The 2017 Laurie O'Reilly Cup was the tenth edition of the competition and was held on 13 June at Christchurch. It was the first time the Black Ferns and the Wallaroos had played in the South Island since 1997. The match was part of the June International series that was hosted by New Zealand who played against Australia, Canada, and England. The June tests was to help provide quality matches as the teams prepared for the upcoming Rugby World Cup in Ireland.
New Zealand retained the O'Reilly Cup after thrashing Australia 44–17.
Match
FB15Selica WiniataRW14Honey HiremeOC13Stacey FluhlerIC12Theresa FitzpatrickLW11Portia WoodmanFH10Kelly BrazierSH9Kendra CocksedgeN88Charmaine McMenaminBF7Sarah HiriniOF6Charmaine SmithRL5Becky WoodLL4Eloise BlackwellTP3Aldora ItunuHK2Fiao'o Fa'amausiliLP1Toka NatuaReplacements:HK16Te Kura Ngata-AerengamatePR17Sosoli TalawaduaPR18Aleisha-Pearl NelsonFL19Leslie-Ann ElderFL20Linda ItunuSH21Kristina SueFH22Victoria Subritzky-NafataliCE23Chelsea SempleCoach: Glenn Moore FB15Ashleigh HewsonRW14Cobie-Jane MorganOC13Sharni WilliamsIC12Kayla SauvaoLW11Samantha TreherneFH10Fenella HakeSH9Katrina BarkerN88Victoria LatuBF7Vesinia Schaaf-TaufaOF6Chloe ButlerRL5Alexandra SulusiLL4Millie BoyleTP3Caroline FairsHK2Cheyenne CampbellLP1Hana NgahaReplacements:HK16Liz PatuPR17Violeta TupuolaPR18Hilisha SamoaLK19Alisha HewettFL20Kiri LingmanBK21Ashleigh TimokoFH22Sarah RiordanBK23Nareta MarstersCoach: Paul Verrell
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