2024 Pacific Four Series

2024 Pacific Four Series

Tournament details
Hosts	Australia   New Zealand   United States
Date	28 April — 25 May 2024
Countries	Australia   Canada   New Zealand   United States
Final positions
Champions	Canada (2nd title)
Runner-up	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
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The 2024 Pacific Four Series is the fourth edition of the Pacific Four Series, an international women's rugby union tournament that serves as one of the principal qualification routes for the top two tiers of the 2024 WXV and the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup. ^[1]

Canada won their second series title and defeated the New Zealand for the first time in 18 encounters. ^{[2] [3]}

Participants

Nation	Stadiums			Head coach	Captain
	Home stadium	Capacity	Location
Australia	Allianz Stadium	42,500	Sydney	Joanne Yapp	Michaela Leonard
	AAMI Park	29,500	Melbourne
Canada	—			Kévin Rouet	Sophie de Goede
New Zealand	FMG Stadium Waikato	25,800	Hamilton	Allan Bunting	Kennedy Simon Ruahei Demant
	Apollo Projects Stadium	17,104	Christchurch
	North Harbour Stadium	22,000	Albany
United States	Dignity Health Sports Park	27,000	Carson, California	Sione Fukofuka	Rachel Johnson

Squads

Main article: 2024 Pacific Four Series squads

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts		CAN	NZL	USA	AUS
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	105	40	+65	16	6	2	0	14		—
2	New Zealand	3	2	0	1	143	46	+97	23	7	2	1	11		19–22	—	57–5	67–19
3	United States	3	1	0	2	44	132	−88	7	22	1	0	5		7–50		—
4	Australia	3	0	0	3	58	132	−74	9	21	1	1	2		14–33		25–32	—

Source: World Rugby. ^[4]

Fixtures

The fixtures were announced on 30 January 2024. ^{[5] [6]}

28 April 2024 13:30 PDT (UTC−7)

United States	7–50	Canada (1 BP)
Try: Perris-Redding 18' c Con: Cantorna (1/1) 19'	Report	Try: Gallagher (2) 3' m, 70' m Beukeboom 9' m Royer 21' c Grant 43' c De Goede (2) 50' c, 55' c Omokhuale 79' c Con: De Goede (4/6) 21', 44', 50', 56' Tessier (1/1) 80'

Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia) [7]

Team details

FB 15 Tess Feury RW 14 Emily Henreich OC 13 Bulou Mataitoga  70' IC 12 Gabby Cantorna  58' LW 11 Autumn Czaplicki  55' FH 10 McKenzie Hawkins SH 9 Olivia Ortiz  58' N8 8 Rachel Johnson (c) OF 7 Georgie Perris-Redding BF 6 Tahlia Brody  61' RL 5 Hallie Taufo'ou LL 4 Erica Jarrell  55' TP 3 Keia Mae Sagapolu  61' HK 2 Kathryn Treder  70' LP 1 Hope Rogers  66' Replacements: HK 16 Paige Stathopoulos  70' PR 17 Catherine Benson  66' PR 18 Charli Jacoby  61' LK 19 Jenny Kronish  55' FL 20 Rachel Ehrecke  61' SH 21 Cassidy Bargell  58' CE 22 Katana Howard  58' WG 23 Atumata Hingano  55' Coach: Sione Fukofuka FB 15 Sabrina Poulin  64' RW 14 Maddy Grant OC 13 Shoshanah Seumanutafa  59' IC 12 Alex Tessier LW 11 Paige Farries FH 10 Claire Gallagher  76' SH 9 Olivia Apps  70' N8 8 Gabby Senft OF 7 Sophie de Goede (c)  64' BF 6 Pamphinette Buisa RL 5 Laetitia Royer  52' LL 4 Tyson Beukeboom TP 3 DaLeaka Menin  59' HK 2 Sara Cline  52' LP 1 Olivia DeMerchant  52' Replacements: HK 16 Emily Tuttosi  52' PR 17 McKinley Hunt  52' PR 18 Alex Ellis  59' LK 19 Courtney Holtkamp  52' FL 20 Julia Omokhuale  64' SH 21 Mahalia Robinson  70' FH 22 Julia Schell  64' WG 23 Fancy Bermudez  59' Coach: Kévin Rouet Assistant referees: Amelia Luciano (United States) Shanda Assmus (Canada) Television match official: Quinton Immelman (South Africa) Notes: Justine Pelletier was originally named as Canadian scrum-half, but withdrew before kick-off due to injury. [8] She was replaced by Olivia Apps, whose place on the bench was taken by Mahalia Robinson. [8]

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11 May 2024 14:05 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	57–5	United States
Try: Du Plessis 2' c Paul (3) 5' m, 10' m, 16' m Vaha'akolo 8' c Vaipulu 26' c Tui 54' c Sae 73' c Maliepo 75' c Con: Demant (3/6) 3', 9', 27' King (3/3) 56', 74', 77'	Report	Try: Taufo'ou 63' m

FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada) [7]

Team details

FB 15 Mererangi Paul RW 14 Ruby Tui OC 13 Amy du Plessis IC 12 Sylvia Brunt LW 11 Katelyn Vaha'akolo FH 10 Ruahei Demant (cc) SH 9 Maia Joseph N8 8 Layla Sae OF 7 Kennedy Simon (cc) BF 6 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u RL 5 Ma'ama Mo'onia Vaipulu LL 4 Maia Roos TP 3 Tanya Kalounivale HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby LP 1 Kate Henwood Replacements: HK 16 Luka Connor PR 17 Chryss Viliko PR 18 Amy Rule LK 19 Charmaine Smith FL 20 Kaipo Olsen-Baker SH 21 Iritana Hohaia CE 22 Hannah King FB 23 Patricia Maliepo Coach: Allan Bunting FB 15 Tess Feury RW 14 Emily Henrich OC 13 Bulou Mataitoga IC 12 Eti Haungatau  30' LW 11 Lotte Clapp  58' FH 10 Gabby Cantorna SH 9 Olivia Ortiz  55' N8 8 Rachel Johnson (c) OF 7 Georgie Perris-Redding BF 6 Freda Tafuna  64' RL 5 Erica Jarrell  74' LL 4 Hallie Taufo'ou TP 3 Charli Jacoby  72' HK 2 Kathryn Treder  72' LP 1 Hope Rogers  72' Replacements: HK 16 Paige Stathopoulos  72' PR 17 Alivia Leatherman  72' PR 18 Catherine Benson  72' LK 19 Jenny Kronish  74' FL 20 Tahlia Brody  64' SH 21 Taina Tukuafu  55' FH 22 Atumata Hingano  30' FB 23 Autumn Czaplicki  58' Coach: Sione Fukofuka Assistant referees: Tyler Miller (Australia) Ella Goldsmith (Australia) Television match official: Rachel Horton (Australia) Notes: Ma'ama Mo'onia Vaipulu, Maia Joseph and Hannah King (all New Zealand) made their international debuts. [9] [10]

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11 May 2024 16:55 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	14–33	Canada
Try: Naden 21' c Penalty try 48' Con: McKenzie (1/1) 22'	Report	Try: Cline (2) 5' c, 31' c Hunt (2) 10' m, 45' c Menin 51' c Con: De Goede (4/5) 6', 32', 46', 52'

Allianz Stadium, Sydney Referee: Natarsha Ganley (New Zealand) [7]

Team details

FB 15 Lori Cramer  67' RW 14 Maya Stewart OC 13 Georgina Friedrichs IC 12 Trilleen Pomare LW 11 Desiree Miller FH 10 Arabella McKenzie SH 9 Layne Morgan  67' N8 8 Piper Duck  75' OF 7 Ashley Marsters BF 6 Siokapesi Palu  58' RL 5 Michaela Leonard (c)  47' LL 4 Kaitlan Leaney TP 3 Bridie O'Gorman  47' HK 2 Tania Naden  72' LP 1 Brianna Hoy  72' Replacements: HK 16 Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke  72' PR 17 Sally Fuesaina  72' PR 18 Asoiva Karpani  47' LK 19 Atasi Lafai  47' LF 20 Leilani Nathan  58' LF 21 Tabua Tuinakauvadra  75' SH 22 Samantha Wood  67' UB 23 Faitala Moleka  67' Coach: Joanne Yapp FB 15 Sarah-Maude Lachance  60' RW 14 Maddy Grant  48'  65' OC 13 Fancy Bermudez IC 12 Alex Tessier LW 11 Paige Farries  74' FH 10 Claire Gallagher SH 9 Olivia Apps N8 8 Gabby Senft  63' OF 7 Sophie de Goede (c) BF 6 Pamphinette Buisa RL 5 Laetitia Royer  52' LL 4 Tyson Beukeboom TP 3 DaLeaka Menin  72' HK 2 Sara Cline  41' LP 1 McKinley Hunt  52' Replacements: HK 16 Emily Tuttosi  41' PR 17 Brittany Kassil  52' PR 18 Alex Ellis  72' LK 19 Courtney Holtkamp  52' FL 20 Fabiola Forteza  63' SH 21 Justine Pelletier  65' FH 22 Julia Schell WG 23 Shoshanah Seumanutafa  74' Coach: Kévin Rouet Assistant referees: Tiana Anderson (New Zealand) Chloe Sampson (New Zealand) Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Notes: Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke, Sally Fuesaina and Samantha Wood (all Australia) made their international debuts. [11] [12] Alex Tessier (Canada) earned her 50th cap and Tyson Beukeboom tied Gillian Florence as Canada's all-time women's capped player with 67. [13]

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17 May 2024 16:55 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	25–32	United States
Try: Miller 5' m Marsters 18' c Stewart 33' m Friedrichs 56' m Con: McKenzie (1/4) 19' Pen: McKenzie (1/1) 40'+3	Report	Try: Treder 37' m Rogers (2) 44' c, 47' m Clapp 62' c Hingano 70' m Con: Cantorna (2/4) 45', 64' Pen: Cantorna (1/2) 9'

AAMI Park, Melbourne Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand) [7]

Team details

FB 15 Caitlyn Halse RW 14 Maya Stewart OC 13 Georgina Friedrichs IC 12 Trilleen Pomare LW 11 Desiree Miller FH 10 Arabella McKenzie  68' SH 9 Samantha Wood  51' N8 8 Piper Duck OF 7 Ashley Marsters BF 6 Siokapesi Palu  57' RL 5 Michaela Leonard (c) LL 4 Kaitlan Leaney  46' TP 3 Asoiva Karpani  51' HK 2 Tania Naden  78' LP 1 Brianna Hoy  78' Replacements: HK 16 Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke  78' PR 17 Sally Fuesaina  78' PR 18 Bridie O'Gorman  51' LK 19 Atasi Lafai  47' FL 20 Leilani Nathan  57' SH 21 Layne Morgan  51' CE 22 Faitala Moleka  68' WG 23 Lori Cramer  68' Coach: Joanne Yapp FB 15 Tess Feury RW 14 Bulou Mataitoga OC 13 Atumata Hingano  78' IC 12 Gabby Cantorna  65' LW 11 Lotte Clapp FH 10 McKenzie Hawkins SH 9 Olivia Ortiz  55' N8 8 Rachel Johnson OF 7 Georgie Perris-Redding BF 6 Kate Zackary (c)  55' RL 5 Erica Jarrell  52' LL 4 Hallie Taufo'ou TP 3 Charli Jacoby  40' HK 2 Kathryn Treder  78' LP 1 Hope Rogers  78' Replacements: HK 16 Paige Stathopoulos  78' PR 17 Alivia Leatherman  78' PR 18 Keia Mae Sagapiolu  41' LK 19 Rachel Ehrecke  53' FL 20 Freda Tafuna  56' SH 21 Taina Tukuafu  56' CE 22 Katana Howard  66' WG 23 Emily Henrich  78' Coach: Sione Fukofuka Assistant referees: Tiana Anderson (New Zealand) Chloe Sampson (New Zealand) Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Notes: Caitlyn Halse (Australia) became the youngest-ever Australian to play test rugby, male or female, at 17 years and 242 days. [14] [15]

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19 May 2024 16:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	19–22	Canada
Try: Vaha'akolo (2) 10' c, 22' c Maliepo 73' m Con: Demant (2/3) 11', 24'	Report	Try: Bermudez (2) 29' c, 60' c Hunt 44' m Con: De Goede (2/3) 30', 60' Pen: De Goede (1/1) 7'

Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France) [7]

Team details

FB 15 Mererangi Paul RW 14 Ruby Tui OC 13 Amy du Plessis IC 12 Sylvia Brunt  58' LW 11 Katelyn Vaha'akolo  54' FH 10 Ruahei Demant (cc) SH 9 Maia Joseph  67' N8 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u OF 7 Kennedy Simon (cc) BF 6 Layla Sae  49' RL 5 Ma'ama Mo'onia Vaipulu  53' LL 4 Maia Roos TP 3 Tanya Kalounivale  53' HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby  61' LP 1 Chryss Viliko  61' Replacements: HK 16 Luka Connor  61' PR 17 Amy Rule  53' PR 18 Aldora Itunu  79'  61' LK 19 Charmaine Smith  53' FL 20 Kaipo Olsen-Baker  49' SH 21 Iritana Hohaia  67' FH 22 Hannah King WG 23 Patricia Maliepo  54' Coach: Allan Bunting FB 15 Julia Schell RW 14 Fancy Bermudez OC 13 Shoshanah Seumanutafa IC 12 Alex Tessier LW 11 Paige Farries FH 10 Claire Gallagher SH 9 Olivia Apps  72' N8 8 Gabrielle Senft OF 7 Sophie de Goede (c) BF 6 Pamphinette Buisa RL 5 Laetitia Royer LL 4 Tyson Beukeboom TP 3 DaLeaka Menin HK 2 Sara Cline LP 1 McKinley Hunt Replacements: HK 16 Emily Tuttosi PR 17 Brittany Kassil PR 18 Alex Ellis LK 19 Courtney Holtkamp BR 20 Julia Omokhuale BR 21 Fabiola Forteza SH 22 Justine Pelletier WG 23 Maddy Grant Coach: Kévin Rouet Assistant referees: Ella Goldsmith (Australia) Jess Ling (Australia) Television match official: Rachel Horton (Australia) Notes: Canada beat New Zealand for the first time. [2] [3] New Zealand dropped out of the top two in the World Rugby Women's World Rankings for the first time. Tyson Beukeboom became Canada's all-time women's most capped player, with 68 caps.

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25 May 2024 14:05 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	67–19	Australia
Try: Olsen-Baker 5' c Brunt 14' c Paul (3) 21' m, 24' c, 48' m Mikaele-Tu'u 31' c Ponsonby 33' m Vaha'akolo 35' c Viliko 44' m Simon (2) 55' c, 72' m Con: Holmes (6/11) 6', 14, 25', 32', 36', 56'	Report	Try: Stewart 52' m McKenzie (2) 8' c, 58' c Con: McKenzie (2/3) 9', 58'

North Harbour Stadium, Albany Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) [7]

Team details

FB 15 Renee Holmes RW 14 Mererangi Paul OC 13 Amy du Plessis  50' IC 12 Sylvia Brunt  56' LW 11 Katelyn Vaha'akolo FH 10 Hannah King SH 9 Iritana Hohaia  56' N8 8 Kaipo Olsen-Baker OF 7 Kennedy Simon (cc) BF 6 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u  56' RL 5 Alana Bremner LL 4 Maia Roos  60' TP 3 Amy Rule  46' HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby  46' LP 1 Chryss Viliko  46' Replacements: HK 16 Luka Connor  46' PR 17 Marcelle Parkes  46' PR 18 Aldora Itunu  46' LK 19 Charmaine Smith  60' LF 20 Layla Sae  56' SH 21 Maia Joseph  56' FH 22 Ruahei Demant (cc)  56' CE 23 Grace Steinmetz  50' Coach: Allan Bunting FB 15 Caitlyn Halse  47' RW 14 Maya Stewart OC 13 Georgina Friedrichs IC 12 Cecilia Smith  63' LW 11 Desiree Miller FH 10 Arabella McKenzie SH 9 Samantha Wood  47' N8 8 Piper Duck  76' OF 7 Leilani Nathan BF 6 Siokapesi Palu RL 5 Atasi Lafai LL 4 Michaela Leonard (c)  47' TP 3 Asoiva Karpani  51' HK 2 Tania Naden  76' LP 1 Brianna Hoy  76' Replacements: HK 16 Hera-Barb Malcolm Heke  76' PR 17 Sally Fuesaina  76' PR 18 Bridie O'Gorman  51' LK 19 Kaitlan Leaney  47' FL 20 Tabua Tuinakauvadra  76' SH 21 Layne Morgan  47' CE 22 Trilleen Pomare  63' FH 23 Faitala Moleka  47' Coach: Joanne Yapp Assistant referees: Natarsha Ganley (New Zealand) Tyler Miller (Australia) Television match official: Chris Assmus (Canada)

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