O’REILLY CUP 2026 Black Ferns vs Australia Rugby game

The 2026 Laurie O’Reilly Cup will be the 17th edition of the women’s rugby union competition, which will be held on 25 April and 22 August 2026.

Black Ferns vs Australia Rugby Fixtures 2026

• April 25: Wallaroos v New Zealand at Sunshine Coast Stadium – 7:45pm AEST (Pacific Four series/O’Reilly Cup)
• August 22: New Zealand v Wallaroos at Go Media Stadium, Auckland (O’Reilly Cup)

The Wallaroos have been forced into two changes to the squad, with Ngamihi Monk and Martha Fua called in ahead of Saturday’s ANZAC Day clash with the Black Ferns.

It follows injuries to Faliki Pohiva (foot) and Cecilia Smith (hamstring), picked up during their trip to the USA.

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Pohiva came off the bench against the Americans last week but succumbed to injury with nine minutes to go.

The NSW Waratahs prop made her Wallaroos debut last year, debuting against Fijiana and featuring at the 2025 Rugby World Cup. As for Smith, she didn’t play against the Americans, ruled out after finishing the game in the midfield against Canada.

The midfielder has been a key cog of the Wallaroos midfield during the 2020s, claiming player of the match in their World Cup opener against Samoa.