# 2023 Laurie O'Reilly Cup

The 2023 Laurie O'Reilly Cup was the 14th edition of the rugby union competition. Australia hosted the Black Ferns in the first O’Reilly Cup match on 29 June in Brisbane, it also doubled as a Pacific Four Series test. The second match took place in Hamilton, New Zealand on 30 September.
The Black Ferns retained the O’Reilly Cup after winning both tests.

## Table

| Pos. | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Tries | Tries |
| Pos. | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | For | Against |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 3 | +90 | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 93 | –90 | 0 | 15 |

## Fixtures
### Test 1

* 29 June 2023 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia | 0–50 | New Zealand |
| | | Try: Mererangi Paul (2) Sylvia Brunt (2) Tanya Kalounivale Chelsea Bremner Alana Bremner Iritana Hohaia Con: Renee Holmes (4/6) Tenika Willison (1/2) |
* Kayo Stadium, Brisbane Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU)
| FB | 15 | Faitala Moleka |
| RW | 14 | Maya Stewart |
| OC | 13 | Georgina Friedrichs |
| IC | 12 | Cecilia Smith |
| LW | 11 | Ivania Wong |
| FH | 10 | Carys Dallinger |
| SH | 9 | Layne Morgan |
| N8 | 8 | Grace Hamilton |
| OF | 7 | Ashley Marsters |
| BF | 6 | Kaitlan Leaney |
| RL | 5 | Annabelle Codey |
| LL | 4 | Michaela Leonard (c) |
| TP | 3 | Eva Karpani |
| HK | 2 | Tania Naden |
| LP | 1 | Bree-Anna Cheatham |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Madison Schuck |
| PR | 17 | Emily Robinson |
| PR | 18 | Bridie O'Gorman |
| LK | 19 | Sera Naiqama |
| N8 | 20 | Emily Chancellor |
| SH | 21 | Jasmin Huriwai |
| CE | 22 | Arabella McKenzie |
| FB | 23 | Alana Elisaia |
| Coach: ||
| Jay Tregonning ||
| FB | 15 | Renee Holmes |
| RW | 14 | Mererangi Paul |
| OC | 13 | Amy du Plessis |
| IC | 12 | Sylvia Brunt |
| LW | 11 | Katelyn Vaha'akolo |
| FH | 10 | Ruahei Demant (cc) |
| SH | 9 | Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu |
| N8 | 8 | Liana Mikaele-Tu'u |
| OF | 7 | Kennedy Simon (cc) |
| BF | 6 | Alana Bremner |
| RL | 5 | Chelsea Bremner |
| LL | 4 | Maia Roos |
| TP | 3 | Tanya Kalounivale |
| HK | 2 | Georgia Ponsonby |
| LP | 1 | Kate Henwood |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Luka Connor |
| PR | 17 | Krystal Murray |
| PR | 18 | Amy Rule |
| LK | 19 | Joanah Ngan-Woo |
| N8 | 20 | Kendra Reynolds |
| SH | 21 | Iritana Hohaia |
| CE | 22 | Rosie Kelly |
| FB | 23 | Tenika Willison |
| Coach: ||
| Allan Bunting ||
* Player of the Match:
* Assistant referees:
* Amber McLachlan (Australia)
* Natarsha Ganley (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Notes:
* Rosie Kelly, Tenika Willison, Kate Henwood, Mererangi Paul, Iritana Hohaia and Katelyn Vaha’akolo of the Black Ferns made their international debuts.

### Test 2

* 30 September 2023 17:35 NZDT (UTC+13)
| New Zealand | 43–3 | Australia |
| Try: Krystal Murray 10' Patricia Maliepo 19' Katelyn Vaha'akolo (2) 28', 33' Sylvia Brunt 38' Lucy Jenkins 76' Martha Mataele 80' Con: Ruahei Demant (3/5) 11', 20', 40' Rosie Kelly (1/2) 77' | | Pen: Carys Dallinger 42' |
* Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: Kat Roche (USA)
| FB | 15 | Patricia Maliepo |
| RW | 14 | Mererangi Paul |
| OC | 13 | Amy du Plessis |
| IC | 12 | Sylvia Brunt |
| LW | 11 | Katelyn Vaha'akolo |
| FH | 10 | Ruahei Demant |
| SH | 9 | Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu |
| N8 | 8 | Liana Mikaele-Tu'u |
| OF | 7 | Kennedy Simon |
| BF | 6 | Alana Bremner |
| RL | 5 | Charmaine Smith |
| LL | 4 | Maiakawanakaulani Roos |
| TP | 3 | Amy Rule |
| HK | 2 | Georgia Ponsonby |
| LP | 1 | Krystal Murray |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Luka Connor |
| PR | 17 | Chryss Viliko |
| PR | 18 | Tanya Kalounivale |
| LK | 19 | Lucy Jenkins |
| N8 | 20 | Layla Sae |
| SH | 21 | Iritana Hohaia |
| CE | 22 | Rosie Kelly |
| FB | 23 | Martha Mataele |
| Coach: ||
| Allan Bunting ||
| FB | 15 | Lori Cramer |
| RW | 14 | Maya Stewart |
| OC | 13 | Georgina Friedrichs |
| IC | 12 | Trilleen Pomare |
| LW | 11 | Ivania Wong |
| FH | 10 | Carys Dallinger |
| SH | 9 | Layne Morgan |
| N8 | 8 | Ashley Marsters |
| OF | 7 | Emily Chancellor |
| BF | 6 | Kaitlan Leaney |
| RL | 5 | Michaela Leonard (c) |
| LL | 4 | Sera Naiqama |
| TP | 3 | Eva Karpani |
| HK | 2 | Adiana Talakai |
| LP | 1 | Bree-Anna Cheatham |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tania Naden |
| PR | 17 | Emily Robinson |
| PR | 18 | Bridie O'Gorman |
| LK | 19 | Leilani Nathan |
| N8 | 20 | Tabua Tuinakauvadra |
| SH | 21 | Jasmin Huriwai |
| CE | 22 | Cecilia Smith |
| FB | 23 | Faitala Moleka |
| Coach: ||
| Jay Tregonning ||
* Player of the Match:
* Assistant referees: Natarsha Ganley (New Zealand) Tyler Miller (Australia) Television match official:
* Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)
* Notes:
* Chryss Viliko, Layla Sae and Martha Mataele made their Black Ferns test debuts.
* Leilani Nathan of the Wallaroos also made her debut.

## Squads
### Australia

Wallaroos coach, Jay Tregonning, confirmed a 31-player squad for the Pacific Four Series and O'Reilly Cup.
| Player | Age | Club | Caps |
| Adiana Talakai | 24 | NSW Waratahs | 10 |
| Alana Elisaia | 29 | Queensland Reds | 2 |
| Annabelle Codey | 26 | Queensland Reds | 3 |
| Arabella McKenzie | 24 | Harlequins | 15 |
| Ashley Marsters | 29 | Melbourne Rebels | 20 |
| Bree-Anna Cheatham | 26 | Queensland Reds | 2 |
| Bridie O'Gorman | 24 | NSW Waratahs | 12 |
| Carys Dallinger | 23 | Queensland Reds | 1 |
| Cecilia Smith | 29 | Queensland Reds | 6 |
| Desirée Miller | 21 | NSW Waratahs | uncapped |
| Emily Chancellor | 31 | Harlequins | 16 |
| Emily Robinson | 30 | NSW Waratahs | 19 |
| Eva Karpani | 26 | NSW Waratahs | 14 |
| Faitala Moleka | 18 | ACT Brumbies | 1 |
| Georgina Friedrichs | 28 | NSW Waratahs | 12 |
| Grace Hamilton | 31 | NSW Waratahs | 26 |
| Ivania Wong | 25 | Queensland Reds | 8 |
| Jasmin Huriwai | 29 | ACT Brumbies | 1 |
| Kaitlan Leaney | 22 | Harlequins | 8 |
| Layne Morgan | 24 | NSW Waratahs | 12 |
| Leilani Nathan | 22 | NSW Waratahs | uncapped |
| Lori Cramer | 30 | Exeter Chiefs | 15 |
| Madison Schuck | 31 | Queensland Reds | 5 |
| Maya Stewart | 23 | NSW Waratahs | 2 |
| Michaela Leonard | 28 | Western Force | 15 |
| Piper Duck (c) | 22 | NSW Waratahs | 10 |
| Sera Naiqama | 27 | NSW Waratahs | 7 |
| Siokapesi Palu | 28 | ACT Brumbies | 2 |
| Tabua Tuinakauvadra | 20 | ACT Brumbies | 1 |
| Tania Naden | 31 | ACT Brumbies | 3 |
| Trilleen Pomare | 30 | Western Force | 21 |

### New Zealand

Black Ferns Director of Rugby, Allan Bunting, named a 30-player squad to compete in the Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup.
| Player | Position | Test Caps | Super Club | Province | Age |
| Kate Henwood | Loosehead Prop | new cap | Chiefs Manawa | Bay of Plenty | 34 |
| Krystal Murray | Loosehead Prop | 9 | Hurricanes Poua | Northland | 29 |
| Philippa Love | Loosehead Prop | 25 | Matatū | Canterbury | 33 |
| Georgia Ponsonby | Hooker | 13 | Matatū | Canterbury | 22 |
| Grace Gago | Hooker | new cap | Blues | Counties Manukau | 25 |
| Luka Connor | Hooker | 14 | Chiefs Manawa | Bay of Plenty | 26 |
| Amy Rule | Tighthead Prop | 12 | Matatū | Canterbury | 22 |
| Esther Faiaoga-Tilo | Tighthead Prop | new cap | Blues | Waikato | 28 |
| Tanya Kalounivale | Tighthead Prop | 6 | Chiefs Manawa | Waikato | 23 |
| Chelsea Bremner | Lock | 12 | Matatū | Canterbury | 27 |
| Joanah Ngan-Woo | Lock | 17 | Hurricanes Poua | Wellington | 26 |
| Maiakawanakaulani Roos | Lock | 14 | Blues | Auckland | 21 |
| Alana Bremner | Loose Forward | 13 | Matatū | Canterbury | 26 |
| Kendra Reynolds | Loose Forward | 9 | Matatū | Bay of Plenty | 29 |
| Kennedy Simon (cc) | Loose Forward | 13 | Chiefs Manawa | Waikato | 25 |
| Liana Mikaele-Tu'u | Loose Forward | 11 | Blues | Auckland | 20 |
| Lucy Jenkins | Loose Forward | new cap | Matatū | Canterbury | 22 |
| Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu | Scrum-half | 11 | Chiefs Manawa | Counties Manukau | 30 |
| Iritana Hohaia | Scrum-half | new cap | Hurricanes Poua | Taranaki | 23 |
| Rosie Kelly | First Five-Eighths | new cap | Matatū | Canterbury | 23 |
| Ruahei Demant (cc) | First Five-Eighths | 27 | Blues | Auckland | 27 |
| Amy du Plessis | Midfield | 7 | Matatū | Canterbury | 23 |
| Grace Brooker | Midfield | 3 | Matatū | Canterbury | 24 |
| Kelsey Teneti | Midfield | 1 | — | Waikato | 20 |
| Sylvia Brunt | Midfield | 7 | Blues | Auckland | 19 |
| Ayesha Leti-I'iga | Outside Back | 21 | Hurricanes Poua | Wellington | 24 |
| Katelyn Vaha'akolo | Outside Back | new cap | Blues | Auckland | 23 |
| Mererangi Paul | Outside Back | new cap | Chiefs Manawa | Counties Manukau | 24 |
| Renee Holmes | Outside Back | 10 | Matatū | Waikato | 23 |
| Tenika Willison | Outside Back | new cap | Chiefs Manawa | Waikato | 25 |