2018 Laurie O'Reilly Cup

The 2018 Laurie O'Reilly Cup was the 11th edition of the competition. The matches were played on 18 and 25 August with both New Zealand and Australia playing hosts to each other.

2018 Laurie O'Reilly Cup
Tournament details
Date18–25 August 2018
Countries Australia
 New Zealand
Teams2
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (11th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Tries scored16 (8 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kendra Cocksedge
(26 points)
Most triesFiao'o Fa'amausili
(3 tries)
2017
2019

The first test occurred in Sydney at the ANZ Stadium; The Black Ferns won the match 31–11 which increased their winning streak to 16.[1][2] New Zealand dominated the Wallaroos in the second test with a 45–17 victory which saw them retain the Cup and clinch the series.[3][4]

Table

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Place Nation Games Points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1   New Zealand 2 2 0 0 76 28 48
2   Australia 2 0 0 2 28 76 -48

Fixtures

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Game 1

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Test: 1276 18 August 2018 Australia   11–31   New Zealand ANZ Stadium, Sydney  
Try: Alisha Hewett
Pen: Emily Robinson (2)
Try: Kendra Cocksedge
Fiao'o Fa'amausili (3)
Aldora Itunu
Con: Kendra Cocksedge (3)
Referee:   Tim Baker
FB 15 Mahalia Murphy
RW 14 Mhicca Carter
OC 13 Atasi Lafai
IC 12 Crystal Maguire
LW 11 Samantha Treherne
FH 10 Trileen Pomare
SH 9 Cobie-Jane Morgan
N8 8 Grace Hamilton
BF 7 Georgia O'Neill
OF 6 Emily Chancellor
RL 5 Rebecca Clough
LL 4 Michelle Milward
TP 3 Evelyn Horomia
HK 2 Liz Patu (c)
LP 1 Emily Robinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Darryl Wickliffe
PR 17 Melissa Fatu
PR 18 Hana Ngaha
LK 19 Alisha Hewett
BR 20 Kiri Lingman
BR 21 Alice Tonumaivao
SH 22 Fenella Hake
CE 23 Shanice Parker
Coach:
  Dwayne Nestor
FB 15 Selica Winiata (vc)
RW 14 Renee Wickliffe
OC 13 Stacey Waaka
IC 12 Theresa Fitzpatrick
LW 11 Alena Saili
FH 10 Ruahei Demant
SH 9 Kendra Cocksedge (vc)
N8 8 Aroha Savage
BF 7 Les Elder
OF 6 Charmaine McMenamin
RL 5 Charmaine Smith
LL 4 Eloise Blackwell
TP 3 Aldora Itunu
HK 2 Fiao'o Fa'amausili (c)
LP 1 Phillipa Love
Replacements:
HK 16 Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate
PR 17 Cristo Tofa
PR 18 Leilani Perese
LK 19 Jackie Patea-Fereti
FL 20 Linda Itunu
SH 21 Kristina Sue
UB 22 Krysten Cottrell
UB 23 Chelsea Alley
Coach:
  Glenn Moore

Game 2

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Test: 1277 25 August 2018 New Zealand   45–17   Australia Eden Park, Auckland  
Try: Aldora Itunu
Phillipa Love
Eloise Blackwell
Theresa Fitzpatrick
Kendra Cocksedge
Renee Wickliffe
Selica Winiata
Con: Kendra Cocksedge (5)
Try: Trilleen Pomare
Liz Patu
Hana Ngaha
Con: Fenella Hake
Referee:   Ian Tempest
FB 15 Selica Winiata (vc)
RW 14 Renee Wickliffe
OC 13 Stacey Waaka
IC 12 Theresa Fitzpatrick
LW 11 Alena Saili
FH 10 Ruahei Demant
SH 9 Kendra Cocksedge (vc)
N8 8 Aroha Savage
BF 7 Les Elder
OF 6 Charmaine McMenamin
RL 5 Charmaine Smith
LL 4 Eloise Blackwell
TP 3 Aldora Itunu
HK 2 Fiao'o Fa'amausili (c)
LP 1 Phillipa Love
Replacements:
HK 16 Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate
PR 17 Cristo Tofa
PR 18 Leilani Perese
FL 19 Jackie Patea-Fereti
FL 20 Linda Itunu
SH 21 Kristina Sue
FH 22 Krysten Cottrell
CE 23 Chelsea Alley
Coach:
  Glenn Moore
FB 15 Mahalia Murphy
RW 14 Mhicca Carter
OC 13 Atasi Lafai
IC 12 Sarah Riordan
LW 11 Samantha Treherne
FH 10 Trileen Pomare
SH 9 Cobie-Jane Morgan
N8 8 Grace Hamilton
BF 7 Georgia O'Neill
OF 6 Emily Chancellor
RL 5 Rebecca Clough
LL 4 Michelle Milward
TP 3 Evelyn Horomia
HK 2 Liz Patu (c)
LP 1 Emily Robinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Darryl Wickliffe
PR 17 Melissa Fatu
PR 18 Hana Ngaha
LK 19 Alisha Hewett
BR 20 Kiri Lingman
SH 21 Fenella Hake
CE 22 Crystal Maguire
BK 23 Shanice Parker
Coach:
  Dwayne Nestor

Assistant referees:
  Tim Baker
  Rebecca Mahoney

Broadcast

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The matches were broadcast live in New Zealand on SKY TV.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Black Ferns rout Wallaroos in women's rugby union Test". the Guardian. 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  2. ^ McConnell, Lynn (2018-08-18). "Captain's hat-trick secures Black Ferns win". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  3. ^ "Black Ferns' dominance of Wallaroos continues with second Test rout". the Guardian. 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  4. ^ McConnell, Lynn (2018-08-25). "Black Ferns retain Laurie O'Reilly Trophy". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  5. ^ "Black Ferns team named for second Test". allblacks.com. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-10.