▁New ▁Zealand ▁late ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁A FL ▁P NG ▁( the ▁sport ' s ▁gover ning ▁body ▁in ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁announced ▁their ▁first ▁women ' s ▁team ▁( Under ▁ 1 6 s ) ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁national ▁women ' s ▁tournament . ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 ▁women ' s ▁Australian ▁rules ▁football ers ▁in ▁P NG . ▁ ▁In ▁Japan , ▁Australian ▁rules ▁football ▁is ▁played ▁in ▁many ▁univers ities . ▁Women ' s ▁foot y ▁is ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Ge ck os , ▁the ▁Irish ▁Gal ah s ▁( G ael ic ▁football ) ▁and ▁Os aka ▁Bil b ies . ▁ ▁Europe ▁The ▁first ▁ever ▁women ' s ▁foot y ▁match ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁was ▁organ ised ▁by ▁A uss ie ▁R ules ▁UK ▁and ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁AN Z AC ▁Sports ▁Challenge . ▁Since ▁then , ▁women ' s ▁Australian ▁rules ▁football ▁teams ▁have ▁been ▁formed ▁across ▁Europe , ▁with ▁women ' s ▁teams ▁representing ▁England , ▁Ireland , ▁Scotland , ▁France , ▁Sweden , ▁Cro atia , ▁and ▁a ▁combined ▁Wales / Den mark ▁team ▁compet ing ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Australian ▁R ules ▁Football ▁European ▁championship , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Euro ▁Cup . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁women ' s ▁league ▁in ▁London