Coming into the 1999 series, the New Zealand women's national rugby league team had won all seven international matches that they had played.
[3][4] National championships were held at West Belconnen League Club grounds on 12 and 13 June 1999.
[5] On Sunday afternoon, New South Wales beat Queensland in the final, 12-8, with Caryl Jarrett scoring the winning try.
[6] For the first time outside of the national championships, an interstate match between Queensland and New South Wales was held on Sunday, 4 July 1999.
From the President’s XIII team, Teresa Anderson, Joanne Robson, and Annie Banks played in the trans-Tasman series.
[17] Propelled by a hattrick of tries from Trish Hina, Wellington Gold defeated Canterbury Black, 42-6, in the final.