2024 Pacific Four Series

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2024 Pacific Four Series
Tournament details
HostsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Date28 April — 25 May 2024
CountriesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
2023
2025

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]

Contents

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

Participants

NationStadiumsHead coachCaptain
Home stadiumCapacityLocation
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Allianz Stadium 42.500 Sydney Flag of England.svg Jo Yapp Michaela Leonard
AAMI Park 29,500 Melbourne
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of France.svg Kevin Rouet Sophie de Goede
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand FMG Stadium Waikato 25,800 Hamilton Flag of New Zealand.svg Allan Bunting Kennedy Simon

Ruahei Demant

Apollo Projects Stadium 17,104 Christchurch
North Harbour Stadium 22,000 Albany
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Dignity Health Sports Park 27,000 Carson, California Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sione Fukofuka Rachel Johnson

Squads

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPtsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Flag of the United States.svg  USA Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 330010540+651662014
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 320114346+972372111 19–22 57–5 67–19
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31024413288722105 7–50
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30035813274921112 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  Flag of the United States.svg7–50Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  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]

11 May 2024
14:05 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg57–5Flag of the United States.svg  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]

11 May 2024
16:55 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg14–33Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  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]

17 May 2024
16:55 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg25–32Flag of the United States.svg  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]

19 May 2024
16:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg19–22Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  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]

25 May 2024
14:05 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg67–19Flag of Australia (converted).svg  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]

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