# 2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup

The 2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup was the 13th edition of the competition. The matches were played on 20 and 27 August, with both Australia and New Zealand hosting one match each.
After a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was confirmed that the competition would return. The first test was played in Christchurch at the Orangetheory Stadium on 20 August 2022. The second test was played in a curtain raiser to the Wallabies and Springboks test in Adelaide on 27 August 2022.
The Black Ferns won the first test in Christchurch with an overwhelming 52–5 score and retained the O'Reilly Cup. They won the series after winning the second test in a hard-fought match, the game ended 14–22.

## Table

| Pos. | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points |
| Pos. | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 19 | +55 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 74 | –55 |

## Fixtures
### First match

| FB | 15 | Renee Holmes | |
| RW | 14 | Ruby Tui | |
| OC | 13 | Amy du Plessis | 70' |
| IC | 12 | Theresa Fitzpatrick | 76' |
| LW | 11 | Ayesha Leti-I'iga | |
| FH | 10 | Ruahei Demant (cc) | |
| SH | 9 | Kendra Cocksedge | 46' |
| N8 | 8 | Charmaine McMenamin | 53' |
| BF | 7 | Kennedy Simon (cc) | |
| OF | 6 | Alana Bremner | |
| RL | 5 | Chelsea Bremner | |
| LL | 4 | Joanah Ngan-Woo | 60' |
| TP | 3 | Tanya Kalounivale | 47' |
| HK | 2 | Georgia Ponsonby | 47' |
| LP | 1 | Pip Love | 47' |
| Replacements: | |
| HK | 16 | Luka Connor | 47' |
| PR | 17 | Awhina Tangen-Wainohu | 47' |
| PR | 18 | Amy Rule | 47' |
| LK | 19 | Tafito Lafaele | 60' |
| FL | 20 | Kendra Reynolds | 53' |
| SH | 21 | Tyla Nathan-Wong | 46' |
| CE | 22 | Sylvia Brunt | 70' |
| CE | 23 | Hazel Tubic | 76' |
| Coach: | |
| Wayne Smith | |
| FB | 15 | Pauline Piliae-Rasabale | |
| RW | 14 | Mahalia Murphy | 57' |
| OC | 13 | Georgina Friedrichs | |
| IC | 12 | Cecilia Smith | 51' |
| LW | 11 | Ivania Wong | |
| FH | 10 | Arabella McKenzie | |
| SH | 9 | Iliseva Batibasaga | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Grace Kemp | |
| BF | 7 | Shannon Parry (c) | 59' |
| OF | 6 | Emily Chancellor | |
| RL | 5 | Kaitlan Leaney | 59' |
| LL | 4 | Michaela Leonard | |
| TP | 3 | Bridie O'Gorman | 59' |
| HK | 2 | Ashley Marsters | 51' |
| LP | 1 | Bree-Anna Cheatham | 51' |
| Replacements: | |
| HK | 16 | Adiana Talakai | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Emily Robinson | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Eva Karpani | 59' |
| LK | 19 | Atasi Lafai | 59' |
| FL | 20 | Piper Duck | 59' |
| SH | 21 | Layne Morgan | 60' |
| CE | 22 | Trilleen Pomare | 51' |
| FB | 23 | Lori Cramer | 57' |
| Coach: | |
| Jay Tregonning | |
* Assistant referees:
* Amber McLachlin
* Tyler Miller
* Television match official:
* Lee Jeffery
Notes:
* Awhina Tangen-Wainohu and Tyla Nathan-Wong of the Black Ferns, and Bree-Anna Cheatham (Australia) made their international debuts.
* Charmaine McMenamin (New Zealand) returns for her first test match since 2019.
* New Zealand win their 21st test match against the Wallaroos.
* New Zealand and Australia haven't played for the O’Reilly Cup since 2019.

### Second match

| FB | 15 | Pauline Piliae-Rasabale | | 69' |
| RW | 14 | Bienne Terita | | |
| OC | 13 | Georgina Friedrichs | | |
| IC | 12 | Siokapesi Palu | | |
| LW | 11 | Ivania Wong | | 53' |
| FH | 10 | Arabella McKenzie | | |
| SH | 9 | Iliseva Batibasaga | | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Grace Hamilton | | |
| BF | 7 | Shannon Parry (c) | | 67' |
| OF | 6 | Emily Chancellor | | |
| RL | 5 | Michaela Leonard | | 60' |
| LL | 4 | Atasi Lafai | 28' to 38' | |
| TP | 3 | Eva Karpani | | 33' 77' |
| HK | 2 | Adiana Talakai | | 55' |
| LP | 1 | Liz Patu | | 33' |
| Replacements: | Replacements: | Replacements: | | |
| HK | 16 | Ashley Marsters | | 55' |
| PR | 17 | Emily Robinson | | 33' 77' |
| PR | 18 | Bridie O'Gorman | | 33' |
| LK | 19 | Kaitlan Leaney | | 60' |
| LF | 20 | Piper Duck | | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Layne Morgan | | 67' |
| FH | 22 | Trilleen Pomare | | 53' |
| FB | 23 | Lori Cramer | | 69' |
| Coach: | Coach: | Coach: | | |
| Jay Tregonning | Jay Tregonning | Jay Tregonning | | |
| FB | 15 | Grace Steinmetz | | |
| RW | 14 | Ruby Tui | | |
| OC | 13 | Sylvia Brunt | | |
| IC | 12 | Chelsea Semple | 12' to 22' | 24' |
| LW | 11 | Ayesha Leti-I'iga | | |
| FH | 10 | Ruahei Demant (cc) | | |
| SH | 9 | Ariana Bayler | | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Kennedy Simon (cc) | | 29' |
| BF | 7 | Kendra Reynolds | | |
| OF | 6 | Alana Bremner | | |
| RL | 5 | Joanah Ngan-Woo | | 60' |
| LL | 4 | Maiakawanakaulani Roos | | |
| TP | 3 | Tanya Kalounivale | | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Luka Connor | | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Pip Love | | 50' |
| Replacements: | Replacements: | Replacements: | | |
| HK | 16 | Natalie Delamere | | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Krystal Murray | | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Santo Taumata | | 46' |
| LK | 19 | Chelsea Bremner | | 60' |
| FL | 20 | Charmaine McMenamin | | 29' |
| SH | 21 | Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu | | 50' |
| OB | 22 | Renee Holmes | | |
| IB | 23 | Hazel Tubic | | 24' |
| Coach: | Coach: | Coach: | | |
| Wayne Smith | Wayne Smith | Wayne Smith | | |
* Assistant referees:
* Maggie Cogger-Orr
* Tyler Miller
* Television match official:
* Lee Jeffery
Notes:
* This will be the 22nd Test between New Zealand and Australia, the Black Ferns have won every Test between the nations.
* Ariana Bayler (New Zealand) gets her first start at Scrum-half, her previous four Tests were off the bench.
* Grace Steinmetz made her test debut, while Santo Taumata made her international debut for the Black Ferns.
* Siokapesi Palu and Bienne Terita made their international debuts for the Wallaroos.

## Squads
### Australia

On 2 August, head coach Jay Tregonning named a 32-player squad for the 2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup.
Head coach: Jay Tregonning
| Player | Super Club | Caps |
| Iliseva Batibasaga | NSW Waratahs | 20 |
| Emily Chancellor | NSW Waratahs | 10 |
| Bree-Anna Cheatham | Queensland Reds | new cap |
| Lori Cramer | NSW Waratahs | 9 |
| Piper Duck | NSW Waratahs | 5 |
| Georgina Friedrichs | NSW Waratahs | 5 |
| Grace Hamilton | NSW Waratahs | 20 |
| Eva Karpani | NSW Waratahs | 7 |
| Grace Kemp | Brumbies | 1 |
| Atasi Lafai | NSW Waratahs | 2 |
| Kaitlan Leaney | NSW Waratahs | 5 |
| Michaela Leonard | Brumbies | 9 |
| Ashley Marsters | Melbourne Rebels | 15 |
| Arabella McKenzie | NSW Waratahs | 9 |
| Layne Morgan | NSW Waratahs | 5 |
| Mahalia Murphy | NSW Waratahs | 16 |
| Tania Naden | Brumbies | new cap |
| Sera Naiqama | NSW Waratahs | 3 |
| Bridie O'Gorman | NSW Waratahs | 5 |
| Siokapesi Palu | Brumbies | new cap |
| Shannon Parry | Queensland Reds | 17 |
| Liz Patu | Queensland Reds | 28 |
| Pauline Piliae-Rasabale | NSW Waratahs | 5 |
| Trilleen Pomare | Western Force | 16 |
| Emily Robinson | NSW Waratahs | 11 |
| Madison Schuck | Queensland Reds | 5 |
| Cecilia Smith | Queensland Reds | 3 |
| Maya Stewart | NSW Waratahs | new cap |
| Adiana Talakai | NSW Waratahs | 3 |
| Bienne Terita | Australian Sevens | new cap |
| Melanie Wilks | Queensland Reds | new cap |
| Ivania Wong | Queensland Reds | 3 |

### New Zealand

On 2 August, head coach Wayne Smith named a 33-player squad for the 2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup.
Head coach: Wayne Smith
| Player | Position | Age | Super Club | Province | Caps |
| Luka Connor | Hooker | 25 | Chiefs Manawa | Bay of Plenty | 6 |
| Natalie Delamere | Hooker | 25 | Matatū | Bay of Plenty | 1 |
| Georgia Ponsonby | Hooker | 22 | Matatū | Canterbury | 5 |
| Tanya Kalounivale | Prop | 23 | Chiefs Manawa | Waikato | 2 |
| Pip Love | Prop | 32 | Matatū | Canterbury | 17 |
| Krystal Murray | Prop | 29 | Blues | Northland | 3 |
| Amy Rule | Prop | 22 | Matatū | Canterbury | 5 |
| Awhina Tangen-Wainohu | Prop | 24 | Chiefs Manawa | Waikato | new cap |
| Santo Taumata | Prop | 19 | Chiefs Manawa | Bay of Plenty | new cap |
| Chelsea Bremner | Lock | 27 | Matatū | Canterbury | 3 |
| Joanah Ngan-Woo | Lock | 26 | Hurricanes | Wellington | 8 |
| Maiakawanakaulani Roos | Lock | 21 | Blues | Auckland | 6 |
| Alana Bremner | Loose forward | 25 | Matatū | Canterbury | 6 |
| Tafito Lafaele | Loose forward | 21 | Blues | Auckland | 2 |
| Charmaine McMenamin | Loose forward | 32 | Blues | Auckland | 25 |
| Kaipo Olsen-Baker | Loose forward | 19 | Hurricanes | Manawatu | 2 |
| Kendra Reynolds | Loose forward | 29 | Matatū | Bay of Plenty | 3 |
| Kennedy Simon | Loose forward | 25 | Chiefs Manawa | Waikato | 8 |
| Ariana Bayler | Halfback | 25 | Chiefs Manawa | Waikato | 4 |
| Kendra Cocksedge | Halfback | 34 | Matatū | Canterbury | 60 |
| Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu | Halfback | 30 | Chiefs Manawa | Counties Manukau | 8 |
| Sylvia Brunt | Inside Back | 18 | – | Auckland | 2 |
| Ruahei Demant | Inside Back | 27 | Blues | Auckland | 15 |
| Amy du Plessis | Inside Back | 23 | Matatū | Canterbury | 2 |
| Theresa Fitzpatrick | Inside Back | 27 | Blues | Auckland | 11 |
| Chelsea Semple | Inside Back | 29 | Chiefs Manawa | Waikato | 28 |
| Victoria Subritzky-Nafatali | Inside Back | 30 | – | Otago | 19 |
| Hazel Tubic | Inside Back | 31 | Chiefs Manawa | Counties Manukau | 14 |
| Renee Holmes | Outside Back | 22 | Matatū | Waikato | 3 |
| Ayesha Leti-I'iga | Outside Back | 23 | Hurricanes | Wellington | 15 |
| Tyla Nathan-Wong | Outside Back | 28 | Blues | Northland | new cap |
| Grace Steinmetz | Outside Back | 24 | Matatū | Canterbury | 0 |
| Ruby Tui | Outside Back | 30 | Chiefs Manawa | Counties Manukau | 2 |

## Broadcast

All the O’Reilly Cup matches were broadcast live on Sky.