2026 Pacific Four Series

The 2026 Pacific Four Series was the sixth edition of the Pacific Four Series, an international women's rugby union tournament, that took place from 11 to 25 April 2026.^[1]^[2]

Hosts

Australia

United States

Date11–25 April 2026

Countries

Champions

New Zealand (4th title)

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2026 Pacific Four Series
Tournament details

Hosts	Australia United States
Date	11–25 April 2026
Countries	Australia Canada New Zealand United States
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (4th title)
Runner-up	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Tries scored	45 (7.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Renee Holmes (39)
Most tries	Mererangi Paul Hope Rogers (both 4)
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The series started in the United States with all four teams competing in Sacramento and Kansas City.^[1] The final round saw the United States and Canada play their match in Chicago,^[1] followed by Australia hosting New Zealand on 25 April 2026 on the Sunshine Coast in a historic, first-ever test match between both nations played on Anzac Day.^[3]

New Zealand retained their Pacific Four Series title after a 40–5 victory over Australia on the final match day of the Series.

Participants

More information Team, Stadia ...

Team	Stadia			Head coach	Captain	World Rugby Ranking
Team	Home stadium	Capacity	Location	Head coach	Captain	Start^[a]	End^[b]
Australia	Sunshine Coast Stadium	15,000	Sunshine Coast, Queensland	Sam Needs	Siokapesi Palu	7th	8th
Canada	N/a			Kévin Rouet	Alexandra Tessier	2nd	3rd
New Zealand	N/a			Whitney Hansen	Kennedy Tukuafu Ruahei Demant	3rd	2nd
United States	Heart Health Park	11,569	Sacramento, California	Jack Hanratty	Erica Jarrell-Searcy	8th	7th
	CPKC Stadium	11,500	Kansas City, Missouri
	SeatGeek Stadium	20,000	Bridgeview, Illinois

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Table

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	Pts	NZL	CAN	USA	AUS
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	124	34	+90	19	5	3	15	—
2	Canada	3	2	1	88	48	+40	14	2	2	10	14–36	—		24–0
3	United States	3	1	2	60	110	−50	9	17	1	5	15–48	12–50	—	33–12
4	Australia	3	0	3	17	97	−80	3	15	0	0	5–40			—

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Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2026. Source: World Rugby^[4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures

The full schedule for the series was announced on 11 February 2026 by World Rugby. 5 of the 6 games will be held in the United States meaning Canada and New Zealand will have no home games.^[1]^[5]

Round 1

11 April 2026
16:00 PDT (UTC-7)

United States	15–48	New Zealand
Try: Rogers 4' c Coulibaly 33' m Con: Vogel (1/2) 5' Pen: Vogel (1/1) 13'	Report	Try: Paul (3) 7' c, 10' m, 51' m Brunt 31' c Holmes (2) 47' c, 55' c King 64' c Con: Holmes (5/7) 8', 32', 48', 56', 65' Pen: Holmes (1/1) 80'

Heart Health Park, Sacramento
Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)^[6]

More information Team details ...

Team details


FB	15	Alev Kelter
RW	14	Bulou Mataitoga
OC	13	Emily Henrich
IC	12	Katana Howard	63'
LW	11	Erica Coulibaly
FH	10	Bella Vogel	70'
SH	9	Cass Bargell	52'
N8	8	Freda Tafuna	60'
OF	7	Georgie Perris-Redding
BF	6	Hann Humphreys
RL	5	Erica Jarrell-Searcy (c)	75'
LL	4	Hallie Taufoou
TP	3	Keia Mae Sagapolu	60'
HK	2	Kathryn Treder	72'
LP	1	Hope Rogers	72'
Replacements:
HK	16	Hope Cooper	72'
PR	17	Reece Woods	72'
PR	18	Alivia Leatherman	60'
LK	19	Emerson Allen	75'
BR	20	Ina Bailey	60'
SH	21	Abigail Paton	52'
FH	22	Kristin Bitter	70'
WG	23	Telesi Uhatafe	63'
Coach:
Jack Hanratty


FB	15	Renee Holmes
RW	14	Mererangi Paul		59'
OC	13	Amy du Plessis		59'
IC	12	Sylvia Brunt
LW	11	Ayesha Leti-I'iga
FH	10	Ruahei Demant (cc)
SH	9	Maia Joseph		56'
N8	8	Kaipo Olsen-Baker
OF	7	Kennedy Tukuafu (cc)		59'
BF	6	Liana Mikaele-Tu'u	40'	19'	33'	72'
RL	5	Laura Bayfield		56'
LL	4	Maia Roos
TP	3	Veisinia Mahutariki-Fakalelu		57'	59'
HK	2	Georgia Ponsonby		49'	75'
LP	1	Chryss Viliko		62'
Replacements:
LK	16	Vici-Rose Green	71'	49'
PR	17	Maddison Robinson		62'
PR	18	Tanya Kalounivale	58'	56'
LK	19	Maama Mo'onia Vaipulu		56'
FL	20	Mia Anderson		19'	33'	72'	75'
SH	21	Tara Turner		56'
FH	22	Hannah King		59'
WG	23	Justine McGregor		59'
Coach:
Whitney Hansen

Assistant referees:
Emma Gallagher (Canada)
Kristine Lovatt (Canada)
Television match official:
Cam Russell (Canada)
Foul play review officer:
Derek Summers (United States)

Notes:

Bella Vogel, Hann Humphreys, Hope Cooper, Reece Woods, Abigail Paton and Telesi Uhatafe (all United States) made their international debuts.^[7]
Mia Anderson, Tara Turner, Justine McGregor, and Maddison Robinson (all New Zealand) made their international debuts.^[8]^[9]

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11 April 2026
19:00 PDT (UTC-7)

Canada	24–0	Australia
Try: Omokhuale 18' m Buisa 39' c Hogan-Rochester 66' m Idowu 73' c Con: Gallagher (2/4) 39', 74'	Report

Heart Health Park, Sacramento
Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)^[6]

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Team details


FB	15	Chloe Daniels	67'
RW	14	Asia Hogan-Rochester
OC	13	Shoshanah Seumanutafa
IC	12	Claire Gallagher
LW	11	Aurora Bowie
FH	10	Taylor Perry
SH	9	Justine Pelletier (c)	74'
N8	8	Fabiola Forteza
OF	7	Gabrielle Senft	50'
BF	6	Pamphinette Buisa
RL	5	Laetitia Royer	59'
LL	4	Julia Omokhuale	74'
TP	3	DaLeaka Menin	72'
HK	2	Emily Tuttosi	71'
LP	1	Brittany Kassil	74'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kiki Idowu	71'
PR	17	Sierra Gillis	74'
PR	18	Brooke Rempel	72'
LK	19	Ashlynn Smith	74'
FL	20	Sophie de Goede	50'
LK	21	Rachel Smith	59'
SH	22	Corinne Frechette	74'
WG	23	Paige Farries	67'
Coach:
Kévin Rouet


FB	15	Faitala Moleka
RW	14	Maya Stewart
OC	13	Georgina Friedrichs
IC	12	Sidney Taylor		56'
LW	11	Desiree Miller
FH	10	Nicole Ledington		50'
SH	9	Samantha Wood
N8	8	Siokapesi Palu (c)		60'
OF	7	Emily Chancellor
BF	6	Kaitlan Leaney
RL	5	Tiarah Minns		62'
LL	4	Michaela Leonard		50'
TP	3	Bridie O'Gorman		40'
HK	2	Adiana Talakai		40'	76'
LP	1	Brianna Hoy		62'	76'
Replacements:
HK	16	Brittany Merlo	72'	40'
PR	17	Faliki Pohiva		62'	76'
PR	18	Eva Karpani		40'
LK	19	Ashley Fernandez		62'
FL	20	Lily Bone		60'	76'
BR	21	Piper Duck		50'
WG	22	Waiaria Ellis		50'
CE	23	Cecilia Smith	73'	56'
Coach:
Sam Needs

Assistant referees:
Amelia Luciano (United States)
Alexis Saari (United States)
Television match official:
Derek Summers (United States)
Foul play review officer:
Cam Russell (Canada)

Notes:

Chloe Daniels, Aurora Bowie, Kiki Idowu, Sierra Gillis, Brooke Rempel and Corinne Frechette (all Canada) made their international debuts.^[10]

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Round 2

17 April 2026
17:15 CDT (UTC-5)

Canada	14–36	New Zealand
Try: Hogan-Rochester 21' c Penalty try 38' Con: Gallagher (1/1) 22'	Report	Try: Tukuafu 28' m Paul 52' m Olsen-Baker (2) 60' c, 75' m Vaipulu 63' c du Plessis 72' c Con: Holmes (3/6) 61', 64', 73'

CPKC Stadium, Kansas City
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)^[6]

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Team details


FB	15	Claire Gallagher
RW	14	Asia Hogan-Rochester
OC	13	Shoshanah Seumanutafa
IC	12	Alexandra Tessier (c)
LW	11	Aurora Bowie		32'	36'
FH	10	Taylor Perry		70'
SH	9	Justine Pelletier		70'
N8	8	Fabiola Forteza		64'
OF	7	Julia Omokhuale
BF	6	Gabrielle Senft		62'
RL	5	Laetitia Royer
LL	4	Sophie de Goede		54'
TP	3	DaLeaka Menin		73'
HK	2	Emily Tuttosi		67'
LP	1	Brittany Kassil	26'	73'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kiki Idowu		67'
PR	17	Maya Montiel		32'	36'	73'
PR	18	Cassandra Tuffnail		73'
LK	19	Rachel Smith		62'
BR	20	Pamphinette Buisa		54'
BR	21	Lizzie Gibson		64'
SH	22	Corinne Frechette		70'
FB	23	Chloe Daniels		70'
Coach:
Kévin Rouet


FB	15	Renee Holmes
RW	14	Mererangi Paul		70'
OC	13	Amy du Plessis
IC	12	Sylvia Brunt		73'
LW	11	Ayesha Leti-I'iga
FH	10	Ruahei Demant (cc)
SH	9	Maia Joseph		25'
N8	8	Kaipo Olsen-Baker
OF	7	Kennedy Tukuafu (cc)
BF	6	Liana Mikaele-Tu'u		44'	49'	65'
RL	5	Laura Bayfield		53'
LL	4	Maia Roos
TP	3	Veisinia Mahutariki-Fakalelu		70'
HK	2	Georgia Ponsonby	38'	64'
LP	1	Chryss Viliko		64'
Replacements:
LK	16	Vici-Rose Green		44'	49'	64'
PR	17	Maddison Robinson		64'
PR	18	Tanya Kalounivale		70'
SR	19	Maama Mo'onia Vaipulu		53'
BR	20	Mia Anderson		65'
FH	21	Tara Turner		25'
FH	22	Hannah King		73'
WG	23	Justine McGregor		70'
Coach:
Whitney Hansen

Assistant referees:
Amelia Luciano (United States)
Lindsey Oliver (United States)
Television match official:
Derek Summers (United States)
Foul play review officer:
Cam Russell (Canada)

Notes:

Lizzie Gibson made her international debut for Canada.^[11]

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17 April 2026
20:00 CDT (UTC-5)

United States	33–12	Australia
Try: Rogers (2) 11' c, 68' c Perris-Redding 27' c Tafuna 57' c Emily Henrich 79' m Con: Vogel (4/4) 12', 28', 58', 68' Kristin Bitter (0/1)	Report	Try: Palu 19' c Miller 48' m Con: Wood (1/2) 20'

CPKC Stadium, Kansas City
Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)^[6]

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Team details


FB	15	Alev Kelter
RW	14	Bulou Mataitoga
OC	13	Emily Henrich
IC	12	Katana Howard
LW	11	Erica Coulibaly
FH	10	Bella Vogel		77'
SH	9	Cass Bargell		50'
N8	8	Freda Tafuna		66'
OF	7	Georgie Perris-Redding
BF	6	Hann Humphreys		74'
RL	5	Erica Jarrell-Searcy (c)		77'
LL	4	Hallie Taufoou
TP	3	Keia Mae Sagapolu		40'
HK	2	Kathryn Treder		61'
LP	1	Hope Rogers	73'
Replacements:
HK	16	Paige Stathopoulos		61'
PR	17	Reece Woods		74'
PR	18	Alivia Leatherman		40'
SR	19	Kapoina Bailey		77'
BR	20	Tessa Hann		66'
SH	21	Abigail Paton		50'
FH	22	Kristin Bitter		77'
WG	23	Telesi Uhatafe
Coach:
Jack Hanratty


FB	15	Faitala Moleka
RW	14	Maya Stewart	15'
OC	13	Georgina Friedrichs
IC	12	Sidney Taylor		59'
LW	11	Desiree Miller
FH	10	Nicole Ledington		53'
SH	9	Samantha Wood		66'
N8	8	Piper Duck		62'	74'
OF	7	Emily Chancellor
BF	6	Siokapesi Palu (c)		35'	40'	74'
RL	5	Tiarah Minns		50'
LL	4	Kaitlan Leaney
TP	3	Eva Karpani		50'
HK	2	Tania Naden		61'
LP	1	Brianna Hoy		50'	71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Adiana Talakai		61'
PR	17	Faliki Pohiva		50'	71'
PR	18	Bridie O'Gorman		50'
SR	19	Michaela Leonard		50'
BR	20	Dillyn Blackburn		35'	40'	62'
SH	21	Ella Ryan		66'
CE	22	Ava Wereta		59'
WG	23	Waiaria Ellis		53'
Coach:
Sam Needs

Assistant referees:
Emma Gallagher (Canada)
Kristine Lovatt (Canada)
Television match official:
Cam Russell (Canada)
Foul play review officer:
Derek Summers (United States)

Notes:

Dillyn Blackburn, Ella Ryan and Ava Wereta made their international debuts for Australia.^[12]

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Round 3

24 April 2026
19:30 CDT (UTC-5)

United States	12–50	Canada
Try: Rogers 8' c Henrich 72' m Con: Vogel (1/2) 9'	Report	Try: De Goede 19' c Pelletier 34' m Menin 40' c Bowie 51' m Gallagher (2) 57' c, 67' c Hogan-Rochester 60' m Tuttosi 64' c Con: Gallagher (5/8) 20', 41', 57', 64', 68'

SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview
Referee: Amber McLachlan (Australia)^[6]

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Team details


FB	15	Alev Kelter
RW	14	Bulou Mataitoga
OC	13	Emily Henrich
IC	12	Katana Howard		57'
LW	11	Erica Coulibaly
FH	10	Bella Vogel		75'
SH	9	Abigail Paton		55'
N8	8	Freda Tafuna		41'	48'	65'
OF	7	Georgie Perris-Redding
BF	6	Hann Humphreys
RL	5	Erica Jarrell-Searcy (c)		69'
LL	4	Hallie Taufoou
TP	3	Alivia Leatherman		48'
HK	2	Kathryn Treder		55'
LP	1	Hope Rogers	38'	68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Paige Stathopoulos		55'
PR	17	Reece Woods		41'	48'	68'
PR	18	Olivia Woods		48'
SR	19	Kapoina Bailey		69'
BR	20	Tessa Hann		65'
SH	21	Cass Bargell		55'
FH	22	Kristin Bitter		75'
WG	23	Telesi Uhatafe		57'
Coach:
Jack Hanratty


FB	15	Claire Gallagher	69'
RW	14	Asia Hogan-Rochester
OC	13	Shoshanah Seumanutafa
IC	12	Alexandra Tessier (c)
LW	11	Aurora Bowie
FH	10	Taylor Perry
SH	9	Justine Pelletier	73'
N8	8	Sophie de Goede
OF	7	Gabrielle Senft	61'
BF	6	Pamphinette Buisa	64'
RL	5	Laetitia Royer	73'
LL	4	Julia Omokhuale
TP	3	DaLeaka Menin	69'
HK	2	Emily Tuttosi	64'
LP	1	Brittany Kassil	69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kiki Idowu	64'
PR	17	Sierra Gillis	69'
PR	18	Brooke Rempel	69'
LK	19	Ashlynn Smith	73'
BR	20	Rachel Smith	61'
BR	21	Lizzie Gibson	64'
SH	22	Mahalia Robinson	73'
FB	23	Chloe Daniels	69'
Coach:
Kévin Rouet

Assistant referees:
Amelia Luciano (United States)
Emma Gallagher (Canada)
Television match official:
Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Derek Summers (United States)

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25 April 2026
19:45 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	5–40	New Zealand
Try: Palu 22' m Con: Wood (0/1)	Report	Try: du Plessis 3' c Leti-I'iga (2) 25' c, 35' c Mahutariki-Fakalelu 41' c McGregor 54' m Bayfield 61' c Con: Holmes (5/6) 4', 25', 36', 42', 61'

Sunshine Coast Stadium, Kawana Waters
Attendance: 5,508^[13]
Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)^[6]

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Team details


FB	15	Waiaria Ellis	55'
RW	14	Maya Stewart	67'
OC	13	Georgina Friedrichs
IC	12	Sidney Taylor
LW	11	Desiree Miller
FH	10	Faitala Moleka	76'
SH	9	Samantha Wood	61'	76'
N8	8	Siokapesi Palu (c)
OF	7	Lily Bone	49'
BF	6	Kaitlan Leaney
RL	5	Tiarah Minns
LL	4	Michaela Leonard	61'
TP	3	Eva Karpani	49'
HK	2	Tania Naden	61'
LP	1	Brianna Hoy	61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Brittany Merlo	61'
PR	17	Martha Fua	61'
PR	18	Bridie O'Gorman	49'
LK	19	Ashley Fernandez	61'
FL	20	Piper Duck	49'
BR	21	Piper Simons	61'
WG	22	Ava Wereta	67'
CE	23	Nicole Ledington	55'
Coach:
Sam Needs


FB	15	Renee Holmes	66'
RW	14	Justine McGregor
OC	13	Amy du Plessis
IC	12	Sylvia Brunt	49'
LW	11	Ayesha Leti-I'iga
FH	10	Ruahei Demant (cc)
SH	9	Maia Joseph	49'
N8	8	Kaipo Olsen-Baker
OF	7	Kennedy Tukuafu (cc)
BF	6	Liana Mikaele-Tu'u	66'
RL	5	Laura Bayfield
LL	4	Maia Roos	49'
TP	3	Mo'omo'oga Palu	37'
HK	2	Georgia Ponsonby	49'
LP	1	Chryss Viliko	61'
Replacements:
LK	16	Atlanta Lolohea	49'
PR	17	Maddison Robinson	61'
PR	18	Veisinia Mahutariki-Fakalelu	37'
LK	19	Maama Mo'onia Vaipulu	49'
FL	20	Mia Anderson	66'
SH	21	Tara Turner	49'
FH	22	Hannah King	49'
WG	23	Mererangi Paul	66'
Coach:
Whitney Hansen

Assistant referees:
Emma Gallagher (Canada)
Kristine Lovatt (Canada)
Television match official:
Cam Russell (Canada)
Foul play review officer:
Derek Summers (United States)

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Player statistics

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Most points

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Renee Holmes	New Zealand	39
2	Claire Gallagher	Canada	26
3	Mererangi Paul	New Zealand	20
3	Hope Rogers	United States	20
5	Asia Hogan-Rochester	Canada	15
5	Bella Vogel	United States	15
7	Amy du Plessis	New Zealand	10
	Emily Henrich	United States
	Ayesha Leti-I'iga	New Zealand
	Kaipo Olsen-Baker	New Zealand
	Siokapesi Palu	Australia

Most tries

Rank	Name	Team	Tries
1	Mererangi Paul	New Zealand	4
1	Hope Rogers	United States	4
3	Asia Hogan-Rochester	Canada	3
4	Renee Holmes	New Zealand	2
	Claire Gallagher	Canada
	Amy du Plessis	New Zealand
	Emily Henrich	United States
	Ayesha Leti-I'iga	New Zealand
	Kaipo Olsen-Baker	New Zealand
	Siokapesi Palu	Australia

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Discipline

Citings/bans

More information Player, Match ...

Player	Match^[c]	Match date	Law breached	Result	Ref
Tanya Kalounivale	United States v. New Zealand	11 April 2026 (Round 1)	9.20(b) – Contact above the shoulders in the ruck (Red card)	Red card rescinded	^[14]

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Notes

[a]
As at 11 April 2026.
[b]
As at 27 April 2026.
[c]
The team of the cited player is listed in bold italics.

2026 Pacific Four Series

Participants

Table

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Player statistics

Most points

Most tries

Discipline

Citings/bans

See also

Notes

References

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