2021 Pacific Four Series

Tournament details
Host	United States
Date	1 – 5 November 2021
Countries	Canada  United States
Final positions
Champions	Canada (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Tries scored	7 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sophie de Goede (16)
Most tries	Karen Paquin (2)
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The 2021 Pacific Four Series was the first edition of the Pacific Four Series. The soft launch of the competition involved only Canada and the United States contesting two matches in Glendale, Colorado.^[1] The winner would be determined on aggregate score. Canada won the two matches on an aggregate of 22–41.^[2][3]

Australia and New Zealand were initially confirmed to join the competition, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, World Rugby decided to go ahead with the soft launch with Australia and New Zealand joining in 2022.^[1]

Results

Day 1

Test: 1432	1 November 2021	United States	9–15	Canada	Infinity Park, Glendale
	18:00 MDT (UTC−06:00)	Pen: Foster (3/4) 23', 43', 58'		Try: Gonzalez 18' m Paquin 35' c Con: de Goede (1/1) 36' Pen: de Goede (1/1) 61'	Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)

Team details

FB 15 McKenzie Hawkins RW 14 Tess Feury  55' OC 13 Alev Kelter IC 12 Gabby Cantorna LW 11 Sarah Levy FH 10 Megan Foster  68' SH 9 Carly Waters  55' N8 8 Kate Zackary (c) OF 7 Rachel Johnson BF 6 Rachel Ehrecke  61' RL 5 Alycia Washington LL 4 Jenny Kronish  54' TP 3 Charli Jacoby  54' HK 2 Joanna Kitlinski  62' LP 1 Hope Rogers  71' Replacements: HK 16 Saher Hamdan  62' PR 17 Maya Learned  54' PR 18 Nick James  71' LK 19 Kristine Sommer  54' FL 20 Elizabeth Cairns  61' SH 21 Olivia Ortiz  55' FH 22 Joanne Fa'avesi  68' FB 23 Ilona Maher  55' Coach: Rob Cain FB 15 Emily Belchos de Geode RW 14 Renee Gonzalez  67' OC 13 Paige Farries IC 12 Sara Kaljuvee  69' LW 11 Sabrina Poulin FH 10 Alexandra Tessier SH 9 Brianna Miller  69' N8 8 Gabby Senft OF 7 Karen Paquin BF 6 Janna Slevinsky  4' RL 5 Emma Taylor LL 4 Courtney Holtkamp  55' TP 3 DaLeaka Menin  61' HK 2 Emily Tuttosi  54' LP 1 Olivia DeMerchant (c)  54' Replacements: HK 16 Gillian Boag  54' PR 17 Brittany Kassil  54' PR 18 Alexandra Ellis  61' LK 19 Tyson Beukeboom  55' N8 20 Sophie de Goede  4' SH 21 Justine Pelletier  69' FH 22 Nakisa Levale  69' FB 23 Sarah-Maude Lachance  67' Coach: Sandro Fiorino Player of the Match: Sophie de Goede (Canada)

Day 2

Test: 1433	5 November 2021	United States	13–26	Canada	Infinity Park, Glendale
	18:00 MDT (UTC−06:00)	Try: Zackary 2' c Con: Cantorna (1/1) 3' Pen: Cantorna (2/2) 28', 44'		Try: de Goede 5' c Holtkamp 9' m Ellis 30' c Paquin 69' c Con: de Goede (3/4) 7', 32', 71'	Referee: Kat Roche (United States)

Team details

FB 15 McKenzie Hawkins  56' RW 14 Ilona Maher OC 13 Alev Kelter IC 12 Katana Howard  56' LW 11 Bulou Mataitoga FH 10 Gabby Cantorna  69' SH 9 Carly Waters  56' N8 8 Kate Zackary (c) OF 7 Rachel Johnson BF 6 Elizabeth Cairns 38' to 48'  56' RL 5 Kristine Sommer LL 4 Jenny Kronish  48' TP 3 Nick James  48' HK 2 Saher Hamdan LP 1 Hope Rogers  75' Replacements: HK 16 Catherine Benson  75' PR 17 Charli Jacoby  48' PR 18 Maya Learned  69' LK 19 Hallie Taufo'ou  48' FL 20 Kathryn Johnson  56' SH 21 Olivia Ortiz  56' FH 22 Amy Bonté  56' FB 23 Kayla Canett  56' Coach: Rob Cain FB 15 Julia Schell RW 14 Sarah-Maude Lachance  56' OC 13 Marie Thibault IC 12 Nakisa Levale  52' LW 11 Paige Farries FH 10 Emily Belchos de Goede SH 9 Justine Pelletier  52' N8 8 Sophie de Goede OF 7 Karen Paquin BF 6 Courtney Holtkamp RL 5 Tyson Beukeboom  70' LL 4 Laetitia Royer 50' to 60'  64'  TP 3 Alexandra Ellis  47' HK 2 Laura Russell  47' LP 1 Brittany Kassil  47' Replacements: HK 16 Veronica Harrigan  47' PR 17 Mikiela Nelson  47' PR 18 Emma Taylor  70' LK 19 DaLeaka Menin  47' FL 20 Gabby Senft SH 21 Alexandra Tessier  52' FH 22 Brianna Miller  52' FB 23 Renee Gonzalez  56' Coach: Sandro Fiorino Player of the Match: Karen Paquin (Canada)

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