2025 Pacific Four Series

2025 Pacific Four Series

Tournament details
Hosts	Australia   New Zealand   United States
Date	3–24 May 2025
Countries	Australia   Canada   New Zealand   United States
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (3rd title)
Runner-up	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
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The 2025 Pacific Four Series was the fifth edition of the Pacific Four Series, an international women's rugby union tournament. Matches took place from the 3 to 24 May over two continents and provided all four teams with important preparation ahead of the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. ^{[1] [2]} Canada were the reigning champions and were defending their title in this tournament. ^{[3] [4]}

New Zealand reclaimed the Pacific Four Series after winning against the United States in the final match. ^[5] They beat Canada to the title on points difference.

Participants

Team	Stadia			Head coach	Captain	World Rugby Ranking
	Home stadium	Capacity	Location			Start [a]	End [b]
Australia	Newcastle International Sports Centre	30,000	Newcastle	Joanne Yapp	Siokapesi Palu	6th	6th
	Canberra Stadium	25,011	Canberra
	Lang Park	52,500	Brisbane
Canada	—			Kévin Rouet	Alex Tessier	2nd	2nd
New Zealand	Rugby League Park	17,104	Christchurch	Allan Bunting	Kennedy Tukuafu Ruahei Demant	3rd	3rd
	North Harbour Stadium	14,000	Albany
United States	CPKC Stadium	11,500	Kansas City	Sione Fukofuka	Kate Zackary	9th	9th

Squads

Main article: 2025 Pacific Four Series squads

Table

Correct as of 24 May 2025

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts		NZL	CAN	AUS	USA
1	New Zealand	3	2	1	0	144	53	+91	23	9	3	0	13		—	27–27		79–14
2	Canada	3	2	1	0	98	48	+50	16	7	3	0	13			—
3	Australia	3	1	0	2	46	102	−56	7	16	1	0	5		12–38	7–45	—	27–19
4	United States	3	0	0	3	47	132	−85	7	21	0	0	0			14–26		—

Source: World Rugby

Fixtures

Round 1

2 May 2025 19:30 CDT (UTC-5)

United States	14–26	Canada
Try: Zackary 37' c Kelter 66' c Con: Hawkins (2/2) 38', 66'	Report	Try: Pelletier 10' c Royer 35' c Holtkamp 71' c Lachance 77' m Con: Julia Schell (3/4) 11', 35', 72'

CPKC Stadium, Kansas City Attendance: 10,518 Referee: Lauren Jenner (Italy)

Team details

LP 1 Hope Rogers HK 2 Kathryn Treder TP 3 Keia Mae Sagapiolu LL 4 Hallie Taufo'ou RL 5 Erica Jarrell BF 6 Tahlia Brody OF 7 Kate Zackary (c) N8 8 Rachel Johnson SH 9 Olivia Ortiz FH 10 McKenzie Hawkins LW 11 Erica Coulibaly IC 12 Alev Kelter OC 13 Ilona Maher RW 14 Emily Henrich FB 15 Bulou Mataitoga Replacements: HK 16 Paige Stathopoulos PR 17 Maya Learned PR 18 Charli Jacoby  68' LK 19 Rachel Ehrecke BR 20 Freda Tafuna SH 21 Taina Tukuafu BK 22 Gabby Cantorna BK 23 Nicole Heavirland Coach: Sione Fukofuka LP 1 Brittany Kassil HK 2 Gillian Boag TP 3 Rori Wood LL 4 Rachel Smith RL 5 Laetitia Royer BF 6 Fabiola Forteza OF 7 Karen Paquin N8 8 Gabrielle Senft SH 9 Justine Pelletier FH 10 Alexandra Tessier (c) LW 11 Krissy Scurfield IC 12 Taylor Perry OC 13 Shoshanah Seumanutafa RW 14 Fancy Bermudez FB 15 Julia Schell Replacements: HK 16 Emily Tuttosi PR 17 Mikiela Nelson PR 18 DaLeaka Menin FW 19 Courtney O'Donnell  51' FW 20 Tyson Beukeboom FW 21 Julia Omokhuale BK 22 Sarah-Maude Lachance BK 23 Claire Gallagher Coach: Kévin Rouet Source: [6] [7]

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10 May 2025 15:00 AEST (UTC+10)

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

Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)

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: [8] [9]

• Braxton Sorensen-McGee made her test debut for the Black Ferns. ^{[10] [11]}

Round 2

17 May 2025 15:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	27–27	Canada
Try: Sorensen-McGee 5' c Leti-I'iga 32' m, 54' c Brunt 83' m Con: Demant (2/4) 5', 54' Pen: Demant (1/1) 68'	Report	Try: Menin 12' c Hogan-Rochester 39' m Apps 61' m Corrigan 64' m Seumanutafa 76' m Con: Schell (1/5) 12'

Rugby League Park, Christchurch Referee: Kat Roche (United States)

Team details

LP 1 Chryss Viliko  68' HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby  69' TP 3 Amy Rule  47' LL 4 Alana Bremner RL 5 Maiakawanakaulani Roos  71' BF 6 Layla Sae  47' OF 7 Kennedy Tukuafu (cc) N8 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u SH 9 Maia Joseph  69' FH 10 Ruahei Demant (cc) LW 11 Ayesha Leti-I’iga  76' IC 12 Sylvia Brunt OC 13 Amy du Plessis  76' RW 14 Portia Woodman-Wickliffe FB 15 Braxton Sorensen-McGee Replacements: HK 16 Atlanta Lolohea  69' PR 17 Kate Henwood  68' PR 18 Tanya Kalounivale  47' FW 19 Maama Mo’onia Vaipulu  71' FW 20 Kaipo Olsen-Baker  47' FW 21 Iritana Hohaia  69' BK 22 Hannah King  76' BK 23 Mererangi Paul  76' Coach: Allan Bunting LP 1 Brittany Kassil  50' HK 2 Emily Tuttosi  62' TP 3 Daleaka Menin LL 4 Courtney O'Donnell RL 5 Laetitia Royer  55' BF 6 Fabiola Forteza OF 7 Karen Paquin N8 8 Gabrielle Senft  66' SH 9 Justine Pelletier  56' FH 10 Claire Gallagher LW 11 Alysha Corrigan IC 12 Alexandra Tessier  58' OC 13 Florence Symonds RW 14 Asia Hogan-Rochester  41' FB 15 Julia Schell Replacements: HK 16 Gillian Boag  62' PR 17 McKinley Hunt  50' PR 18 Rori Wood FW 19 Tyson Beukeboom  55' FW 20 Caroline Crossley  66' FW 21 Olivia Apps  56' BK 22 Shoshanah Seumanutafa BK 23 Fancy Bermudez  41' Coach: Kévin Rouet

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17 May 2025 16:55 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	27–19	United States
Try: Caslick 17' c Marsters 27' m, 46' m Karpani 34' m Con: Moleka (2/4) 17', 34' Pen: Moleka (1/1) 61'	Report	Try: Rogers (3) 14' c, 37' c, 44' m Con: Hawkins (2/3) 14', 37'

Canberra Stadium, Canberra Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

Team details

LP 1 Bree-Anna Browne HK 2 Tania Naden TP 3 Eva Karpani 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 Faitala Moleka LW 11 Desiree Miller IC 12 Cecilia Smith OC 13 Georgina Friedrichs RW 14 Charlotte Caslick FB 15 Caitlyn Halse Replacements: HK 16 Katalina Amosa PR 17 Faliki Pohiva PR 18 Bridie O’Gorman LK 19 Emily Chancellor FW 20 Ruby Anderson SH 21 Natalie Wright BK 22 Trilleen Pomare BK 23 Lori Cramer Coach: Joanne Yapp LP 1 Hope Rogers HK 2 Kathryn Treder TP 3 Keia Mae Sagapiolu LL 4 Hallie Taufo'ou RL 5 Erica Jarrell BF 6 Tahlia Brody OF 7 Kate Zackary (c) N8 8 Rachel Johnson SH 9 Olivia Ortiz FH 10 McKenzie Hawkins LW 11 Bulou Mataitoga IC 12 Alev Kelter  79' OC 13 Ilona Maher RW 14 Emily Henrich FB 15 Tess Feury Replacements: HK 16 Paige Stathopoulos PR 17 Maya Learned PR 18 Charli Jacoby LK 19 Rachel Ehrecke BR 20 Freda Tafuna SH 21 Cass Bargell BK 22 Sariah Ibarra BK 23 Cheta Emba Coach: Sione Fukofuka

• Ruby Anderson made her test debut for the Wallaroos

Round 3

23 May 2025 18:55 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	7–45	Canada
Try: Desiree Miller 44'c Con: Faitala Moleka 44'	Report	Try: McKinley Hunt 3'c Karen Paquin 10'c Julia Schell 18'c Laetitia Royer 41'm Krissy Scurfield 47'm Alex Tessier 51'c Fabiola Forteza 71'c Con: Julia Schell (5/7) 4', 10', 19', 52', 71'

Lang Park, Brisbane Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)

Team details

1 PR Martha Fua 2 HK Katalina Amosa 3 PR Bridie O’Gorman 4 LK Kaitlan Leaney 5 LK Michaela Leonard 6 BF Siokapesi Palu (c) 7 OF Ashley Marsters 8 N8 Tabua Tuinakauvadra 9 SH Layne Morgan 10 FH Faitala Moleka 11 LW Desiree Miller 12 IC Charlotte Caslick 13 OC Georgina Friedrichs 14 RW Biola Dawa 15 FB Caitlyn Halse Replacements: 16 HK Adiana Talakai 17 PR Bree-Anna Browne 18 PR Asoiva Karpani 19 LK Ashley Fernandez 20 BR Emily Chancellor 21 BR Ruby Anderson 22 BK Tia Hinds 23 BK Trilleen Pomare Coach: Joanne Yapp 1 PR McKinley Hunt 2 HK Gillian Boag 3 PR DaLeaka Menin 4 LK Courtney O'Donnell 5 LK Tyson Beukeboom 6 BF Laetitia Royer 7 OF Karen Paquin 8 N8 Fabiola Forteza 9 SH Olivia Apps 10 FH Claire Gallagher 11 LW Krissy Scurfield 12 IC Alex Tessier 13 OC Florence Symonds 14 RW Alysha Corrigan 15 FB Julia Schell Replacements: 16 HK Emily Tuttosi 17 PR Mikiela Nelson 18 PR Rori Wood 19 LK Julia Omokhuale 20 BK Caroline Crossley 21 SH Justine Pelletier 22 CE Shoshanah Seumanutafa 23 BK Asia Hogan-Rochester Coach: Kévin Rouet Source: [12] [13]

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24 May 2025 16:35 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	79–14	United States
Try: Katelyn Vaha'akolo (4) 11'c, 15'm, 37'm, 64'c Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (7) 24'm, 26'c, 41'm, 45'c, 58'c, 69'm, 82'm Ruahei Demant 48'c Stacey Waaka 74'c Con: Ruahei Demant (4/8) 12', 27', 46', 49' Hannah King (3/5) 59', 65', 75'	Report	Try: Freda Tafuna 7'c Hope Rogers 29'c Con: McKenzie Hawkins (2/2) 8', 30'

North Harbour Stadium, Albany Referee: Sara Cox (England)

Team Details

LP 1 Kate Henwood HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby TP 3 Veisinia Mahutariki-Fakalelu LL 4 Alana Bremner RL 5 Maiakawanakaulani Roos BF 6 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u OF 7 Jorja Miller N8 8 Kaipo Olsen-Baker SH 9 Risaleaana Pouri-Lane FH 10 Ruahei Demant (cc) LW 11 Katelyn Vahaakolo IC 12 Theresa Setefano OC 13 Stacey Waaka RW 14 Portia Woodman-Wickliffe FB 15 Braxton Sorensen-McGee Replacements: HK 16 Vici-Rose Green PR 17 Awhina Tangen-Wainohu PR 18 Tanya Kalounivale FW 19 Chelsea Bremner FW 20 Kennedy Tukuafu (cc) FW 21 Maia Joseph BK 22 Hannah King BK 23 Logo-I-Pulotu Lemapu-Atai’i Sylvia Brunt Coach: Allan Bunting 1 PR Hope Rogers 2 HK Paige Stathopoulos 3 PR Keia Mae Sagapolu 4 LK Hallie Taufo'ou 5 LK Erica Jarrell 6 BF Freda Tafuna 7 OF Kate Zackary (c) 8 N8 Rachel Johnson 9 SH Olivia Ortiz 10 FH Sariah Ibarra 11 LW Cheta Emba 12 IC McKenzie Hawkins 13 OC Ilona Maher 14 RW Emily Henrich 15 FB Bulou Mataitoga Replacements: 16 HK Kathryn Treder 17 PR Alivia Leatherman 18 PR Charli Jacoby 19 LK Rachel Ehrecke 20 BR Tahlia Brody 21 SH Cassidy Bargell 22 FH Nicole Heavirland 23 BK Tess Feury Coach: Sione Fukofuka Source: [14] [15]

See also

• 2025 Laurie O'Reilly Cup

Notes

1. As at 28 April 2025.
2. As at 26 May 2025.

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