The 2022 Pacific Four Series was the second edition of the
Pacific Four Series
The Pacific Four Series is an international rugby union competition that is sanctioned by World Rugby. It is contested between four women's national teams — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. It began in 2021 and was initiall ...
. The competition was hosted by
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
from 6 to 18 June.
Matches were played at two of the venues which will host the delayed
2021 Rugby World Cup
The 2021 Rugby World Cup was the ninth staging of the women's Rugby World Cup, as organised by World Rugby. It was held from 8 October to 12 November 2022 in Auckland and Whangārei, New Zealand. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2021, ...
–
The Trusts Arena
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in
West Auckland and the
Semenoff Stadium in
Whangārei
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.
New Zealand won their first series title after defeating the United States 50–6 in the final round.
Format
With New Zealand and Australia joining the competition alongside the United States and Canada, six matches were played in a
round-robin format.
Participants
Match officials
On 1 June
World Rugby
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announced the team of officials selected for the
Pacific Four Series
The Pacific Four Series is an international rugby union competition that is sanctioned by World Rugby. It is contested between four women's national teams — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. It began in 2021 and was initiall ...
in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. All eight were announced as part of a wider squad of officials for the delayed
2021 Rugby World Cup
The 2021 Rugby World Cup was the ninth staging of the women's Rugby World Cup, as organised by World Rugby. It was held from 8 October to 12 November 2022 in Auckland and Whangārei, New Zealand. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2021, ...
.
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Lauren Jenner
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Sara Cox
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*
Maggie Cogger-Orr
*
Amber McLachlan
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Julianne Zussman
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*
Tyler Miller
*
Chris Assmus
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Lee Jeffrey
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Table
Fixtures
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Broadcast
All the Pacific Four Series matches were broadcast live in
New Zealand
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on
Spark Sport
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.
References
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Pacific Four Series
The Pacific Four Series is an international rugby union competition that is sanctioned by World Rugby. It is contested between four women's national teams — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. It began in 2021 and was initiall ...
Pacific Four Series