The 2023 Pacific Four Series was the third 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 ...

, an international

women's rugby union Women's rugby union is a full contact team sport based on running with the ball in hand. The same laws are used in men's rugby union with the same sized pitch and same equipment. Rugby was originally a men's sport, and women's rugby has become p ...

tournament that served as one of the principal qualification routes for the top two tiers of

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. The tournament was hosted by Spain, Australia and Canada. The series took place over three months. The first round saw

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and the

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play the opening match in

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on 1 April 2023, followed by

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hosting

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 ...

on 29 June 2023 in

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. The series concluded in Canada with all four teams competing over two weekends in early July for the title.

retained their Pacific Four Series title after a comeback victory over the United States in

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Format

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

Table

Fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2

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Amy du Plessis Amy du Plessis (born 7 July 1999) is a South African born, New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and for Canterbury provincially. She also plays for the Black Ferns internationally and was a ...

(New Zealand) Assistant referees:
Amelia Luciano (

)
Jenny Lui (United States)
Television match official:
Andrew McMenemy (

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Olivia Apps Olivia Apps (born December 1, 1998) is a Canadian rugby union and sevens player. Career Apps was part of Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team that finished in fourth place. In June 2021, Apps was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team as an al ...

, Claire Gallagher (all Canada) and Lucy Jenkins (New Zealand) made their international debuts.

Round 3

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Grace Steinmetz Grace Steinmetz (born 16 January 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her test debut for the Black Ferns in 2022. She plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition, she previously played for Matatū. She also repres ...

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Joanah Ngan-Woo Joanah Ngan-Woo (born 15 December 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays Lock for the Black Ferns and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She plays for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and ...

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Chelsea Bremner Chelsea Bremner (born 11 April 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns internationally and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She previously played for Matatū in 2022, but now plays for t ...

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Ruahei Demant Ruahei Demant (born 21 April 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She made her debut for the New Zealand national women's team, the New Zealand women's national rugby union team, Black Ferns, against Australia women's national rugby union t ...

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Renee Holmes Renee Holmes (born 21 December 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and for Waikato provincially. She also plays for the Black Ferns internationally and was a member of their 202 ...

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Allan Bunting Allan Bunting (born 11 February 1975) is a New Zealand rugby union and sevens coach. He previously coached the Black Ferns sevens and was the inaugural head coach of the Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. He was appointed as t ...

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Joanne Fa'avesi Joanne "Nana" Fa'avesi (born February 5, 1992) is an American rugby sevens player. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team. Fa'avesi was selected to represent th ...

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(New Zealand) Assistant referees:
Shanda Assmus (

)
Kristine Lovatt (Canada)
Television match official:
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became the youngest ever player to captain

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Sara Kaljuvee Sara Kaljuvee (born February 7, 1993) is a Canadian rugby sevens and fifteens player. In 2016, she was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic Team (TR). She is a two time gold medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 20 ...

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Ashley Marsters Ashley Marsters (born 2 November 1993) is an Australian rugby union player. She plays Hooker internationally for Australia and the in the Super W competition. Biography Marsters was selected for the Australian squad to the 2014 Women's Rugb ...

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Bree-Anna Cheatham Bree-Anna Cheatham (born 29 March 1997) is an Australian rugby union player. She plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super W competition. Cheatham missed the entire 2022 Super W season due to injury. She was named in Australia's squad for the Pa ...

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Tania Naden Tania Naden (born 20 February 1992) is an Australian rugby union player. She plays for the Brumbies in the Super W competition. Naden has been with the Brumbies since the inaugural Super W season in 2018. She made her first starting appearance in ...

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Tyson Beukeboom (Canada) Assistant referees:
Amelia Luciano (

)
Jenny Lui (United States)
Television match official:
Andrew McMenemy (

) Notes: * Mya Brubacher and Sara Cline (both Canada) made their international debuts.

References

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