Chevalier Pirates' 2022 Auckland grand final loss to Manurewa Marlins before being selected for the end-of-year World Cup in England - one of only two survivors from the 2013 tournament in the Old Dart (with Amber Hall). Scanlan featured in three matches: the pool wins over France and Cook Islands, and the semi-final defeat of England.
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