# 2008 Laurie O'Reilly Cup

The 2008 Laurie O'Reilly Cup was the seventh edition of the competition and was held between 14 and 18 October at Canberra. New Zealand retained the O'Reilly Cup after winning both matches.
It was the first time since 1998 that the Black Ferns crossed the Tasman for two rugby internationals against the Wallaroos. It was also the first women's rugby internationals played in Australia since the Wallaroos 2001 Test against England.

## Table

| Pos | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 19 | +40 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 59 | −40 |

## Results
### 1st Test

| LP | 1 | Lindsay Morgan |
| HK | 2 | Silei Poluleuligaga |
| TP | 3 | Kylie Pennell |
| LL | 4 | Dalena Dennison |
| RL | 5 | Kate Porter |
| BF | 6 | Selena Tranter |
| OF | 7 | Alexandra Hargreaves |
| N8 | 8 | Debby Hodgkinson |
| SH | 9 | Cheryl Soon (c) |
| FH | 10 | Alana Thomas |
| LW | 11 | Nicole Beck |
| IC | 12 | Tui Ormsby |
| OC | 13 | Sharni Williams |
| RW | 14 | Iliseva Batibasaga |
| FB | 15 | Tricia Brown |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Margaret Watson |
| | 17 | Danielle Meskell |
| | 18 | Tasileta Bethell |
| | 19 | Se'ei Sa'u |
| | 20 | Saline Thornton |
| | 21 | Kim Wilson |
| | 22 | Melissa Rowe |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hamson ||
| LP | 1 | Stephanie Te Ohaere-Fox |
| HK | 2 | Fiao'o Fa'amausili |
| TP | 3 | Beth Mallard |
| LL | 4 | Kimberly Smith |
| RL | 5 | Victoria Heighway |
| BF | 6 | Melissa Ruscoe (c) |
| OF | 7 | Olivia Coady |
| N8 | 8 | Linda Itunu |
| SH | 9 | Emma Jensen |
| FH | 10 | Anna Richards |
| LW | 11 | Carla Hohepa |
| IC | 12 | Halie Hurring |
| OC | 13 | Huriana Manuel |
| RW | 14 | Victoria Grant |
| FB | 15 | Hannah Porter |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Ruth McKay |
| | 17 | Doris Taufateau |
| | 18 | Monalisa Codling |
| | 19 | Aimee Sutorius |
| | 20 | Kendra Cocksedge |
| | 21 | Rebecca Hull |
| | 22 | Selica Winiata |
| Coach: ||
| Dale Atkins ||
Source:

### 2nd Test

| LP | 1 | Lindsay Morgan |
| HK | 2 | Silei Poluleuligaga |
| TP | 3 | Kylie Pennell |
| LL | 4 | Dalena Dennison |
| RL | 5 | Kim Wilson |
| BF | 6 | Selena Tranter |
| OF | 7 | Alexandra Hargreaves |
| N8 | 8 | Debby Hodgkinson |
| SH | 9 | Cheryl Soon (c) |
| FH | 10 | Alana Thomas |
| LW | 11 | Nicole Beck |
| IC | 12 | Tui Ormsby |
| OC | 13 | Sharni Williams |
| RW | 14 | Iliseva Batibasaga |
| FB | 15 | Tricia Brown |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Margaret Watson |
| | 17 | Danielle Meskell |
| | 18 | Se'ei Sa'u |
| | 19 | Tasileta Bethell |
| | 20 | Saline Thornton |
| | 21 | Kate Porter |
| | 22 | Melissa Rowe |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hamson ||
| LP | 1 | Stephanie Te Ohaere-Fox |
| HK | 2 | Fiao'o Fa'amausili |
| TP | 3 | Beth Mallard |
| LL | 4 | Kimberly Smith |
| RL | 5 | Victoria Heighway |
| BF | 6 | Melissa Ruscoe (c) |
| OF | 7 | Olivia Coady |
| N8 | 8 | Linda Itunu |
| SH | 9 | Emma Jensen |
| FH | 10 | Anna Richards |
| LW | 11 | Carla Hohepa |
| IC | 12 | Teresa Te Tamaki |
| OC | 13 | Huriana Manuel |
| RW | 14 | Victoria Grant |
| FB | 15 | Hannah Porter |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Ruth McKay |
| | 17 | Doris Taufateau |
| | 18 | Aimee Sutorius |
| | 19 | Shannon Willoughby |
| | 20 | Kendra Cocksedge |
| | 21 | Rebecca Hull |
| | 22 | Halie Hurring |
| Coach: ||
| Dale Atkins ||
Source:

## Squads
### Australia

The Wallaroos named a 35–player squad for the O'Reilly Cup.
* Player
* Iliseva Batibasaga
* Nicole Beck
* Tasileta Bethell
* Vanessa Bradley
* Tricia Brown
* Dalena Dennison
* Tegan French
* Alicia Frost
* Alexandra Hargreaves
* Faryaneh Hayati
* Sarah Hind
* Debby Hodgkinson
* Amanda Judd
* Stacey Kilmister
* Danielle Meskell
* Lindsay Morgan
* Tui Ormsby
* Kylie Pennell
* Silei Poluleuligaga
* Kate Porter
* Chris Ross
* Melissa Rowe
* Saofaiga Saemo
* Se'ei Sa'u
* Ruan Sims
* Cheryl Soon (captain)
* Kate Stoney
* Alana Thomas
* Selene Thornton
* Selena Tranter
* Rebecca Trethowan
* Natalie Vardanega
* Margaret Watson
* Kim Wilson
* Sharni Williams

### New Zealand

* Player
* Hannah Porter
* Victoria Grant
* Huriana Manuel
* Halie Hurring
* Carla Hohepa
* Anna Richards
* Emma Jensen
* Linda Itunu
* Olivia Coady
* Melissa Ruscoe (captain)
* Victoria Heighway
* Kimberly Smith
* Beth Mallard
* Fiao'o Fa'amausili
* Stephanie Te Ohaere-Fox
* Ruth McKay
* Doris Taufateau
* Monalisa Codling
* Aimee Sutorius
* Kendra Cocksedge
* Rebecca Hull
* Selica Winiata
* Teresa Te Tamaki