2022 Pacific Four Series

The 2022 Pacific Four Series was the second edition of the Pacific Four Series. The competition was hosted by New Zealand from 6 to 18 June.^[1][2] Matches were played at two of the venues which will host the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup – The Trusts Arena in West Auckland and the Semenoff Stadium in Whangārei.^[2]

2022 Pacific Four Series

Tournament details
Host	New Zealand
Date	6–18 June
Countries	New Zealand  Australia  United States  Canada
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Tries scored	31 (5.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ayesha Leti-I'iga (25)
Most tries	Ayesha Leti-I'iga (5)
← 2021 2023 →

New Zealand won their first series title after defeating the United States 50–6 in the final round.^[3][4]

Format

With New Zealand and Australia joining the competition alongside the United States and Canada, six matches were played in a round-robin format.^[1]

Participants

Nation	Head coach	Captain
Australia	Jay Tregonning	Shannon Parry
Canada	Kevin Rouet	Sophie de Goede
New Zealand	Wayne Smith	Ruahei Demant
United States	Rob Cain	Kristine Sommer

Squads

Main article: 2022 Pacific Four Series squads

Match officials

On 1 June World Rugby announced the team of officials selected for the Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. All eight were announced as part of a wider squad of officials for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.^[5]

• Lauren Jenner
• Sara Cox
• Maggie Cogger-Orr
• Amber McLachlan

• Julianne Zussman
• Tyler Miller
• Chris Assmus
• Lee Jeffrey

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	101	16	+85	16	1	3	0	15
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	58	43	+15	9	6	1	0	9
3	United States	3	1	0	2	27	100	−73	2	16	0	0	4
4	Australia	3	0	0	3	34	61	−27	4	8	0	1	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Fixtures

Round 1

6 June 2022 12:15 NZST (UTC+12:00)

Canada  (1 BP)	36–5	United States
Try: DeMerchant (2) 5' m, 29' c Buisa (2) 38' m, 52' c Holtkamp 49' m Perry 78' c Con: de Goede (3/6)	Report	Try: Taufo'ou 9' m Con: Hawkins (0/1)

Tauranga Domain, Tauranga Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

LP 1 Brittany Kassil  65' HK 2 Veronica Harrigan  50′' TP 3 Olivia DeMerchant  69′' LL 4 Tyson Beukeboom  60′' RL 5 Courtney Holtkamp  72′' BF 6 Pamphinette Buisa OF 7 Sara Svoboda N8 8 Sophie de Goede (c) SH 9 Brianna Miller  72′' FH 10 Taylor Perry LW 11 Paige Farries IC 12 Alex Tessier OC 13 Sara Kaljuvee  60′' RW 14 Sabrina Poulin  60′' FB 15 Elissa Alarie Replacements: HK 16 Laura Russell  50′' PR 17 Mikiela Nelson  65′' PR 18 Maya Montiel  69′' LK 19 Abby Duguid  72′' LK 20 Emma Taylor  60' SH 21 Anaїs Holly  72′' CE 22 Maddy Grant  60' WG 23 Renee Gonzalez  60' Coach: Kévin Rouet

LP 1 Catie Benson  61′' HK 2 Joanna Kitlinski  69′' TP 3 Nick James  61′' LL 4 Kristine Sommer (c) RL 5 Evelyn Ashenbrucker  50′' BF 6 Hallie Taufo'ou OF 7 Georgie Perris-Redding N8 8 Kathryn Johnson  62′' SH 9 Bridget Kahele  67′' FH 10 McKenzie Hawkins  65′' LW 11 Tess Feury IC 12 Katana Howard OC 13 Bulou Mataitoga RW 14 Emily Henrich FB 15 Meya Bizer Replacements: HK 16 Kathryn Treder  69′' PR 17 Maya Learned  61′' PR 18 Charli Jacoby  61′' LK 19 Jordan Matyas  50′' N8 20 Elizabeth Cairns  62′' SH 21 Shelby Lin  67′' BK 22 Amy Talei Bonté BK 23 Sam Sullivan  65′' Coach: Rob Cain

Assistant referees: Amber McLachlan (Australia) Tyler Miller (Australia) Television match official: Lee Jeffrey (New Zealand)

Source:^[6][7]

Notes:

• Maya Montiel of Canada made her international debut.^[8]
• Evelyn Ashenbrucker, Georgie Perris-Redding, Bridget Kahele, Shelby Lin and Sam Sullivan of the Eagles made their international debuts.^[8][9]

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6 June 2022 14:45 NZST (UTC+12:00)

New Zealand  (1 BP)	23–10	Australia
Try: Leti-L'Iga (2) 32' m, 80+1' m A. Bremner 50' m Olsen-Baker 54' m Con: Cocksedge (0/4) Pen: Cocksedge (1/1)		Try: Patu 9' m Con: Cramer (1/1) Pen: Cramer (1/1)

Tauranga Domain, Tauranga Referee: Sara Cox (England)

LP 1 Krystal Murray  46' HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby  46' TP 3 Amy Rule  46' LL 4 Maiakawanakaulani Roos RL 5 Chelsea Bremner  53' BF 6 Alana Bremner OF 7 Kendra Reynolds  63' N8 8 Kaipo Olsen-Baker SH 9 Kendra Cocksedge FH 10 Ruahei Demant (c) LW 11 Ayesha Leti-I'iga IC 12 Chelsea Semple  45' OC 13 Kelsey Teneti RW 14 Ruby Tui FB 15 Renee Holmes  65' Replacements: HK 16 Luka Connor  46' PR 17 Angel Mulu  46' PR 18 Tanya Kalounivale  46' LK 19 Joanah Ngan-Woo  53' LF 20 Tafito Lafaele  63' SH 21 Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu OB 22 Hazel Tubic  45' OB 23 Cheyelle Robins-Reti  65' Coach: Wayne Smith

LP 1 Liz Patu  56' HK 2 Adiana Talakai  21' TP 3 Bridie O'Gorman  56' LL 4 Michaela Leonard RL 5 Kaitlan Leaney  71' BF 6 Emily Chancellor  63' OF 7 Shannon Parry (c) N8 8 Grace Hamilton SH 9 Iliseva Batibasaga  56' FH 10 Trilleen Pomare LW 11 Ivania Wong  71' IC 12 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale  56' OC 13 Georgina Friedrichs RW 14 Mahalia Murphy FB 15 Lori Cramer Replacements: HK 16 Ashley Marsters  21' PR 17 Madison Schuck  56' PR 18 Eva Karpani  56' LK 19 Annabelle Codey  71' LF 20 Piper Duck  63' SH 21 Layne Morgan  56' CE 22 Cecilia Smith  71' FH 23 Arabella McKenzie  56' Coach: Jay Tregonning

Assistant referees: Julianne Zussman (Canada) Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand) Television match official: Chris Assmus (Canada)

Source:^[10][11][12]

Notes:

• Ruahei Demant captained the Black Ferns for the first time.^[13]
• Kendra Cocksedge became the most capped Black Fern with 58 caps, it was her 50th consecutive Test.^[13]
• Annabelle Codey and Cecilia Smith made their Wallaroos test debut.^[14]

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Round 2

12 June 2022 12:45 NZST (UTC+12:00)

United States	16–14	Australia
Try: Rogers 35' m Con: Cantorna (1/1) Pen: Cantorna (3/3)		Try: Friedrichs 60' m Marsters 71' m Con: Cramer (2/2)

The Trusts Arena, West Auckland Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)

LP 1 Hope Rogers  56' HK 2 Joanna Kitlinski TP 3 Nick James  56' LL 4 Jordan Matyas RL 5 Hallie Taufo'ou  68' BF 6 Elizabeth Cairns  66' OF 7 Rachel Johnson N8 8 Kate Zackary (c) SH 9 Bridget Kahele  72' FH 10 Gabby Cantorna  73' LW 11 Jennine Detiveaux IC 12 Katana Howard OC 13 Alev Kelter RW 14 Charlotte Clapp FB 15 Bulou Mataitoga Replacements: HK 16 Kathryn Treder PR 17 Maya Learned  56' PR 18 Charli Jacoby  56' LK 19 Kristine Sommer  68' LF 20 Kathryn Johnson  66' SH 21 Carly Waters  72' FH 22 Megan Foster  73' FB 23 Tess Feury Coach: Rob Cain

LP 1 Liz Patu  46' HK 2 Ashley Marsters  72' TP 3 Bridie O'Gorman  46' LL 4 Michaela Leonard RL 5 Kaitlan Leaney  71' BF 6 Emily Chancellor  56' 32' to 42' OF 7 Shannon Parry (c) N8 8 Grace Hamilton SH 9 Iliseva Batibasaga  56' FH 10 Trilleen Pomare  66' LW 11 Jemima McCalman IC 12 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale  48' OC 13 Georgina Friedrichs RW 14 Mahalia Murphy FB 15 Lori Cramer Replacements: HK 16 Tiarna Molloy  72' PR 17 Madison Schuck  46' PR 18 Eva Karpani  46' LK 19 Annabelle Codey  71' LF 20 Piper Duck  56' SH 21 Layne Morgan  56' CE 22 Cecilia Smith  66' FH 23 Arabella McKenzie  48' Coach: Jay Tregonning

Player of the Match: Hope Rogers Assistant referees: Julianne Zussman (Canada) Chris Assmus (Canada) Television match official: Lee Jeffrey (New Zealand)

Source:^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

Notes:

• Charlotte Clapp made her test debut for the Eagles, she previously played for England's fifteens and sevens teams.^[16][18]
• Ashley Marsters and Jemima McCalman were named in the starting line-up to replace Liz Patu and Ivania Wong who were ruled out due to injury.^[17] Tiarna Molloy made her test debut for the Wallaroos.^[17][19]

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12 June 2022 14:45 NZST (UTC+12:00)

Canada	0–28	New Zealand  (1 BP)
		Try: Tui (2) 47' m, 77' m Roos 62' m C. Bremner 75' m Con: Tubic (0/1) Demant (1/3) Pen: Tubic (2/2)

The Trusts Arena, West Auckland Referee: Amber McLachlan (Australia)

LP 1 Olivia DeMerchant  57' HK 2 Emily Tuttosi  38'  40'  69' TP 3 DaLeaka Menin  78' LL 4 Tyson Beukeboom  52' RL 5 Courtney Holtkamp  58' BF 6 Pamphinette Buisa OF 7 Sara Svoboda N8 8 Sophie de Goede (c) SH 9 Brianna Miller  61' FH 10 Taylor Perry LW 11 Paige Farries  74' IC 12 Alex Tessier OC 13 Sara Kaljuvee RW 14 Renee Gonzalez  46' FB 15 Elissa Alarie Replacements: HK 16 Veronica Harrigan  38'  40'  69' PR 17 Brittany Kassil  57' PR 18 Maya Montiel  78' LK 19 Abby Duguid  58' LK 20 McKinley Hunt  52' SH 21 Anaїs Holly  74' FH 22 Maddy Grant  61' FB 23 Alysha Corrigan  46' Coach: Kevin Rouet

LP 1 Pip Love  51' HK 2 Luka Connor  51' TP 3 Tanya Kalounivale  51' 30' to 40' LL 4 Maiakawanakaulani Roos RL 5 Joanah Ngan-Woo  66' BF 6 Alana Bremner OF 7 Tafito Lafaele  55' N8 8 Kaipo Olsen-Baker 53' to 63' SH 9 Kendra Cocksedge  61' FH 10 Hazel Tubic  51' LW 11 Ayesha Leti-I'iga IC 12 Ruahei Demant (c) OC 13 Amy du Plessis RW 14 Ruby Tui FB 15 Cheyelle Robins-Reti  63' Replacements: HK 16 Georgia Ponsonby  51' PR 17 Angel Mulu  51' PR 18 Amy Rule  51' LK 19 Chelsea Bremner  66' LF 20 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u  55' SH 21 Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu  61' CE 22 Sylvia Brunt  51' FH 23 Renee Wickliffe  63' Coach: Wayne Smith

Assistant referees: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand) Tyler Miller (Australia) Television match official: Sara Cox (England)

Source:^[20][21][22]

Notes:

• Sylvia Brunt and Amy du Plessis made their Black Ferns test debuts.^[20][23]

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Round 3

18 June 2022 13:30 NZST (UTC+12:00)

Australia (1 BP)	10–22	Canada
Try: Marsters 4' m Con: Cramer (1/1) Pen: Cramer (1/1)		Try: Tuttosi 39' m Pelletier 45' m Ellis 78' m Con: de Goede (2/3) Pen: de Goede (1/1)

Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

LP 1 Liz Patu  51'  74' HK 2 Ashley Marsters TP 3 Bridie O'Gorman  51' LL 4 Michaela Leonard RL 5 Kaitlan Leaney  51' BF 6 Piper Duck  74' OF 7 Shannon Parry (c) N8 8 Grace Hamilton  51' SH 9 Layne Morgan  51' FH 10 Arabella McKenzie LW 11 Lori Cramer IC 12 Cecilia Smith  51' OC 13 Georgina Friedrichs RW 14 Jemima McCalman  56' FB 15 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale Replacements: HK 16 Tiarna Molloy PR 17 Madison Schuck  51' 71' to end' PR 18 Eva Karpani  51' LK 19 Sera Naiqama  51' LF 20 Grace Kemp  51' SH 21 Iliseva Batibasaga  51' FH 22 Trilleen Pomare  51' FB 23 Mahalia Murphy  56' Coach: Jay Tregonning

LP 1 Olivia DeMerchant  49' HK 2 Emily Tuttosi  58' TP 3 DaLeaka Menin  58' LL 4 Tyson Beukeboom  45' RL 5 Abby Duguid  45' BF 6 Gabrielle Senft  65' OF 7 Pamphinette Buisa N8 8 Sophie de Goede (c) SH 9 Justine Pelletier  59' FH 10 Taylor Perry LW 11 Paige Farries IC 12 Alex Tessier  69' OC 13 Sara Kaljuvee RW 14 Alysha Corrigan FB 15 Elissa Alarie Replacements: HK 16 Laura Russell  58' PR 17 Brittany Kassil  49' PR 18 Alex Ellis  58' LK 19 Emma Taylor  45' LF 20 McKinley Hunt  45' SH 21 Sara Svoboda  65' CE 22 Brianna Miller  59' FH 23 Maddy Grant  69' Coach: Kevin Rouet

Assistant referees: Sara Cox (England) Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand) Television match official: Lee Jeffrey (New Zealand)

Source:^{[24][25][26][27]}

Notes:

• Piper Duck, Layne Morgan and Cecilia Smith of the Wallaroos got their first test starts while Grace Kemp made her test debut.^[25][26][27]
• Abby Duguid of Canada made her first test start.^[24][26]

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18 June 2022 16:00 NZST (UTC+12:00)

New Zealand (1 BP)	50–6	United States
Try: Leti-I'iga (3) 2' m, 23' m, 59' m Marino-Tauhinu 6' m Holmes 31' m Brunt 40' m Reynolds 51' m Wickliffe 78' m Con: Demant (1/3) Holmes (1/1) Tubic (3/4)		Pen: Foster (2/2)

Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)

LP 1 Pip Love  40' HK 2 Natalie Delamere  49' TP 3 Leilani Perese  40' LL 4 Joanah Ngan-Woo RL 5 Chelsea Bremner BF 6 Alana Bremner OF 7 Kendra Reynolds  53' N8 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u SH 9 Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu  61' FH 10 Ruahei Demant (c)  32' LW 11 Ayesha Leti-I'iga IC 12 Sylvia Brunt OC 13 Amy du Plessis  53' RW 14 Renee Wickliffe FB 15 Renee Holmes Replacements: HK 16 Georgia Ponsonby  49' PR 17 Krystal Murray  40' 74' to end' PR 18 Lucy Anderson  40' LK 19 Maia Roos  53' LF 20 Tafito Lafaele SH 21 Kendra Cocksedge  61' CE 22 Chelsea Semple  53' FB 23 Hazel Tubic  32' Coach: Wayne Smith

LP 1 Hope Rogers  66' HK 2 Joanna Kitlinski  66' TP 3 Nick James  52' LL 4 Jordan Matyas RL 5 Kristine Sommer  62' BF 6 Elizabeth Cairns  48' OF 7 Rachel Johnson N8 8 Kate Zackary (c) SH 9 Carly Waters  62' FH 10 Megan Foster  57' LW 11 Charlotte Clapp IC 12 Katana Howard  60' OC 13 Alev Kelter RW 14 Tess Feury FB 15 Bulou Mataitoga Replacements: HK 16 Kathryn Treder  66' PR 17 Maya Learned  66' PR 18 Charli Jacoby  52' LK 19 Evelyn Ashenbrucker  62' LF 20 Georgie Perris-Redding  48' SH 21 Bridget Kahele  62' FH 22 Gabby Cantorna  57' FB 23 Meya Bizer  60' Coach: Rob Cain

Assistant referees: Amber McLachlan (Australia) Tyler Miller (Australia) Television match official: Chris Assmus (Canada)

Source:^{[28][29][30][31]}

Notes:

• For the Black Ferns, Natalie Delamere and Lucy Anderson made their test debut with Sylvia Brunt getting her first start.^[32][33]

Broadcast

All the Pacific Four Series matches were broadcast live in New Zealand on Spark Sport.^[2][34]

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