# 2023 Pacific Four Series

The 2023 Pacific Four Series was the third edition of the Pacific Four Series, an international women's rugby union tournament that served as one of the principal qualification routes for the top two tiers of WXV. The tournament was hosted by Spain, Australia and Canada.
The series took place over three months. The first round saw Canada and the United States play the opening match in Madrid on 1 April 2023, followed by Australia hosting New Zealand on 29 June 2023 in Brisbane. The series concluded in Canada with all four teams competing over two weekends in early July for the title.
New Zealand retained their Pacific Four Series title after a comeback victory over the United States in Ottawa.

## Participants

| Nation | Head coach | Captain |
| Australia | Jay Tregonning | Michaela Leonard |
| Canada | Kevin Rouet | Sophie de Goede |
| New Zealand | Allan Bunting | Kennedy Simon Ruahei Demant |
| United States | Rich Ashfield (Interim) | Kate Zackary |

## Format

Six matches were played over three months in a round-robin format.

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 38 | +103 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 76 | +40 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 112 | −47 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 147 | −96 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 1 April 2023 17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
| (1 BP) Canada | 50–17 | United States |
| Try: Tuttosi 9' c Poulin (2) 23' c, 36' m Bermudez 40' c Lachance 49' c Beukeboom 59' c Taylor 69' m Boag 76' m Con: de Goede (5/8) 11', 24', 40' +1, 50', 60' | Report | Try: Rogers 54' c Clapp 66' c Con: Cantorna (1/1) 54' Hawkins (1/1) 67' Pen: Cantorna (1/1) 39' |
* Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Referee: Amber McLachlan (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Sabrina Poulin |
| RW | 14 | Sarah-Maude Lachance |
| OC | 13 | Fancy Bermudez |
| IC | 12 | Sara Kaljuvee 74' |
| LW | 11 | Paige Farries |
| FH | 10 | Alex Tessier 61' |
| SH | 9 | Justine Pelletier 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Sophie de Goede (c) |
| OF | 7 | Sara Svoboda 54' to 67' |
| BF | 6 | Fabiola Forteza 72' to end' |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Holtkamp 56' |
| LL | 4 | Tyson Beukeboom 76' |
| TP | 3 | DaLeaka Menin 68' |
| HK | 2 | Emily Tuttosi 69' |
| LP | 1 | Brittany Kassil 45' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Gillian Boag 69' |
| PR | 17 | Maya Montiel 45' |
| PR | 18 | Alex Ellis 68' |
| LK | 19 | Emma Taylor 76' |
| FL | 20 | Marie-Pier Fauteux 56' |
| FL | 21 | Pamphinette Buisa 63' |
| CE | 22 | Mahalia Robinson 74' |
| FB | 23 | Julia Schell 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Kévin Rouet ||
| FB | 15 | Tess Feury |
| RW | 14 | Autumn Czaplicki 75' to end' |
| OC | 13 | Eti Haungatau | 72' |
| IC | 12 | Gabby Cantorna | 58' |
| LW | 11 | Lotte Clapp |
| FH | 10 | McKenzie Hawkins |
| SH | 9 | Carly Waters | 62' |
| N8 | 8 | Kate Zackary (c) 74' to end' |
| OF | 7 | Rachel Johnson |
| BF | 6 | Rachel Ehrecke | 57' |
| RL | 5 | Alycia Washington | 68' |
| LL | 4 | Evelyn Ashenbrucker |
| TP | 3 | Catherine Benson | 72' |
| HK | 2 | Joanna Kitlinski | 57' |
| LP | 1 | Hope Rogers | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jett Hayward | 57' |
| PR | 17 | Maya Learned | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Tiara A'au | 72' |
| LK | 19 | Megan Neyen | 68' |
| FL | 20 | Georgie Perris-Redding | 57' |
| SH | 21 | Olivia Ortiz | 62' |
| CE | 22 | Kristin Bitter | 58' |
| FB | 23 | Bulou Mataitoga | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Richard Ashfield ||
* Player of the Match:
* Sophie de Goede (Canada)
* Assistant referees:
* Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
* Maria Martinez (Spain)
* Television match official:
* Stefano Rosini (Italy)
* Notes:
* Tiara A'au made her test debut for the Eagles.
* 29 June 2023 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia | 0–50 | New Zealand (1 BP) |
| | Report | Try: Kalounivale 12' c Brunt (2) 24' c, 34' c Paul (2) 38' m, 42' m C. Bremner 55' c A. Bremner 75' c Hohaia 80' +1 m Con: Holmes (4/6) 13', 25', 35', 56' Willison (1/2) 75' |
* Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe Attendance: 7,055 Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Faitala Moleka |
| RW | 14 | Maya Stewart | 59' |
| OC | 13 | Georgina Friedrichs |
| IC | 12 | Cecilia Smith |
| LW | 11 | Ivania Wong |
| FH | 10 | Carys Dallinger | 48' |
| SH | 9 | Layne Morgan | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Grace Hamilton |
| OF | 7 | Ashley Marsters |
| BF | 6 | Kaitlan Leaney | 51' |
| RL | 5 | Annabelle Codey | 52' |
| LL | 4 | Michaela Leonard (c) |
| TP | 3 | Eva Karpani | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Tania Naden | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Bree-Anna Cheatham | 51' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Madison Schuck | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Emily Robinson | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Bridie O'Gorman | 56' |
| LK | 19 | Sera Naiqama | 52' |
| N8 | 20 | Emily Chancellor | 51' |
| SH | 21 | Jasmin Huriwai | 67' |
| CE | 22 | Arabella McKenzie | 48' |
| FB | 23 | Alana Elisaia | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Jay Tregonning ||
| FB | 15 | Renee Holmes | 60' |
| RW | 14 | Mererangi Paul |
| OC | 13 | Amy du Plessis |
| IC | 12 | Sylvia Brunt | 51' |
| LW | 11 | Katelyn Vaha'akolo |
| FH | 10 | Ruahei Demant (cc) |
| SH | 9 | Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu | 51' |
| N8 | 8 | Liana Mikaele-Tu'u |
| OF | 7 | Kennedy Simon (cc) | 65' |
| BF | 6 | Alana Bremner |
| RL | 5 | Chelsea Bremner | 56' |
| LL | 4 | Maia Roos |
| TP | 3 | Tanya Kalounivale | 45' |
| HK | 2 | Georgia Ponsonby | 45' |
| LP | 1 | Kate Henwood | 45' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Luka Connor | 45' |
| PR | 17 | Krystal Murray | 45' |
| PR | 18 | Amy Rule | 45' |
| LK | 19 | Joanah Ngan-Woo | 56' |
| N8 | 20 | Kendra Reynolds | 65' |
| SH | 21 | Iritana Hohaia | 51' |
| CE | 22 | Rosie Kelly | 51' |
| FB | 23 | Tenika Willison | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Allan Bunting ||
* Player of the Match:
* Sylvia Brunt (New Zealand)
* Assistant referees:
* Amber McLachlan (Australia)
* Natarsha Ganley (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Cholm Johnson (Australia)
* Notes:
* Rosie Kelly, Tenika Willison, Kate Henwood, Mererangi Paul, Iritana Hohaia and Katelyn Vaha’akolo (all New Zealand) made their international debuts.

### Round 2

* 8 July 2023 16:00 EDT (UTC-4)
| (1 BP) Australia | 58–17 | United States |
| Try: Hamilton 15' c Karpani (2) 21' m, 35' c Talakai 39' m Stewart (3) 47' c, 58' m, 77' c Wong 55' c Friedrichs 62' m Con: Smith (4/6) 16', 36', 49', 56' Lori Cramer (0/2) McKenzie (1/1) 78' Pen: Smith (1/1) 40' +2 | Report | Try: Ashenbrucker 31' m Detiveaux (2) 50' c, 72' m Con: Hawkins (1/3) 51' |
* TD Place Stadium, Ottawa Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)
| FB | 15 | Lori Cramer | 65' |
| RW | 14 | Maya Stewart |
| OC | 13 | Georgina Friedrichs |
| IC | 12 | Cecilia Smith | 59' |
| LW | 11 | Ivania Wong | 69' |
| FH | 10 | Arabella McKenzie |
| SH | 9 | Layne Morgan |
| N8 | 8 | Grace Hamilton | 61' |
| OF | 7 | Emily Chancellor |
| BF | 6 | Ashley Marsters | 52' |
| RL | 5 | Kaitlan Leaney |
| LL | 4 | Michaela Leonard (c) |
| TP | 3 | Eva Karpani | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Adiana Talakai | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Bree-Anna Cheatham | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tania Naden | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Emily Robinson | 52' |
| PR | 18 | Bridie O’Gorman | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Sera Naiqama | 52' |
| N8 | 20 | Tabua Tuinakauvadra | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Jasmin Huriwai | 65' |
| CE | 22 | Trilleen Pomare | 59' |
| FB | 23 | Alana Elisaia | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Jay Tregonning ||
| FB | 15 | Tess Feury |
| RW | 14 | Jennine Detiveaux |
| OC | 13 | Kate Zackary (c) |
| IC | 12 | Eti Haungatau | 53' |
| LW | 11 | Lotte Clapp |
| FH | 10 | McKenzie Hawkins | 74' |
| SH | 9 | Taina Tukuafu | 52' |
| N8 | 8 | Rachel Johnson |
| OF | 7 | Georgie Perris-Redding |
| BF | 6 | Paluvava'u Freda Tafuna | 65' |
| RL | 5 | Hallie Taufo'ou | 63' |
| LL | 4 | Evelyn Ashenbrucker |
| TP | 3 | Keia Mae Sagapolu | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Kathryn Treder | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Catherine Benson | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jett Hayward | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Charli Jacoby | 54' |
| PR | 18 | Mona Tupou | 61' |
| LK | 19 | Rachel Ehrecke | 63' |
| N8 | 20 | Tahlia Brody | 65' |
| SH | 21 | Carly Waters | 52' |
| CE | 22 | Joanne Fa'avesi | 53' |
| FB | 23 | Meya Bizer | 74' |
| Interim Coach: ||
| Richard Ashfield ||
* Player of the Match:
* Eva Karpani (Australia)
* Assistant referees:
* Shanda Assmus (Canada)
* Kristine Lovatt (Canada)
* Television match official:
* Andrew Hosie (Canada)
* Notes:
* Paluvava'u Freda Tafuna, Taina Tukuafu and Mona Tupou (all United States) made their international debuts.
* 8 July 2023 19:00 EDT (UTC-4)
| Canada | 21–52 | New Zealand (1 BP) |
| Try: de Goede 33' c Forteza 38' c DeMerchant 53' c Con: de Goede (3/3) 35', 39', 54' | Report | Try: Connor 2' c Demant 14' c Paul (2) 19' c, 57' m du Plessis (2) 45' c, 74' c Holmes 62' c Teneti 79' m Con: Holmes (6/8) 3', 15', 19', 46', 63', 75' Pen: Holmes (0/1) |
* TD Place Stadium, Ottawa Attendance: 10,092 Referee: Sara Cox (England)
| FB | 15 | Sabrina Poulin |
| RW | 14 | Florence Symonds |
| OC | 13 | Fancy Bermudez |
| IC | 12 | Sara Kaljuvee | | 64' |
| LW | 11 | Paige Farries |
| FH | 10 | Julia Schell | | 52' |
| SH | 9 | Justine Pelletier | | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Sophie de Goede (c) | 77' to end' |
| OF | 7 | Fabiola Forteza |
| BF | 6 | Gabby Senft | | 49' |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Holtkamp |
| LL | 4 | Tyson Beukeboom | | 67' |
| TP | 3 | DaLeaka Menin | | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Emily Tuttosi | | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Olivia DeMerchant | | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Gillian Boag | | 71' |
| PR | 17 | McKinley Hunt | | 65' |
| PR | 18 | Alex Ellis | | 60' |
| LK | 19 | Emma Taylor | | 67' |
| N8 | 20 | Sara Svoboda | | 49' |
| SH | 21 | Olivia Apps | | 71' |
| FH | 22 | Claire Gallagher | | 52' |
| FB | 23 | Shoshanah Seumanutafa | | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Kévin Rouet ||
| FB | 15 | Renee Holmes |
| RW | 14 | Mererangi Paul |
| OC | 13 | Amy du Plessis |
| IC | 12 | Sylvia Brunt | 71' |
| LW | 11 | Katelyn Vaha'akolo | 51' |
| FH | 10 | Ruahei Demant (cc) |
| SH | 9 | Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Liana Mikaele-Tu'u | 65' |
| OF | 7 | Kennedy Simon (cc) |
| BF | 6 | Alana Bremner | 51' |
| RL | 5 | Chelsea Bremner |
| LL | 4 | Maiakawanakaulani Roos |
| TP | 3 | Amy Rule | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Luka Connor | 37' |
| LP | 1 | Philippa Love | 46' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Georgia Ponsonby | 37' |
| PR | 17 | Kate Henwood | 46' |
| PR | 18 | Tanya Kalounivale | 46' |
| LK | 19 | Lucy Jenkins | 51' |
| N8 | 20 | Kendra Reynolds | 65' |
| SH | 21 | Iritana Hohaia | 56' |
| FH | 22 | Rosie Kelly | 71' |
| FB | 23 | Kelsey Teneti | 51' |
| Coach: ||
| Allan Bunting ||
* Player of the Match:
* Amy du Plessis (New Zealand)
* Assistant referees:
* Amelia Luciano (United States)
* Jenny Lui (United States)
* Television match official:
* Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
Notes:
* Florence Symonds, Olivia Apps, Claire Gallagher (all Canada) and Lucy Jenkins (New Zealand) made their international debuts.

### Round 3

* 14 July 2023 16:00 EDT (UTC-4)
| (1 BP) New Zealand | 39–17 | United States |
| Try: Gago 8' m Marino-Tauhinu 47' c Love 58' c Mikaele-Tu'u 67' c Demant 73' m du Plessis 80' m Con: Rosie Kelly (0/1) Holmes (3/5) 48', 59', 68' Pen: Holmes (1/1) 50' | Report | Try: Tafuna 3' c Johnson 24' c Con: Hawkins (2/2) 4', 25' Pen: Hawkins (1/1) 40' |
* TD Place Stadium, Ottawa Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)
| FB | 15 | Tenika Willison | | 40' |
| RW | 14 | Kelsey Teneti |
| OC | 13 | Amy du Plessis |
| IC | 12 | Grace Brooker |
| LW | 11 | Grace Steinmetz | | 40' |
| FH | 10 | Rosie Kelly |
| SH | 9 | Iritana Hohaia | 3' |
| N8 | 8 | Liana Mikaele-Tu'u | 39' to 49' |
| OF | 7 | Kendra Reynolds | | 49' |
| BF | 6 | Lucy Jenkins |
| RL | 5 | Maiakawanakaulani Roos (c) |
| LL | 4 | Joanah Ngan-Woo | | 40' |
| TP | 3 | Amy Rule | | 45' |
| HK | 2 | Grace Gago | | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Esther Faiaoga-Tilo | | 45' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Georgia Ponsonby | | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Phillipa Love | | 45' |
| PR | 18 | Tanya Kalounivale | | 45' |
| LK | 19 | Chelsea Bremner | | 40' |
| N8 | 20 | Kennedy Simon | | 49' |
| SH | 21 | Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu | | 40' |
| FH | 22 | Ruahei Demant |
| FB | 23 | Renee Holmes | | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Allan Bunting ||
| FB | 15 | Tess Feury |
| RW | 14 | Jennine Detiveaux |
| OC | 13 | Kate Zackary (c) |
| IC | 12 | Eti Haungatau | | 52' |
| LW | 11 | Summer Harris-Jones | | 74' |
| FH | 10 | McKenzie Hawkins |
| SH | 9 | Taina Tukuafu | | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Rachel Johnson |
| OF | 7 | Georgie Perris-Redding | 7' to 17' | 75' |
| BF | 6 | Paluvava'u Freda Tafuna | | 57' |
| RL | 5 | Hallie Taufo'ou |
| LL | 4 | Rachel Ehrecke | | 70' |
| TP | 3 | Charli Jacoby | | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Kathryn Treder |
| LP | 1 | Catherine Benson | | 48' | 60' | 75' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jett Hayward | | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Mona Tupou | | 48' | 60' | 75' |
| PR | 18 | Tiara A’au | | 63' |
| LK | 19 | Evelyn Ashenbrucker | | 57' |
| N8 | 20 | Erica Jarrell | | 70' |
| SH | 21 | Olivia Ortiz | | 63' |
| CE | 22 | Joanne Fa'avesi | | 52' |
| FB | 23 | Meya Bizer | | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Richard Ashfield ||
* Player of the Match:
* Ruahei Demant (New Zealand)
* Assistant referees:
* Shanda Assmus (Canada)
* Kristine Lovatt (Canada)
* Television match official:
* Chris Assmus (Canada)
* Notes:
* Esther Faiaoga-Tilo, Grace Gago (both New Zealand) and Erica Jarrell (United States) made their international debuts.
* At the age 21, Maiakawanakaulani Roos became the youngest ever player to captain New Zealand.
* 14 July 2023 19:00 EDT (UTC-4)
| Canada | 45–7 | Australia |
| Try: de Goede (2) 16' c, 40' c Lachance 29' m Beukeboom (3) 35' c, 51' c, 68' m Gallagher 45' c Con: de Goede (5/7) 17', 36', 40' +1, 46', 52' | Report | Try: Marsters 22' c Con: Cramer (1/1) 23' |
* TD Place Stadium, Ottawa Referee: Sara Cox (England)
| FB | 15 | Maddy Grant | 65' |
| RW | 14 | Sarah-Maude Lachance | |
| OC | 13 | Alysha Corrigan | 49' |
| IC | 12 | Sara Kaljuvee | 61' |
| LW | 11 | Paige Farries | |
| FH | 10 | Claire Gallagher | |
| SH | 9 | Justine Pelletier | |
| N8 | 8 | Sophie de Goede (c) | |
| OF | 7 | Fabiola Forteza | |
| BF | 6 | Sara Svoboda | 56' |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Holtkamp | |
| LL | 4 | Tyson Beukeboom | 69' |
| TP | 3 | DaLeaka Menin | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Emily Tuttosi | 60' |
| LP | 1 | McKinley Hunt | 65' |
| Replacements: | Replacements: | Replacements: | |
| HK | 16 | Mya Brubacher | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Sara Cline | 60' |
| PR | 18 | Alexandria Ellis | 60' |
| LK | 19 | Laetitia Royer | 69' |
| N8 | 20 | Gabrielle Senft | 56' |
| SH | 21 | Olivia Apps | 61' |
| CE | 22 | Shoshanah Seumanutafa | 65' |
| FB | 23 | Fancy Bermudez | 49' |
| Coach: | Coach: | Coach: | |
| Kévin Rouet ||
| FB | 15 | Lori Cramer | |
| RW | 14 | Maya Stewart | |
| OC | 13 | Georgina Friedrichs | |
| IC | 12 | Siokapesi Palu | 49' |
| LW | 11 | Ivania Wong | 69' |
| FH | 10 | Arabella McKenzie | |
| SH | 9 | Layne Morgan | 65' |
| N8 | 8 | Grace Hamilton | 60' |
| OF | 7 | Emily Chancellor | |
| BF | 6 | Ashley Marsters | 53' 60' |
| RL | 5 | Kaitlan Leaney | 60' |
| LL | 4 | Michaela Leonard (c) | |
| TP | 3 | Eva Karpani | 60' | 50' to 60' |
| HK | 2 | Adiana Talakai | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Bree-Anna Cheatham | 69' | 57' to 67' |
| Replacements: | |
| HK | 16 | Tania Naden | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Madison Schuck | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Bridie O’Gorman | 53' |
| LK | 19 | Sera Naiqama | 60' |
| N8 | 20 | Tabua Tuinakauvadra | 60' |
| SH | 21 | Jasmin Huriwai | 65' |
| CE | 22 | Trilleen Pomare | 49' |
| FB | 23 | Alana Elisaia | 69' |
| Coach: | |
| Jay Tregonning ||
* Player of the Match:
* Tyson Beukeboom (Canada)
* Assistant referees:
* Amelia Luciano (United States)
* Jenny Lui (United States)
* Television match official:
* Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)
* Notes:
* Mya Brubacher, Sara Cline and Shoshanah Seumanutafa (Canada) made their international debuts.