The 2021 Pacific Four Series was the first edition of the
Pacific Four Series
The Pacific Four Series is an international rugby union competition that is sanctioned by World Rugby. It is contested between four women's national teams — Australia women's national rugby union team, Australia, Canada women's national rugby u ...
. The soft launch of the competition involved only
Canada
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and the
United States
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contesting two matches in
Glendale,
Colorado
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.
The winner was determined on aggregate score. Canada won the two matches on an aggregate of 22–41.
Australia
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and
New Zealand
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were initially confirmed to join the competition, but because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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,
World Rugby
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decided to go ahead with the soft launch with Australia and New Zealand joining in 2022.
Results
Day 1
Day 2
References
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Pacific Four Series
The Pacific Four Series is an international rugby union competition that is sanctioned by World Rugby. It is contested between four women's national teams — Australia women's national rugby union team, Australia, Canada women's national rugby u ...
Pacific Four Series