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
Date	18–25 August 2018
Countries	Australia New Zealand
Teams	2
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (11th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Tries scored	16 (8 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kendra Cocksedge (26 points)
Most tries	Fiao'o Fa'amausili (3 tries)
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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	Diff
1	New Zealand	2	2	0	0	76	28	48
2	Australia	2	0	0	2	28	76	-48

Fixtures

Game 1

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

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

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