2019 Laurie O'Reilly Cup

2019 Laurie O'Reilly Cup

Tournament details
Date	10–17 August 2019
Countries	Australia   New Zealand
Teams	2
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (12th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Tries scored	16 (8 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Charmaine McMenamin Kendra Cocksedge (15 points)
Most tries	Charmaine McMenamin (3 tries)
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The 2019 Laurie O'Reilly Cup was the 12th edition of the competition. The first test was played in Perth on August 10 and the second test was played in Auckland on August 17. ^{[1] [2]} The tests were part of double-header matches between the All Blacks and Australia during their Bledisloe Cup series. ^{[2] [1]}

The Black Ferns won the series in a clean sweep and successfully defended their title. ^{[3] [4]}

Table

Place	Nation	Games				Points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff
1	New Zealand	2	2	0	0	84	18	66
2	Australia	2	0	0	2	18	84	-66

Fixtures

Game 1

Test: 1349	10 August 2019	Australia	10–47	New Zealand	Optus Stadium
	7pm (NZT)	Try: Lori Cramer (2)		Try: Charmaine McMenamin (2) Renee Wickliffe Ruahei Demant Selica Winiata Les Elder Ayesha Leti-I'iga Joanah Ngan-Woo Con: Kendra Cocksedge Ruahei Demant Pen: Kendra Cocksedge	Referee: Hollie Davidson

FB 15 Mahalia Murphy RW 14 Samantha Treherne OC 13 Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea IC 12 Ariana Hira-Herangi LW 11 Lori Cramer FH 10 Trilleen Pomare SH 9 Georgia Cormick N8 8 Grace Hamilton (c) BF 7 Emily Chancellor OF 6 Millie Boyle (vc) RL 5 Alisha Hewett LL 4 Michaela Leonard TP 3 Evelyn Horomia HK 2 Averyl Mitchell LP 1 Liz Patu Replacements: HK 16 Ashley Marsters PR 17 Emily Robinson PR 18 Christina Sekona FL 19 Rebecca Clough FL 20 Shannon Mato SH 21 Iliseva Batibasaga FH 22 Arabella McKenzie CE 23 Mhicca Carter Coach: Dwayne Nestor

FB 15 Selica Winiata (vc) RW 14 Renee Wickliffe OC 13 Carla Hohepa IC 12 Chelsea Alley LW 11 Ayesha Leti-I'iga FH 10 Ruahei Demant SH 9 Kendra Cocksedge (vc) N8 8 Charmaine McMenamin BF 7 Les Elder (c) OF 6 Pia Tapsell RL 5 Charmaine Smith LL 4 Eloise Blackwell TP 3 Aleisha-Pearl Nelson HK 2 Te Kura Ngata-Aerengemate LP 1 Toka Natua Replacements: HK 16 Forne Burkin PR 17 Leilani Perese PR 18 Olivia Ward-Duin LK 19 Joanah Ngan-Woo FL 20 Kennedy Simon SH 21 Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu BK 22 Krysten Cottrell BK 23 Kilisitina Moata'ane Coach: Glenn Moore

Assistant referees: Amy Perrett Amber McLachlan

Notes:

• centre Kilisitina Moata'ane and prop Olivia Ward-Duin made their international debut for the Black Ferns. ^[5]

Game 2

Test: 1352	17 August 2019	New Zealand	37–8	Australia	Eden Park
	5pm (NZT)	Try: Ruahei Demant Eloise Blackwell Carla Hohepa Charmaine McMenamin Charmaine Smith Con: Kendra Cocksedge (2) Chelsea Alley Pen: Kendra Cocksedge (2)		Try: Mahalia Murphy Pen: Lori Cramer	Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron

FB 15 Selica Winiata (vc) RW 14 Renee Wickliffe OC 13 Carla Hohepa IC 12 Chelsea Alley LW 11 Ayesha Leti-I'iga FH 10 Ruahei Demant SH 9 Kendra Cocksedge (vc) N8 8 Charmaine McMenamin BF 7 Les Elder (c) OF 6 Pia Tapsell RL 5 Charmaine Smith LL 4 Eloise Blackwell TP 3 Aleisha-Pearl Nelson HK 2 Te Kura Ngata-Aerengemate LP 1 Toka Natua Replacements: HK 16 Luka Connor PR 17 Leilani Perese PR 18 Olivia Ward-Duin FL 19 Jackie Patea-Fereti FL 20 Kennedy Simon SH 21 Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu FH 22 Krysten Cottrell BK 23 Grace Brooker Coach: Glenn Moore

FB 15 Mhicca Carter RW 14 Mahalia Murphy OC 13 Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea IC 12 Ariana Hira-Herangi LW 11 Lori Cramer FH 10 Trilleen Pomare SH 9 Georgia Cormick N8 8 Grace Hamilton (c) BF 7 Shannon Mato OF 6 Millie Boyle (vc) RL 5 Alisha Hewett LL 4 Michaela Leonard TP 3 Evelyn Horomia HK 2 Averyl Mitchell LP 1 Liz Patu Replacements: HK 16 Ashley Marsters PR 17 Emily Robinson PR 18 Christina Sekona LK 19 Michelle Milward FL 20 Emily Chancellor SH 21 Iliseva Batibasaga BK 22 Arabella McKenzie BK 23 Samantha Treherne Coach: Dwayne Nestor

Squads

Australia

Head Coach Dwayne Nestor named a 28-player squad for the 2019 Laurie O'Reilly Cup. ^[6]

Head coach: Dwayne Nestor

Player	Position	Super Club
Millie Boyle (vc)	Forward	Queensland Reds
Emily Chancellor	Forward	NSW Waratahs
Rebecca Clough	Forward	Western Force
Grace Hamilton (c)	Forward	NSW Waratahs
Alisha Hewett	Forward	Queensland Reds
Evelyn Horomia	Forward	NSW Waratahs
Asoiva Karpani	Forward	NSW Waratahs
Michaela Leonard	Forward	Brumbies
Ashley Marsters	Forward	Melbourne Rebels
Michelle Milward	Forward	Brumbies
Shannon Mato	Forward	Queensland Reds
Averyl Mitchell	Forward	Queensland Reds
Sera Naiqama	Forward	NSW Waratahs
Liz Patu	Forward	Queensland Reds
Emily Robinson	Forward	NSW Waratahs
Christina Sekona	Forward	Queensland Reds
Iliseva Batibasaga	Back	NSW Waratahs
Mhicca Carter	Back	Western Force
Georgia Cormick	Back	Melbourne Rebels
Lori Cramer	Back	Queensland Reds
Ariana Hira-Herangi	Back	Western Force
Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea	Back	Queensland Reds
Arabella McKenzie	Back	NSW Waratahs
Mahalia Murphy	Back	NSW Waratahs
Trilleen Pomare	Back	Western Force
Sarah Riordan	Back	Queensland Reds
Alana Elisaia	Back	Queensland Reds
Samantha Treherne	Back	Queensland Reds

New Zealand

Head Coach Glenn Moore named a 28-player squad for the 2019 Laurie O'Reilly Cup. ^{[2] [7]}

Head coach: Glenn Moore

Player	Position	Province
Forne Burkin	Hooker	Canterbury
Luka Connor	Hooker	Bay of Plenty
Te Kura Ngata-Aerengemate	Hooker	Northland
Toka Natua	Prop	Waikato
Aleisha-Pearl Nelson	Prop	Auckland
Leilani Perese	Prop	Counties Manukau
Olivia Ward-Duin	Prop	North Harbour
Eloise Blackwell	Lock	Auckland
Karli Faneva	Lock	Bay of Plenty
Joanah Ngan-Woo	Lock	Wellington
Jackie Patea-Fereti	Lock	Wellington
Charmaine Smith	Lock	Auckland
Les Elder (c)	Loose forward	Bay of Plenty
Charmaine McMenamin	Loose forward	Auckland
Marcelle Parkes	Loose forward	Wellington
Pia Tapsell	Loose forward	North Harbour
Kendra Cocksedge (vc)	Halfback	Canterbury
Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu	Halfback	Counties Manukau
Chelsea Alley	Inside Back	Waikato
Grace Brooker	Inside Back	Canterbury
Krysten Cottrell	Inside Back	Hawke's Bay
Ruahei Demant	Inside Back	Auckland
Kilisitina Moata'ane	Inside Back	Otago
Carla Hohepa	Outside Back	Waikato
Ayesha Leti-I'iga	Outside Back	Wellington
Natahlia Moors	Outside Back	Auckland
Renee Wickliffe	Outside Back	Bay of Plenty
Selica Winiata (vc)	Outside Back	Manawatu

Broadcast

All the O’Reilly Cup matches were broadcast LIVE on FOX SPORTS, Kayo and RUGBY.com.au Radio in Australia. ^[8]

References

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3. Burnes, Campbell (2019-08-19). "Black Ferns sweep Australia". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
4. "Black Ferns sweep Wallaroos with comfortable Auckland victory". ESPN.com. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
5. Burnes, Campbell (2019-08-10). "Classy Black Ferns too good for Wallaroos". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
6. "Bring on the Black Ferns: Wallaroos make changes for New Zealand Tests". Fox Sports. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
7. "Changes for Black Ferns to play Australia". RNZ . 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
8. "Nestor makes changes ahead of Black Ferns Test". The Women's Game. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-09.