The 2022 Pacific Four Series was the second edition of the Pacific Four Series. The competition was hosted by New Zealand from 6 to 18 June.[1][2] Matches were played at two of the venues which will host the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup – The Trusts Arena in West Auckland and the Semenoff Stadium in Whangārei.[2]
Tournament details | |
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Host | New Zealand |
Date | 6–18 June |
Countries | New Zealand Australia United States Canada |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand (1st title) |
Runner-up | Canada |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Tries scored | 31 (5.17 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ayesha Leti-I'iga (25) |
Most tries | Ayesha Leti-I'iga (5) |
← 2021 2023 → |
New Zealand won their first series title after defeating the United States 50–6 in the final round.[3][4]
Format edit
With New Zealand and Australia joining the competition alongside the United States and Canada, six matches were played in a round-robin format.[1]
Participants edit
Nation | Head coach | Captain |
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Australia | Jay Tregonning | Shannon Parry |
Canada | Kevin Rouet | Sophie de Goede |
New Zealand | Wayne Smith | Ruahei Demant |
United States | Rob Cain | Kristine Sommer |
Squads edit
Match officials edit
On 1 June World Rugby announced the team of officials selected for the Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. All eight were announced as part of a wider squad of officials for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.[5]
Table edit
Position | Nation | Matches | Points | Tries | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | T BP | L BP | |||
1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 16 | +85 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 100 | –73 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 61 | –27 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Fixtures edit
Round 1 edit
6 June 2022 12:15 NZST (UTC+12:00) |
Canada (1 BP) | 36–5 | United States |
Try: DeMerchant (2) 5' m, 29' c Buisa (2) 38' m, 52' c Holtkamp 49' m Perry 78' c Con: de Goede (3/6) | Report | Try: Taufo'ou 9' m Con: Hawkins (0/1) |
Tauranga Domain, Tauranga Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand) |
Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- Maya Montiel of Canada made her international debut.[8]
- Evelyn Ashenbrucker, Georgie Perris-Redding, Bridget Kahele, Shelby Lin and Sam Sullivan of the Eagles made their international debuts.[8][9]
6 June 2022 14:45 NZST (UTC+12:00) |
New Zealand (1 BP) | 23–10 | Australia |
Try: Leti-L'Iga (2) 32' m, 80+1' m A. Bremner 50' m Olsen-Baker 54' m Con: Cocksedge (0/4) Pen: Cocksedge (1/1) | Try: Patu 9' m Con: Cramer (1/1) Pen: Cramer (1/1) |
Tauranga Domain, Tauranga Referee: Sara Cox (England) |
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Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- Ruahei Demant captained the Black Ferns for the first time.[13]
- Kendra Cocksedge became the most capped Black Fern with 58 caps, it was her 50th consecutive Test.[13]
- Annabelle Codey and Cecilia Smith made their Wallaroos test debut.[14]
Round 2 edit
12 June 2022 12:45 NZST (UTC+12:00) |
United States | 16–14 | Australia |
Try: Rogers 35' m Con: Cantorna (1/1) Pen: Cantorna (3/3) | Try: Friedrichs 60' m Marsters 71' m Con: Cramer (2/2) |
The Trusts Arena, West Auckland Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand) |
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Player of the Match:
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Notes:
- Charlotte Clapp made her test debut for the Eagles, she previously played for England's fifteens and sevens teams.[16][18]
- Ashley Marsters and Jemima McCalman were named in the starting line-up to replace Liz Patu and Ivania Wong who were ruled out due to injury.[17] Tiarna Molloy made her test debut for the Wallaroos.[17][19]
12 June 2022 14:45 NZST (UTC+12:00) |
Canada | 0–28 | New Zealand (1 BP) |
Try: Tui (2) 47' m, 77' m Roos 62' m C. Bremner 75' m Con: Tubic (0/1) Demant (1/3) Pen: Tubic (2/2) |
The Trusts Arena, West Auckland Referee: Amber McLachlan (Australia) |
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Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- Sylvia Brunt and Amy du Plessis made their Black Ferns test debuts.[20][23]
Round 3 edit
18 June 2022 13:30 NZST (UTC+12:00) |
Australia (1 BP) | 10–22 | Canada |
Try: Marsters 4' m Con: Cramer (1/1) Pen: Cramer (1/1) | Try: Tuttosi 39' m Pelletier 45' m Ellis 78' m Con: de Goede (2/3) Pen: de Goede (1/1) |
Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand) |
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Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- Piper Duck, Layne Morgan and Cecilia Smith of the Wallaroos got their first test starts while Grace Kemp made her test debut.[25][26][27]
- Abby Duguid of Canada made her first test start.[24][26]
18 June 2022 16:00 NZST (UTC+12:00) |
New Zealand (1 BP) | 50–6 | United States |
Try: Leti-I'iga (3) 2' m, 23' m, 59' m Marino-Tauhinu 6' m Holmes 31' m Brunt 40' m Reynolds 51' m Wickliffe 78' m Con: Demant (1/3) Holmes (1/1) Tubic (3/4) | Pen: Foster (2/2) |
Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada) |
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Assistant referees:
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- For the Black Ferns, Natalie Delamere and Lucy Anderson made their test debut with Sylvia Brunt getting her first start.[32][33]
Broadcast edit
All the Pacific Four Series matches were broadcast live in New Zealand on Spark Sport.[2][34]
References edit
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