2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup

2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup

Tournament details
Date	20–27 August 2022
Countries	Australia New Zealand
Teams	2
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Tries scored	14 (7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ruahei Demant (17 points)
Most tries	Ruahei Demant Joanah Ngan-Woo Ayesha Leti-I'iga Luka Connor Bienne Terita (2 tries each)
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The 2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup was the 13th edition of the competition. The matches were played on 20 and 27 August, with both Australia and New Zealand hosting one match each.[1][2]

After a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was confirmed that the competition would return. The first test was played in Christchurch at the Orangetheory Stadium on 20 August 2022.[3][1] The second test was played in a curtain raiser to the Wallabies and Springboks test in Adelaide on 27 August 2022.[3][4]

The Black Ferns won the first test in Christchurch with an overwhelming 52–5 score and retained the O'Reilly Cup.[5][6][7] They won the series after winning the second test in a hard-fought match, the game ended 14–22.[8][9][10]

Table

Pos.	Nation	Games				Points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff.
1	New Zealand	2	2	0	0	74	19	+55
2	Australia	2	0	0	2	19	74	–55

Fixtures

First match

Test: 1497	20 August 2022	New Zealand	52–5	Australia	Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch
	19:05 NZST (UTC+12)	Try: Ruahei Demant (2) 17' c, 49' c Joanah Ngan-Woo 23' m Amy du Plessis 30' c Kendra Cocksedge 32' c Ayesha Leti-I'iga (2) 45' c, 55' m Luka Connor 75' c Con: Kendra Cocksedge (3/4) 14', 29', 45' Renee Holmes (3/4) 32', 49', 75'	Report	Try: Piper Duck 80' m Con: Arabella McKenzie (0/1)	Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)

FB 15 Renee Holmes RW 14 Ruby Tui OC 13 Amy du Plessis  70' IC 12 Theresa Fitzpatrick  76' LW 11 Ayesha Leti-I'iga FH 10 Ruahei Demant (cc) SH 9 Kendra Cocksedge  46' N8 8 Charmaine McMenamin  53' BF 7 Kennedy Simon (cc) OF 6 Alana Bremner RL 5 Chelsea Bremner LL 4 Joanah Ngan-Woo  60' TP 3 Tanya Kalounivale  47' HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby  47' LP 1 Pip Love  47' Replacements: HK 16 Luka Connor  47' PR 17 Awhina Tangen-Wainohu  47' PR 18 Amy Rule  47' LK 19 Tafito Lafaele  60' FL 20 Kendra Reynolds  53' SH 21 Tyla Nathan-Wong  46' CE 22 Sylvia Brunt  70' CE 23 Hazel Tubic  76' Coach: Wayne Smith

FB 15 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale RW 14 Mahalia Murphy  57' OC 13 Georgina Friedrichs IC 12 Cecilia Smith  51' LW 11 Ivania Wong FH 10 Arabella McKenzie SH 9 Iliseva Batibasaga  60' N8 8 Grace Kemp BF 7 Shannon Parry (c)  59' OF 6 Emily Chancellor RL 5 Kaitlan Leaney  59' LL 4 Michaela Leonard TP 3 Bridie O'Gorman  59' HK 2 Ashley Marsters  51' LP 1 Bree-Anna Cheatham  51' Replacements: HK 16 Adiana Talakai  51' PR 17 Emily Robinson  51' PR 18 Eva Karpani  59' LK 19 Atasi Lafai  59' FL 20 Piper Duck  59' SH 21 Layne Morgan  60' CE 22 Trilleen Pomare  51' FB 23 Lori Cramer  57' Coach: Jay Tregonning

Assistant referees: Amber McLachlin Tyler Miller Television match official: Lee Jeffery

Notes:

• Awhina Tangen-Wainohu and Tyla Nathan-Wong of the Black Ferns, and Bree-Anna Cheatham (Australia) made their international debuts.[11][12]
• Charmaine McMenamin (New Zealand) returns for her first test match since 2019.[13]
• New Zealand win their 21st test match against the Wallaroos.
• New Zealand and Australia haven't played for the O’Reilly Cup since 2019.[13]

Second match

Test: 1501	27 August 2022	Australia	14–22	New Zealand	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
	14:45 NZST (UTC+12)	Try: Bienne Terita (2) 11' c, 80' c Con: Arabella McKenzie (2/2) 12', 81'	Report	Try: Luka Connor 25' c Joanah Ngan-Woo 51' c Kendra Reynolds 64' m Con: Ruahei Demant (2/3) 27', 52' Pen: Ruahei Demant (1/1) 20'	Referee: Amber McLachlan

FB 15 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale  69' RW 14 Bienne Terita OC 13 Georgina Friedrichs IC 12 Siokapesi Palu LW 11 Ivania Wong  53' FH 10 Arabella McKenzie SH 9 Iliseva Batibasaga  67' N8 8 Grace Hamilton BF 7 Shannon Parry (c)  67' OF 6 Emily Chancellor RL 5 Michaela Leonard  60' LL 4 Atasi Lafai 28' to 38' TP 3 Eva Karpani  33'  77' HK 2 Adiana Talakai  55' LP 1 Liz Patu  33' Replacements: HK 16 Ashley Marsters  55' PR 17 Emily Robinson  33'  77' PR 18 Bridie O'Gorman  33' LK 19 Kaitlan Leaney  60' LF 20 Piper Duck  67' SH 21 Layne Morgan  67' FH 22 Trilleen Pomare  53' FB 23 Lori Cramer  69' Coach: Jay Tregonning

FB 15 Grace Steinmetz RW 14 Ruby Tui OC 13 Sylvia Brunt IC 12 Chelsea Semple 12' to 22'  24' LW 11 Ayesha Leti-I'iga FH 10 Ruahei Demant (cc) SH 9 Ariana Bayler  50' N8 8 Kennedy Simon (cc)  29' BF 7 Kendra Reynolds OF 6 Alana Bremner RL 5 Joanah Ngan-Woo  60' LL 4 Maiakawanakaulani Roos TP 3 Tanya Kalounivale  46' HK 2 Luka Connor  61' LP 1 Pip Love  50' Replacements: HK 16 Natalie Delamere  61' PR 17 Krystal Murray  50' PR 18 Santo Taumata  46' LK 19 Chelsea Bremner  60' FL 20 Charmaine McMenamin  29' SH 21 Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu  50' OB 22 Renee Holmes IB 23 Hazel Tubic  24' Coach: Wayne Smith

Assistant referees: Maggie Cogger-Orr Tyler Miller Television match official: Lee Jeffery

Notes:

• This will be the 22nd Test between New Zealand and Australia, the Black Ferns have won every Test between the nations.[14]
• Ariana Bayler (New Zealand) gets her first start at Scrum-half, her previous four Tests were off the bench.[14]
• Grace Steinmetz made her test debut, while Santo Taumata made her international debut for the Black Ferns.[8][10]
• Siokapesi Palu and Bienne Terita made their international debuts for the Wallaroos.[9][10]

Squads

Australia

On 2 August, head coach Jay Tregonning named a 32-player squad for the 2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[15]

Head coach: Jay Tregonning

Player	Super Club	Caps
Iliseva Batibasaga	NSW Waratahs	20
Emily Chancellor	NSW Waratahs	10
Bree-Anna Cheatham	Queensland Reds	new cap
Lori Cramer	NSW Waratahs	9
Piper Duck	NSW Waratahs	5
Georgina Friedrichs	NSW Waratahs	5
Grace Hamilton	NSW Waratahs	20
Eva Karpani	NSW Waratahs	7
Grace Kemp	Brumbies	1
Atasi Lafai	NSW Waratahs	2
Kaitlan Leaney	NSW Waratahs	5
Michaela Leonard	Brumbies	9
Ashley Marsters	Melbourne Rebels	15
Arabella McKenzie	NSW Waratahs	9
Layne Morgan	NSW Waratahs	5
Mahalia Murphy	NSW Waratahs	16
Tania Naden	Brumbies	new cap
Sera Naiqama	NSW Waratahs	3
Bridie O'Gorman	NSW Waratahs	5
Siokapesi Palu	Brumbies	new cap
Shannon Parry	Queensland Reds	17
Liz Patu	Queensland Reds	28
Pauline Piliae-Rasabale	NSW Waratahs	5
Trilleen Pomare	Western Force	16
Emily Robinson	NSW Waratahs	11
Madison Schuck	Queensland Reds	5
Cecilia Smith	Queensland Reds	3
Maya Stewart	NSW Waratahs	new cap
Adiana Talakai	NSW Waratahs	3
Bienne Terita	Australian Sevens	new cap
Melanie Wilks	Queensland Reds	new cap
Ivania Wong	Queensland Reds	3

New Zealand

On 2 August, head coach Wayne Smith named a 33-player squad for the 2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[16]

Head coach: Wayne Smith

Player	Position	Age	Super Club	Province	Caps
Luka Connor	Hooker	25	Chiefs Manawa	Bay of Plenty	6
Natalie Delamere	Hooker	25	Matatū	Bay of Plenty	1
Georgia Ponsonby	Hooker	22	Matatū	Canterbury	5
Tanya Kalounivale	Prop	23	Chiefs Manawa	Waikato	2
Pip Love	Prop	32	Matatū	Canterbury	17
Krystal Murray	Prop	29	Blues	Northland	3
Amy Rule	Prop	22	Matatū	Canterbury	5
Awhina Tangen-Wainohu	Prop	24	Chiefs Manawa	Waikato	new cap
Santo Taumata	Prop	19	Chiefs Manawa	Bay of Plenty	new cap
Chelsea Bremner	Lock	27	Matatū	Canterbury	3
Joanah Ngan-Woo	Lock	26	Hurricanes	Wellington	8
Maiakawanakaulani Roos	Lock	21	Blues	Auckland	6
Alana Bremner	Loose forward	25	Matatū	Canterbury	6
Tafito Lafaele	Loose forward	21	Blues	Auckland	2
Charmaine McMenamin	Loose forward	32	Blues	Auckland	25
Kaipo Olsen-Baker	Loose forward	19	Hurricanes	Manawatu	2
Kendra Reynolds	Loose forward	29	Matatū	Bay of Plenty	3
Kennedy Simon	Loose forward	25	Chiefs Manawa	Waikato	8
Ariana Bayler	Halfback	25	Chiefs Manawa	Waikato	4
Kendra Cocksedge	Halfback	34	Matatū	Canterbury	60
Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu	Halfback	30	Chiefs Manawa	Counties Manukau	8
Sylvia Brunt	Inside Back	18	–	Auckland	2
Ruahei Demant	Inside Back	27	Blues	Auckland	15
Amy du Plessis	Inside Back	23	Matatū	Canterbury	2
Theresa Fitzpatrick	Inside Back	27	Blues	Auckland	11
Chelsea Semple	Inside Back	29	Chiefs Manawa	Waikato	28
Victoria Subritzky-Nafatali	Inside Back	30	–	Otago	19
Hazel Tubic	Inside Back	31	Chiefs Manawa	Counties Manukau	14
Renee Holmes	Outside Back	22	Matatū	Waikato	3
Ayesha Leti-I'iga	Outside Back	23	Hurricanes	Wellington	15
Tyla Nathan-Wong	Outside Back	28	Blues	Northland	new cap
Grace Steinmetz	Outside Back	24	Matatū	Canterbury	0
Ruby Tui	Outside Back	30	Chiefs Manawa	Counties Manukau	2

Broadcast

All the O’Reilly Cup matches were broadcast live on Sky.[16][13]

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