Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Laurie O'Reilly Cup | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| No. of teams | 2 |
| Countries |  Australia New Zealand |
| Most recent champion(s) | New Zealand (2023) |
| Most titles | New Zealand (14 titles) |
The Laurie O'Reilly Cup is the trophy competed for by the women's rugby union teams of Australia and New Zealand. The two nations met annually between 1994 and 1998, with New Zealand winning all games, often by significant margins, as a result of which the series fell into abeyance, but was revived in 2007.[1][2][3]
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History
The Cup is named in honour of Laurie O’Reilly, New Zealand's first women's Selector and National coach who died in 1998.[4][5] It was formerly known as the Laurie O'Reilly Memorial Trophy.[6] It has been contested between New Zealand and Australia since its inception in 1994. The Black Ferns has won every fixture so far and are the current holders of the O’Reilly Cup with a total of 17 wins.[5]
In 2018, the Black Ferns and the Wallaroos played both Tests as curtain-raisers to both Bledisloe Cup Tests in Sydney and Auckland. The crowd at the end of both women's Tests swelled to about 28,000. The women's double-header concept was deemed as a success by NZR CEO Steve Tew who is open to repeating the concept. For the equivalent match at Eden Park in 2016, also before the men's clash, the crowd size peaked at 12,500.[7]
In 2020, All planned test matches for the Wallaroos were cancelled due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as was the September tour to New Zealand in 2021.[8]
After a two year absence due to the pandemic, it was confirmed that the competition would return. The Black Ferns hosted the first test and the Wallaroos the second test in 2022. The second match was played as a curtain raiser to the Wallabies and Springboks test in Adelaide.[9][10] The Black Ferns won the first test in Christchurch and retained the O'Reilly Cup.[11][12][13] They then won the series after winning the second test.[14][15][16]
Results
Matches
| Venue | Played | Won by | Drawn | Total points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
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New Zealand
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Australia | New Zealand | |||
| Australia
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9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 62 | 301 |
| New Zealand
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12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 81 | 513 |
| Overall | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 143 | 814 |
See also
- Women's international rugby union
- Australia–New Zealand sports rivalries
- Bledisloe Cup
- Rugby union trophies and awards
References
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- ^ "Evans happy with Black Ferns first match". www.allblacks.com. 2 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.
- ^ Rattue, Chris (5 August 2005). "Anna Richards sick of retirement questions". NZ Herald.co.nz.
- ^ "31 years since first official New Zealand women's team took to the field". allblacks.com. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ a b "All Blacks and Black Ferns announce bumper international home Test schedule". allblacks.com. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "How Laurie O'Reilly's 'larger than life' passion for rugby helped women's game soar". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Bledisloe Cup Japan fixture could suffer after All Blacks win series". ESPN Scrum. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Mitchell, Brittany (17 August 2021). "Rugby Australia risk losing some of their best talent to NRLW". ESPN. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Black Ferns confirmed to play Australia in Adelaide for Laurie O'Reilly Cup test". Stuff. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 eToro Rugby Championship fixtures confirmed". wallabies.rugby. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Wallaroos walloped by Black Ferns in eight-try romp at Christchurch". the Guardian. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Wallaroos outclassed in heavy defeat to Black Ferns". ABC News. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Pearson, Joseph (20 August 2022). "Black Ferns retain O'Reilly Cup after flattening lacklustre Wallaroos 52-5 in Christchurch". Stuff. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Burnes, Campbell (27 August 2022). "Black Ferns made to work hard in Adelaide". allblacks.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns come from behind to defeat Wallaroos". 1 News. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Shannon, Kris (27 August 2022). "Work to be done: Black Ferns not at their best in scrappy win". NZ Herald. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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