2026 Pacific Four Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Hosts | Australia United States |
| Date | 11–25 April 2026 |
| Countries | |
← 2025 | |
The 2026 Pacific Four Series will be the sixth edition of the Pacific Four Series, an international women's rugby union tournament and is set to be played between 11 and 25 April 2026.[1][2]
Participants
| Team | Stadia | Head coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Start[a] | End[b] | |||
| Australia | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 15,000 | Sunshine Coast, Queensland | Sam Needs | |||
| Canada | N/a | Kévin Rouet | |||||
| New Zealand | N/a | Whitney Hansen | |||||
| United States | Heart Health Park | 11,569 | Sacramento, California | Jack Hanratty | |||
| CPKC Stadium | 11,500 | Kansas City, Missouri | |||||
| SeatGeek Stadium | 20,000 | Bridgeview, Illinois | |||||
Squads
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | AUS | CAN | NZL | USA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 Apr | |||
| 2 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 Apr | — | 17 Apr | ||
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||
| 4 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 Apr | 25 Apr | 11 Apr | — |
First match(es) will be played: 11 April 2026. Source: World Rugby
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][3]
Round 1
| 11 April 2026 16:00 PDT (UTC-7) |
| United States | v | New Zealand |
| Heart Health Park, Sacramento Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)[4] |
| 11 April 2026 19:00 PDT (UTC-7) |
| Canada | v | Australia |
| Heart Health Park, Sacramento Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)[4] |
Round 2
| 17 April 2026 17:15 CDT (UTC-5) |
| Canada | v | New Zealand |
| CPKC Stadium, Kansas City Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)[4] |
| 17 April 2026 20:00 CDT (UTC-5) |
| United States | v | Australia |
| CPKC Stadium, Kansas City Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)[4] |
Round 3
| 24 April 2026 19:30 CDT (UTC-5) |
| United States | v | Canada |
| SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview Referee: Amber McLachlan (Australia)[4] |
| 25 April 2026 19:45 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | v | New Zealand |
| Sunshine Coast Stadium, Kawana Waters Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)[4] |
See also
- 2026 Laurie O'Reilly Cup
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Full Pacific Four Series schedule unveiled with fixtures heading to Sacramento, Kansas City and Chicago". World Rugby. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "CANADA'S WOMEN'S RUGBY TEAM'S 2026 PACIFIC FOUR SERIES SCHEDULE CONFIRMED". Canada Rugby. 11 February 2026. Archived from the original on 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ Lomax, Lucy (11 February 2026). "Full Pacific Four Series 2026 schedule unveiled". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f "Match Officials Appointments | Pacific Four Series 2026". World Rugby. Retrieved 16 February 2026.