2018 Laurie O'Reilly Cup explained

2018 Laurie O'Reilly Cup
Type:	Women
Date:	18–25 August 2018
Countries:	Australia New Zealand
Nations:	2
Champion:	New Zealand
Count:	11
Matches:	2
Tries:	16
Top Scorer:	Kendra Cocksedge (26 points)
Most Tries:	Fiao'o Fa'amausili (3 tries)
Preceded By:	2017
Succeeded By:	2019

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.

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

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

Fixtures

Game 1

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

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

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

Notes and References

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