2019 Laurie O'Reilly Cup
The 2019 Laurie O'Reilly Cup is the 12th edition of the competition. The first test was played in Perth on August 10 and the second test was played in Auckland on August 17.[1][2] The tests were part of double-header matches between the All Blacks and Australia during their Bledisloe Cup series. [2][1]
Tournament details | |
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Date | 10–17 August 2019 |
Countries | Australia New Zealand |
Teams | 2 |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand (12th title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 2 |
Tries scored | 16 (8 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Charmaine McMenamin Kendra Cocksedge (15 points) |
Most tries | Charmaine McMenamin (3 tries) |
← 2018 2022 → |
The Black Ferns won the series in a clean sweep and successfully defended their title.[3][4]
Table
Place | Nation | Games | Points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | ||
1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 18 | 66 |
2 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 84 | -66 |
Fixtures
Game 1
Test: 1349 | 10 August 2019 | Australia | 10–47 | New Zealand | Optus Stadium | |
7pm (NZT) | Try: Lori Cramer (2) | Try: Charmaine McMenamin (2) Renee Wickliffe Ruahei Demant Selica Winiata Les Elder Ayesha Leti-I'iga Joanah Ngan-Woo Con: Kendra Cocksedge Ruahei Demant Pen: Kendra Cocksedge |
Referee: Hollie Davidson |
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Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- centre Kilisitina Moata'ane and prop Olivia Ward-Duin made their international debut for the Black Ferns.[5]
Game 2
Test: 1352 | 17 August 2019 | New Zealand | 37–8 | Australia | Eden Park | |
5pm (NZT) | Try: Ruahei Demant Eloise Blackwell Carla Hohepa Charmaine McMenamin Charmaine Smith Con: Kendra Cocksedge (2) Chelsea Alley Pen: Kendra Cocksedge (2) |
Try: Mahalia Murphy Pen: Lori Cramer |
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron |
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Squads
Australia
Head Coach Dwayne Nestor named a 28-player squad for the 2019 Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[6]
Head coach: Dwayne Nestor
New Zealand
Head Coach Glenn Moore named a 28-player squad for the 2019 Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[2][7]
Head coach: Glenn Moore
Player | Position | Province |
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Forne Burkin | Hooker | Canterbury |
Luka Connor | Hooker | Bay of Plenty |
Te Kura Ngata-Aerengemate | Hooker | Northland |
Toka Natua | Prop | Waikato |
Aleisha-Pearl Nelson | Prop | Auckland |
Leilani Perese | Prop | Counties Manukau |
Olivia Ward-Duin | Prop | North Harbour |
Eloise Blackwell | Lock | Auckland |
Karli Faneva | Lock | Bay of Plenty |
Joanah Ngan-Woo | Lock | Wellington |
Jackie Patea-Fereti | Lock | Wellington |
Charmaine Smith | Lock | Auckland |
Les Elder (c) | Loose forward | Bay of Plenty |
Charmaine McMenamin | Loose forward | Auckland |
Marcelle Parkes | Loose forward | Wellington |
Pia Tapsell | Loose forward | North Harbour |
Kendra Cocksedge (vc) | Halfback | Canterbury |
Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu | Halfback | Counties Manukau |
Chelsea Alley | Inside Back | Waikato |
Grace Brooker | Inside Back | Canterbury |
Krysten Cottrell | Inside Back | Hawke's Bay |
Ruahei Demant | Inside Back | Auckland |
Kilisitina Moata'ane | Inside Back | Otago |
Carla Hohepa | Outside Back | Waikato |
Ayesha Leti-I'iga | Outside Back | Wellington |
Natahlia Moors | Outside Back | Auckland |
Renee Wickliffe | Outside Back | Bay of Plenty |
Selica Winiata (vc) | Outside Back | Manawatu |
Broadcast
All the O’Reilly Cup matches were broadcast LIVE on FOX SPORTS, Kayo and RUGBY.com.au Radio in Australia.[8]
References
- "Eden Park double header confirmed for 2019". www.rugby.com.au. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- "Black Ferns named for Australia series". NZ Herald. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- Burnes, Campbell (2019-08-19). "Black Ferns sweep Australia". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- "Black Ferns sweep Wallaroos with comfortable Auckland victory". ESPN.com. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- Burnes, Campbell (2019-08-10). "Classy Black Ferns too good for Wallaroos". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- "Bring on the Black Ferns: Wallaroos make changes for New Zealand Tests". Fox Sports. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- "Changes for Black Ferns to play Australia". RNZ. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- "Nestor makes changes ahead of Black Ferns Test". The Women's Game. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-09.