Laurie O'Reilly Cup

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Sport Rugby union
Founded1994;29 years ago (1994)
No. of teams2
CountriesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Most recent
champion(s)		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
(2023)
Most titlesFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (14 titles)

The Laurie O'Reilly Cup is the trophy competed for by the women's rugby union teams of Australia and New Zealand. The two nations met annually between 1994 and 1998, with New Zealand winning all games, often by significant margins, as a result of which the series fell into abeyance, but was revived in 2007. [1] [2] [3]

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History

The Cup is named in honour of Laurie O’Reilly, New Zealand's first women's Selector and National coach who died in 1998. [4] [5] It was formerly known as the Laurie O'Reilly Memorial Trophy. [6] It has been contested between New Zealand and Australia since its inception in 1994. The Black Ferns has won every fixture so far and are the current holders of the O’Reilly Cup with a total of 17 wins. [5]

In 2018, the Black Ferns and the Wallaroos played both Tests as curtain-raisers to both Bledisloe Cup Tests in Sydney and Auckland. The crowd at the end of both women's Tests swelled to about 28,000. The women's double-header concept was deemed as a success by NZR CEO Steve Tew who is open to repeating the concept. For the equivalent match at Eden Park in 2016, also before the men's clash, the crowd size peaked at 12,500. [7]

In 2020, All planned test matches for the Wallaroos were cancelled due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as was the September tour to New Zealand in 2021. [8]

After a two year absence due to the pandemic, it was confirmed that the competition would return. The Black Ferns hosted the first test and the Wallaroos the second test in 2022. The second match was played as a curtain raiser to the Wallabies and Springboks test in Adelaide. [9] [10] The Black Ferns won the first test in Christchurch and retained the O'Reilly Cup. [11] [12] [13] They then won the series after winning the second test. [14] [15] [16]

Results

YearDateHomeScoreAwayCup WinnerVenue
1994 2 September Australia 0–37 New Zealand New Zealand Sydney
1995 22 July New Zealand 64–0 Australia New Zealand Auckland
1996 31 August Australia 5–28 New Zealand New Zealand Sydney
1997 16 August New Zealand 44–0 Australia New Zealand Dunedin
1998 29 August Australia 3–27 New Zealand New Zealand Sydney
2007 16 October New Zealand 21–10 Australia New Zealand Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
20 October New Zealand 29–12 Australia New Zealand Wellington
2008 14 October Australia 3–37 New Zealand New Zealand Canberra
18 October Australia 16–22 New Zealand New Zealand Sydney
2014 1 June New Zealand 38–3 Australia New Zealand Rotorua International Stadium
2016 22 October New Zealand 67–3 Australia New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland
26 October New Zealand 29–3 Australia New Zealand QBE Stadium, North Harbour
2017 13 June New Zealand 44–17 Australia New Zealand Rugby Park, Christchurch
2018 18 August Australia 11–31 New Zealand New Zealand ANZ Stadium, Sydney
25 August New Zealand 45–17 Australia New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland
2019 10 August Australia 10–47 New Zealand New Zealand Optus Stadium, Perth
17 August New Zealand 37–8 Australia New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland
2022 20 August New Zealand 52–5 Australia New Zealand Orangetheory Stadium
27 August Australia 14–22 New Zealand New Zealand Adelaide Oval
2023 29 June Australia 0–50 New Zealand New Zealand Brisbane
30 September New Zealand 43–3 Australia New Zealand Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

Matches

VenuePlayedWon byDrawnTotal points
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand AustraliaNew Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 909062301
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 12012081513
Overall210210143814

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