2008 Laurie O'Reilly Cup

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2008 Laurie O'Reilly Cup
Tournament details
Dates14–18 October 2008
Countries Australia
 New Zealand
Teams2
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Tries scored9 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Hannah Myers
(19 points)
Most triesCarla Hohepa
(3 tries)
2007
2014

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.[1][2]

It was the first time since 1998 that the Black Ferns crossed the Tasman for two rugby internationals against the Wallaroos.[3][4] It was also the first women's rugby internationals played in Australia since the Wallaroos 2001 Test against England.[4]

Table[edit]

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
Source: [citation needed]

Results[edit]

1st Test[edit]

14 October 2008 Australia  3–37  New Zealand Viking Park, Canberra  
14:30 AEDT (UTC+11) Pen: Alana Thomas Try: Olivia Coady
Carla Hohepa (2)
Halie Hurring
Anna Richards
Con: Hannah Porter (3)
Pen: Hannah Porter (2)
Referee: Sarah Corrigan (AUS)
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:
Australia 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:
New Zealand Dale Atkins

Source: [5][1][6]

2nd Test[edit]

18 October 2008 Australia  16–22  New Zealand Viking Park, Canberra  
14:30 AEDT (UTC+11) Try: Debby Hodgkinson
Con: Alana Thomas
Pen: Alana Thomas (3)
Try: Fiao'o Fa'amausili
Carla Hohepa
Huriana Manuel
Con: Hannah Porter (2)
Pen: Hannah Porter
Referee: Roberta Barnett (AUS)
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:
Australia 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:
New Zealand Dale Atkins

Source: [7][2][8]

Squads[edit]

Australia[edit]

The Wallaroos named a 35–player squad for the O'Reilly Cup.[4]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Australia vs New Zealand Match 1". World Rugby. 2008-10-14. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  2. ^ a b "Australia vs New Zealand Match 2". World Rugby. 2008-10-18. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  3. ^ "Black Ferns to defend trophy in Australia". ESPN.com. 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  4. ^ a b c "Australia announce squad to face Black Ferns". ESPN scrum. 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  5. ^ Walton, Darren (2008-10-13). "Mrs Dally M to lead Wallaroos into battle with Kiwis". The Roar. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  6. ^ "Match 1 report on All Blacks Match Center". New Zealand Rugby. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  7. ^ "Rugby: Wallaroos ready to avenge mid-week belting". NZ Herald. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  8. ^ "Match 2 report on All Blacks Match Center". New Zealand Rugby. Archived from the original on 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2022-12-15.