# 2022 Pacific Four Series

The 2022 Pacific Four Series was the second edition of the Pacific Four Series. The competition was hosted by New Zealand from 6 to 18 June. Matches were played at two of the venues which will host the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup – The Trusts Arena in West Auckland and the Semenoff Stadium in Whangārei.
New Zealand won their first series title after defeating the United States 50–6 in the final round.

## Format

With New Zealand and Australia joining the competition alongside the United States and Canada, six matches were played in a round-robin format.

## Participants

| Nation | Head coach | Captain |
| Australia | Jay Tregonning | Shannon Parry |
| Canada | Kevin Rouet | Sophie de Goede |
| New Zealand | Wayne Smith | Ruahei Demant |
| United States | Rob Cain | Kristine Sommer |

## Match officials

On 1 June World Rugby announced the team of officials selected for the Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. All eight were announced as part of a wider squad of officials for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.
* Lauren Jenner
* Sara Cox
* Maggie Cogger-Orr
* Amber McLachlan
* Julianne Zussman
* Tyler Miller
* Chris Assmus
* Lee Jeffrey

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 16 | +85 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 100 | −73 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 6 June 2022 12:15 NZST (UTC+12:00)
| Canada (1 BP) | 36–5 | United States |
| Try: DeMerchant (2) 5' m, 29' c Buisa (2) 38' m, 52' c Holtkamp 49' m Perry 78' c Con: de Goede (3/6) | Report | Try: Taufo'ou 9' m Con: Hawkins (0/1) |
* Tauranga Domain, Tauranga Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
| LP | 1 | Brittany Kassil | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Veronica Harrigan | 50′' |
| TP | 3 | Olivia DeMerchant | 69′' |
| LL | 4 | Tyson Beukeboom | 60′' |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Holtkamp | 72′' |
| BF | 6 | Pamphinette Buisa | |
| OF | 7 | Sara Svoboda | |
| N8 | 8 | Sophie de Goede (c) | |
| SH | 9 | Brianna Miller | 72′' |
| FH | 10 | Taylor Perry | |
| LW | 11 | Paige Farries | |
| IC | 12 | Alex Tessier | |
| OC | 13 | Sara Kaljuvee | 60′' |
| RW | 14 | Sabrina Poulin | 60′' |
| FB | 15 | Elissa Alarie | |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Laura Russell | 50′' |
| PR | 17 | Mikiela Nelson | 65′' |
| PR | 18 | Maya Montiel | 69′' |
| LK | 19 | Abby Duguid | 72′' |
| LK | 20 | Emma Taylor | 60' |
| SH | 21 | Anaїs Holly | 72′' |
| CE | 22 | Maddy Grant | 60' |
| WG | 23 | Renee Gonzalez | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Kévin Rouet ||
| LP | 1 | Catie Benson | 61′' |
| HK | 2 | Joanna Kitlinski | 69′' |
| TP | 3 | Nick James | 61′' |
| LL | 4 | Kristine Sommer (c) | |
| RL | 5 | Evelyn Ashenbrucker | 50′' |
| BF | 6 | Hallie Taufo'ou | |
| OF | 7 | Georgie Perris-Redding | |
| N8 | 8 | Kathryn Johnson | 62′' |
| SH | 9 | Bridget Kahele | 67′' |
| FH | 10 | McKenzie Hawkins | 65′' |
| LW | 11 | Tess Feury | |
| IC | 12 | Katana Howard | |
| OC | 13 | Bulou Mataitoga | |
| RW | 14 | Emily Henrich | |
| FB | 15 | Meya Bizer | |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Kathryn Treder | 69′' |
| PR | 17 | Maya Learned | 61′' |
| PR | 18 | Charli Jacoby | 61′' |
| LK | 19 | Jordan Matyas | 50′' |
| N8 | 20 | Elizabeth Cairns | 62′' |
| SH | 21 | Shelby Lin | 67′' |
| BK | 22 | Amy Talei Bonté | |
| BK | 23 | Sam Sullivan | 65′' |
| Coach: ||
| Rob Cain ||
* Assistant referees:
* Amber McLachlan (Australia)
* Tyler Miller (Australia)
* Television match official:
* Lee Jeffrey (New Zealand)
Source:
Notes:
* Maya Montiel of Canada made her international debut.
* Evelyn Ashenbrucker, Georgie Perris-Redding, Bridget Kahele, Shelby Lin and Sam Sullivan of the Eagles made their international debuts.
* 6 June 2022 14:45 NZST (UTC+12:00)
| New Zealand (1 BP) | 23–10 | Australia |
| Try: Leti-L'Iga (2) 32' m, 80+1' m A. Bremner 50' m Olsen-Baker 54' m Con: Cocksedge (0/4) Pen: Cocksedge (1/1) | | Try: Patu 9' m Con: Cramer (1/1) Pen: Cramer (1/1) |
* Tauranga Domain, Tauranga Referee: Sara Cox (England)
| LP | 1 | Krystal Murray | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Georgia Ponsonby | 46' |
| TP | 3 | Amy Rule | 46' |
| LL | 4 | Maiakawanakaulani Roos | |
| RL | 5 | Chelsea Bremner | 53' |
| BF | 6 | Alana Bremner | |
| OF | 7 | Kendra Reynolds | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Kaipo Olsen-Baker | |
| SH | 9 | Kendra Cocksedge | |
| FH | 10 | Ruahei Demant (c) | |
| LW | 11 | Ayesha Leti-I'iga | |
| IC | 12 | Chelsea Semple | 45' |
| OC | 13 | Kelsey Teneti | |
| RW | 14 | Ruby Tui | |
| FB | 15 | Renee Holmes | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Luka Connor | 46' |
| PR | 17 | Angel Mulu | 46' |
| PR | 18 | Tanya Kalounivale | 46' |
| LK | 19 | Joanah Ngan-Woo | 53' |
| LF | 20 | Tafito Lafaele | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu | |
| OB | 22 | Hazel Tubic | 45' |
| OB | 23 | Cheyelle Robins-Reti | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Wayne Smith ||
| LP | 1 | Liz Patu | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Adiana Talakai | 21' |
| TP | 3 | Bridie O'Gorman | 56' |
| LL | 4 | Michaela Leonard | |
| RL | 5 | Kaitlan Leaney | 71' |
| BF | 6 | Emily Chancellor | 63' |
| OF | 7 | Shannon Parry (c) | |
| N8 | 8 | Grace Hamilton | |
| SH | 9 | Iliseva Batibasaga | 56' |
| FH | 10 | Trilleen Pomare | |
| LW | 11 | Ivania Wong | 71' |
| IC | 12 | Pauline Piliae-Rasabale | 56' |
| OC | 13 | Georgina Friedrichs | |
| RW | 14 | Mahalia Murphy | |
| FB | 15 | Lori Cramer | |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ashley Marsters | 21' |
| PR | 17 | Madison Schuck | 56' |
| PR | 18 | Eva Karpani | 56' |
| LK | 19 | Annabelle Codey | 71' |
| LF | 20 | Piper Duck | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Layne Morgan | 56' |
| CE | 22 | Cecilia Smith | 71' |
| FH | 23 | Arabella McKenzie | 56' |
| Coach: ||
| Jay Tregonning ||
* Assistant referees:
* Julianne Zussman (Canada)
* Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Chris Assmus (Canada)
Source:
Notes:
* Ruahei Demant captained the Black Ferns for the first time.
* Kendra Cocksedge became the most capped Black Fern with 58 caps, it was her 50th consecutive Test.
* Annabelle Codey and Cecilia Smith made their Wallaroos test debut.

### Round 2

* 12 June 2022 12:45 NZST (UTC+12:00)
| United States | 16–14 | Australia |
| Try: Rogers 35' m Con: Cantorna (1/1) Pen: Cantorna (3/3) | | Try: Friedrichs 60' m Marsters 71' m Con: Cramer (2/2) |
* The Trusts Arena, West Auckland Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)
| LP | 1 | Hope Rogers | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Joanna Kitlinski | |
| TP | 3 | Nick James | 56' |
| LL | 4 | Jordan Matyas | |
| RL | 5 | Hallie Taufo'ou | 68' |
| BF | 6 | Elizabeth Cairns | 66' |
| OF | 7 | Rachel Johnson | |
| N8 | 8 | Kate Zackary (c) | |
| SH | 9 | Bridget Kahele | 72' |
| FH | 10 | Gabby Cantorna | 73' |
| LW | 11 | Jennine Detiveaux | |
| IC | 12 | Katana Howard | |
| OC | 13 | Alev Kelter | |
| RW | 14 | Charlotte Clapp | |
| FB | 15 | Bulou Mataitoga | |
| Replacements: |||||
| HK | 16 | Kathryn Treder | |
| PR | 17 | Maya Learned | 56' |
| PR | 18 | Charli Jacoby | 56' |
| LK | 19 | Kristine Sommer | 68' |
| LF | 20 | Kathryn Johnson | 66' |
| SH | 21 | Carly Waters | 72' |
| FH | 22 | Megan Foster | 73' |
| FB | 23 | Tess Feury | |
| Coach: |||||
| Rob Cain |||||
| LP | 1 | Liz Patu | 46' | |
| HK | 2 | Ashley Marsters | 72' | |
| TP | 3 | Bridie O'Gorman | 46' | |
| LL | 4 | Michaela Leonard | | |
| RL | 5 | Kaitlan Leaney | 71' | |
| BF | 6 | Emily Chancellor | 56' | 32' to 42' |
| OF | 7 | Shannon Parry (c) | | |
| N8 | 8 | Grace Hamilton | | |
| SH | 9 | Iliseva Batibasaga | 56' | |
| FH | 10 | Trilleen Pomare | 66' | |
| LW | 11 | Jemima McCalman | | |
| IC | 12 | Pauline Piliae-Rasabale | 48' | |
| OC | 13 | Georgina Friedrichs | | |
| RW | 14 | Mahalia Murphy | | |
| FB | 15 | Lori Cramer | | |
| Replacements: |||
| HK | 16 | Tiarna Molloy | 72' | |
| PR | 17 | Madison Schuck | 46' | |
| PR | 18 | Eva Karpani | 46' | |
| LK | 19 | Annabelle Codey | 71' | |
| LF | 20 | Piper Duck | 56' | |
| SH | 21 | Layne Morgan | 56' | |
| CE | 22 | Cecilia Smith | 66' | |
| FH | 23 | Arabella McKenzie | 48' | |
| Coach: |||||
| Jay Tregonning |||||
* Player of the Match:
* Hope Rogers
* Assistant referees:
* Julianne Zussman (Canada)
* Chris Assmus (Canada)
* Television match official:
* Lee Jeffrey (New Zealand)
Source:
Notes:
* Charlotte Clapp made her test debut for the Eagles, she previously played for England's fifteens and sevens teams.
* Ashley Marsters and Jemima McCalman were named in the starting line-up to replace Liz Patu and Ivania Wong who were ruled out due to injury. Tiarna Molloy made her test debut for the Wallaroos.
* 12 June 2022 14:45 NZST (UTC+12:00)
| Canada | 0–28 | New Zealand (1 BP) |
| | | Try: Tui (2) 47' m, 77' m Roos 62' m C. Bremner 75' m Con: Tubic (0/1) Demant (1/3) Pen: Tubic (2/2) |
* The Trusts Arena, West Auckland Referee: Amber McLachlan (Australia)
| LP | 1 | Olivia DeMerchant | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Emily Tuttosi | 38' 40' 69' |
| TP | 3 | DaLeaka Menin | 78' |
| LL | 4 | Tyson Beukeboom | 52' |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Holtkamp | 58' |
| BF | 6 | Pamphinette Buisa | |
| OF | 7 | Sara Svoboda | |
| N8 | 8 | Sophie de Goede (c) | |
| SH | 9 | Brianna Miller | 61' |
| FH | 10 | Taylor Perry | |
| LW | 11 | Paige Farries | 74' |
| IC | 12 | Alex Tessier | |
| OC | 13 | Sara Kaljuvee | |
| RW | 14 | Renee Gonzalez | 46' |
| FB | 15 | Elissa Alarie | |
| Replacements: |||||
| HK | 16 | Veronica Harrigan | 38' 40' 69' |
| PR | 17 | Brittany Kassil | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Maya Montiel | 78' |
| LK | 19 | Abby Duguid | 58' |
| LK | 20 | McKinley Hunt | 52' |
| SH | 21 | Anaїs Holly | 74' |
| FH | 22 | Maddy Grant | 61' |
| FB | 23 | Alysha Corrigan | 46' |
| Coach: |||||
| Kevin Rouet |||||
| LP | 1 | Pip Love | 51' | |
| HK | 2 | Luka Connor | 51' | |
| TP | 3 | Tanya Kalounivale | 51' | 30' to 40' |
| LL | 4 | Maiakawanakaulani Roos | | |
| RL | 5 | Joanah Ngan-Woo | 66' | |
| BF | 6 | Alana Bremner | | |
| OF | 7 | Tafito Lafaele | 55' | |
| N8 | 8 | Kaipo Olsen-Baker | | 53' to 63' |
| SH | 9 | Kendra Cocksedge | 61' | |
| FH | 10 | Hazel Tubic | 51' | |
| LW | 11 | Ayesha Leti-I'iga | | |
| IC | 12 | Ruahei Demant (c) | | |
| OC | 13 | Amy du Plessis | | |
| RW | 14 | Ruby Tui | | |
| FB | 15 | Cheyelle Robins-Reti | 63' | |
| Replacements: |||||
| HK | 16 | Georgia Ponsonby | 51' | |
| PR | 17 | Angel Mulu | 51' | |
| PR | 18 | Amy Rule | 51' | |
| LK | 19 | Chelsea Bremner | 66' | |
| LF | 20 | Liana Mikaele-Tu'u | 55' | |
| SH | 21 | Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu | 61' | |
| CE | 22 | Sylvia Brunt | 51' | |
| FH | 23 | Renee Wickliffe | 63' | |
| Coach: |||||
| Wayne Smith |||||
* Assistant referees:
* Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
* Tyler Miller (Australia)
* Television match official:
* Sara Cox (England)
Source:
Notes:
* Sylvia Brunt and Amy du Plessis made their Black Ferns test debuts.

### Round 3

* 18 June 2022 13:30 NZST (UTC+12:00)
| Australia (1 BP) | 10–22 | Canada |
| Try: Marsters 4' m Con: Cramer (1/1) Pen: Cramer (1/1) | | Try: Tuttosi 39' m Pelletier 45' m Ellis 78' m Con: de Goede (2/3) Pen: de Goede (1/1) |
* Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
| LP | 1 | Liz Patu | 51' 74' | |
| HK | 2 | Ashley Marsters | | |
| TP | 3 | Bridie O'Gorman | 51' | |
| LL | 4 | Michaela Leonard | | |
| RL | 5 | Kaitlan Leaney | 51' | |
| BF | 6 | Piper Duck | 74' | |
| OF | 7 | Shannon Parry (c) | | |
| N8 | 8 | Grace Hamilton | 51' | |
| SH | 9 | Layne Morgan | 51' | |
| FH | 10 | Arabella McKenzie | | |
| LW | 11 | Lori Cramer | | |
| IC | 12 | Cecilia Smith | 51' | |
| OC | 13 | Georgina Friedrichs | | |
| RW | 14 | Jemima McCalman | 56' | |
| FB | 15 | Pauline Piliae-Rasabale | | |
| Replacements: |||||
| HK | 16 | Tiarna Molloy | | |
| PR | 17 | Madison Schuck | 51' | 71' to end' |
| PR | 18 | Eva Karpani | 51' | |
| LK | 19 | Sera Naiqama | 51' | |
| LF | 20 | Grace Kemp | 51' | |
| SH | 21 | Iliseva Batibasaga | 51' | |
| FH | 22 | Trilleen Pomare | 51' | |
| FB | 23 | Mahalia Murphy | 56' | |
| Coach: |||||
| Jay Tregonning |||||
| LP | 1 | Olivia DeMerchant | 49' |
| HK | 2 | Emily Tuttosi | 58' |
| TP | 3 | DaLeaka Menin | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Tyson Beukeboom | 45' |
| RL | 5 | Abby Duguid | 45' |
| BF | 6 | Gabrielle Senft | 65' |
| OF | 7 | Pamphinette Buisa | |
| N8 | 8 | Sophie de Goede (c) | |
| SH | 9 | Justine Pelletier | 59' |
| FH | 10 | Taylor Perry | |
| LW | 11 | Paige Farries | |
| IC | 12 | Alex Tessier | 69' |
| OC | 13 | Sara Kaljuvee | |
| RW | 14 | Alysha Corrigan | |
| FB | 15 | Elissa Alarie | |
| Replacements: |||||
| HK | 16 | Laura Russell | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Brittany Kassil | 49' |
| PR | 18 | Alex Ellis | 58' |
| LK | 19 | Emma Taylor | 45' |
| LF | 20 | McKinley Hunt | 45' |
| SH | 21 | Sara Svoboda | 65' |
| CE | 22 | Brianna Miller | 59' |
| FH | 23 | Maddy Grant | 69' |
| Coach: |||||
| Kevin Rouet |||||
* Assistant referees:
* Sara Cox (England)
* Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Lee Jeffrey (New Zealand)
Source:
Notes:
* Piper Duck, Layne Morgan and Cecilia Smith of the Wallaroos got their first test starts while Grace Kemp made her test debut.
* Abby Duguid of Canada made her first test start.
* 18 June 2022 16:00 NZST (UTC+12:00)
| New Zealand (1 BP) | 50–6 | United States |
| Try: Leti-I'iga (3) 2' m, 23' m, 59' m Marino-Tauhinu 6' m Holmes 31' m Brunt 40' m Reynolds 51' m Wickliffe 78' m Con: Demant (1/3) Holmes (1/1) Tubic (3/4) | | Pen: Foster (2/2) |
* Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)
| LP | 1 | Pip Love | 40' | |
| HK | 2 | Natalie Delamere | 49' | |
| TP | 3 | Leilani Perese | 40' | |
| LL | 4 | Joanah Ngan-Woo | | |
| RL | 5 | Chelsea Bremner | | |
| BF | 6 | Alana Bremner | | |
| OF | 7 | Kendra Reynolds | 53' | |
| N8 | 8 | Liana Mikaele-Tu'u | | |
| SH | 9 | Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu | 61' | |
| FH | 10 | Ruahei Demant (c) | 32' | |
| LW | 11 | Ayesha Leti-I'iga | | |
| IC | 12 | Sylvia Brunt | | |
| OC | 13 | Amy du Plessis | 53' | |
| RW | 14 | Renee Wickliffe | | |
| FB | 15 | Renee Holmes | | |
| Replacements: |||||
| HK | 16 | Georgia Ponsonby | 49' | |
| PR | 17 | Krystal Murray | 40' | 74' to end' |
| PR | 18 | Lucy Anderson | 40' | |
| LK | 19 | Maia Roos | 53' | |
| LF | 20 | Tafito Lafaele | | |
| SH | 21 | Kendra Cocksedge | 61' | |
| CE | 22 | Chelsea Semple | 53' | |
| FB | 23 | Hazel Tubic | 32' | |
| Coach: |||||
| Wayne Smith |||||
| LP | 1 | Hope Rogers | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Joanna Kitlinski | 66' |
| TP | 3 | Nick James | 52' |
| LL | 4 | Jordan Matyas | |
| RL | 5 | Kristine Sommer | 62' |
| BF | 6 | Elizabeth Cairns | 48' |
| OF | 7 | Rachel Johnson | |
| N8 | 8 | Kate Zackary (c) | |
| SH | 9 | Carly Waters | 62' |
| FH | 10 | Megan Foster | 57' |
| LW | 11 | Charlotte Clapp | |
| IC | 12 | Katana Howard | 60' |
| OC | 13 | Alev Kelter | |
| RW | 14 | Tess Feury | |
| FB | 15 | Bulou Mataitoga | |
| Replacements: |||||
| HK | 16 | Kathryn Treder | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Maya Learned | 66' |
| PR | 18 | Charli Jacoby | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Evelyn Ashenbrucker | 62' |
| LF | 20 | Georgie Perris-Redding | 48' |
| SH | 21 | Bridget Kahele | 62' |
| FH | 22 | Gabby Cantorna | 57' |
| FB | 23 | Meya Bizer | 60' |
| Coach: |||||
| Rob Cain |||||
* Assistant referees:
* Amber McLachlan (Australia)
* Tyler Miller (Australia)
* Television match official:
* Chris Assmus (Canada)
Source:
Notes:
* For the Black Ferns, Natalie Delamere and Lucy Anderson made their test debut with Sylvia Brunt getting her first start.

## Broadcast

All the Pacific Four Series matches were broadcast live in New Zealand on Spark Sport.