# 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.
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. New Zealand dominated the Wallaroos in the second test with a 45–17 victory which saw them retain the Cup and clinch the series.

## Table

| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points |
| Place | Nation | 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

| 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

| 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.