2025 Laurie O'Reilly Cup

2025 Laurie O'Reilly Cup

Tournament details
Date	10 May & 12 July
Countries	Australia New Zealand
Teams	2
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (16th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Tries scored	17 (8.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (15 points)
Most tries	Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (3)
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The 2025 Laurie O'Reilly Cup was the 16th edition of the women's rugby union competition and was held on 10th May and 12th July. ^{[1] [2]} The first test was played during the Pacific Four Series and was hosted by Australia at the McDonald Jones Stadium, it was the first match in the region since 2019. ^[2] The final O’Reilly Cup clash was held in New Zealand in Wellington. ^{[1] [2]}

The Black Ferns won the competition and maintained their unbeaten run after 29 tests against the Wallaroos. ^{[3] [4]}

Table

Pos.	Nation	Games			Points			Tries
		Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff.	For	Against
1	New Zealand	2	0	0	75	24	+51	13	4
2	Australia	0	0	2	24	75	–51	4	13

Fixtures

Test 1

10 May 2025 17:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	12–38	New Zealand
Try: Asoiva Karpani 45'm Ashley Marsters 56'c Con: Faitala Moleka (1/2) 57'		Try: Ayesha Leti-I'iga (2) 11'c, 25'c Braxton Sorensen-McGee (2) 38'm, 78'c Chryss Viliko 41'c Sylvia Brunt 66'm Con: Ruahei Demant (3/4) 12', 26', 42' Hannah King (1/2) 79'

McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Referee: Clara Munarini

Team details

LP 1 Martha Fua HK 2 Katalina Amosa TP 3 Eva Karpani LL 4 Kaitlan Leaney RL 5 Michaela Leonard BF 6 Siokapesi Palu (c) OF 7 Emily Chancellor N8 8 Tabua Tuinakauvadra SH 9 Layne Morgan FH 10 Tia Hinds LW 11 Desiree Miller IC 12 Cecilia Smith OC 13 Georgina Friedrichs RW 14 Charlotte Caslick FB 15 Faitala Moleka Replacements: HK 16 Tania Naden PR 17 Lydia Kavoa PR 18 Bridie O’Gorman LK 19 Tiarah Minns FW 20 Ashley Marsters SH 21 Natalie Wright BK 22 Trilleen Pomare BK 23 Lori Cramer Coach: Joanne Yapp LP 1 Chryss Viliko HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby TP 3 Tanya Kalounivale LL 4 Alana Bremner RL 5 Maiakawanakaulani Roos BF 6 Layla Sae OF 7 Kennedy Tukuafu (cc) N8 8 Kaipo Olsen-Baker SH 9 Maia Joseph FH 10 Ruahei Demant (cc) LW 11 Katelyn Vaha'akolo IC 12 Sylvia Brunt OC 13 Amy du Plessis RW 14 Ayesha Leti-I’iga FB 15 Braxton Sorensen-McGee Replacements: HK 16 Atlanta Lolohea PR 17 Awhina Tangen-Wainohu PR 18 Amy Rule FW 19 Maama Mo’onia Vaipulu FW 20 Dhys Faleafaga FW 21 Iritana Hohaia BK 22 Hannah King BK 23 Mererangi Paul Coach: Allan Bunting Source: [5] [6]

• Braxton Sorensen-McGee made her test debut for the Black Ferns. ^{[7] [8]}

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Test 2

12 July 2025 16:30 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	37–12	Australia
Try: Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (3) 1'm, 33'm, 56'm Ruahei Demant 46'm Jorja Miller 50'c Sylvia Brunt 62'm Ruby Tui 66'm Con: Renee Holmes (1/5) 51'	[9]	Try: Charlotte Caslick 4'c Lydia Kavoa 78'm Con: Faitala Moleka (1/1) 5'

Sky Stadium, Wellington Referee: Kat Roche

Team details

LP 1 Chryss Viliko HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby TP 3 Tanya Kalounivale LL 4 Maiakawanakaulani Roos RL 5 Chelsea Bremner BF 6 Alana Bremner (cc) OF 7 Jorja Miller N8 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u SH 9 Risaleaana Pouri-Lane FH 10 Ruahei Demant (cc) LW 11 Katelyn Vaha'akolo IC 12 Sylvia Brunt OC 13 Stacey Waaka RW 14 Portia Woodman-Wickliffe FB 15 Renee Holmes Replacements: HK 16 Vici-Rose Green PR 17 Awhina Tangen-Wainohu PR 18 Amy Rule LK 19 Laura Bayfield FW 20 Layla Sae SH 21 Iritana Hohaia BK 22 Kelly Brazier BK 23 Ruby Tui Coach: Allan Bunting LP 1 Faliki Pohiva HK 2 Tania Naden TP 3 Bridie O’Gorman LL 4 Kaitlan Leaney RL 5 Michaela Leonard BF 6 Siokapesi Palu (c) OF 7 Ashley Marsters N8 8 Tabua Tuinakauvadra SH 9 Layne Morgan FH 10 Tia Hinds LW 11 Desiree Miller IC 12 Trilleen Pomare OC 13 Charlotte Caslick RW 14 Waiaria Ellis FB 15 Faitala Moleka Replacements: HK 16 Adiana Talakai PR 17 Lydia Kavoa PR 18 Eva Karpani FW 19 Annabelle Codey FW 20 Piper Duck FW 21 Emily Chancellor BK 22 Samantha Wood BK 23 Cecilia Smith Coach: Joanne Yapp Source: [10] [11]

• Waiaria Ellis of the Wallaroos and Laura Bayfield of the Black Ferns made their international debuts for their respective teams. ^[12]

See also

• 2025 Pacific Four Series

References

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