{"id":173738,"date":"2026-02-11T18:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/173738\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:05:23","slug":"full-pacific-four-series-schedule-unveiled-with-fixtures-heading-to-sacramento-kansas-city-and-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/173738\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Pacific Four Series schedule unveiled with fixtures heading to Sacramento, Kansas City and Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Rugby, in partnership with USA Rugby and TEG Rugby Live, has officially announced the\u00a0full\u00a0schedule\u00a0for the Pacific Four Series 2026, the sixth edition of the annual intercontinental elite women\u2019s rugby competition\u00a0featuring\u00a0Australia, Canada, New Zealand and USA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Five of the six matches in the\u00a02026 edition\u00a0will be hosted in the United States, with Sacramento (Heart Health Park), Kansas City (CPKC Stadium), and Chicago (SeatGeek\u00a0Stadium) set to welcome fans across three consecutive weeks in April. This\u00a0schedule\u00a0of\u00a0games is significant in underscoring USA Rugby\u2019s growing popularity and role in the global game, in the lead-up to hosting the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Rugby World Cups in 2031 and 2033, respectively.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tickets for the Pacific Four Series will go on pre-sale on\u00a017\u00a0February with general sale tickets available from\u00a019\u00a0February. Fans can register for\u00a0pre-sale access here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Australia,\u00a0Canada\u00a0and the USA\u00a0will\u00a0seek\u00a0to de-throne the defending champions, New Zealand. Since the\u00a0Series\u00a0began\u00a0in 2021, the Black Ferns have been the most successful team with three titles in 2022, 2023 and 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sacramento\u2019s Heart Health Park will play host to the opening\u00a0round\u00a0on 11\u00a0April,\u00a0as the USA\u00a0take on\u00a0the Black Ferns, and\u00a0RWC 2025 runners-up\u00a0Canada\u00a0face Australia. At Kansas City\u2019s CPKC Stadium\u00a0on 17\u00a0April, New Zealand will battle Canada,\u00a0while\u00a0the Women\u2019s Eagles host the\u00a0Wallaroos. Finally, at Chicago\u2019s\u00a0SeatGeek\u00a0Stadium, USA and Canada will fight for North American supremacy\u00a0on 24\u00a0April,\u00a0while\u00a0Australia and New Zealand will head to Sunshine Coast Stadium in Queensland to compete in the final match of the tournament on\u00a025\u00a0April.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

These Pacific Four Series matches follow on from a\u00a0big\u00a0year in 2025 for USA.\u00a0Last year\u2019s USA\u00a0v\u00a0Canada women\u2019s rugby match at CPKC Stadium set the all-time attendance record for a\u00a0standalone\u00a0women\u2019s\u00a0rugby match\u00a0in the United States\u00a0\u2013 of\u00a010,518..\u00a0<\/p>\n

USA Rugby CEO, Bill Goren said: \u201cWelcoming all participating unions for the Pacific Four Series this year is an exciting benchmark for USA Rugby, bringing the world-class tournament and teams to our US fanbase. With\u00a0Women’s\u00a0Rugby World Cup 2033 now one year closer, these multi-match events act as building blocks towards our goal of record success in 2033. Last year was\u00a0an\u00a0historic year for women’s rugby,\u00a0we’re\u00a0ready to continue that momentum this spring with a strong collective of host cities,\u00a0partners\u00a0and players.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

World Rugby Chief Executive Alan Gilpin said: \u201cThe US is at the heart of our global strategy to grow the reach,\u00a0visibility\u00a0and impact ahead of men\u2019s and women\u2019s Rugby World Cups being hosted in the US in 2031 and\u00a02033\u00a0respectively. Partnering with our national federations and cities enthusiastically engaged in the host selection process, we are excited to be bringing some of the\u00a0very best\u00a0rugby content to sports fans in the US ahead of these iconic events. The Pacific Four\u00a0Series\u00a0embodies that\u00a0vision\u00a0and we\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0wait to see the world\u2019s best in action in Kansas City,\u00a0Sacramento\u00a0and Chicago later this year.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Event promoters TEG Rugby Live are the US delivery partner for USA Rugby and World Rugby and will bring the Pacific Four Series experience to fans in America.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stephen\u00a0Cottrell,\u00a0TEG Rugby Live Managing Director,\u00a0said: \u201cEveryone at TEG Rugby Live is incredibly proud to partner with USA Rugby and World Rugby as their official U.S. delivery partner, and\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0thrilled to announce the 2026 PAC4 matches coming to Sacramento, Kansas City, and Chicago. Women\u2019s rugby in the U.S. is experiencing phenomenal growth, gaining momentum at an extraordinary pace as we build toward Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup on home soil in 2033. Bringing four of the world\u2019s most successful and exciting rugby nations to American fans for these historic\u00a0match-ups\u00a0is something\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0genuinely excited to deliver.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

As with last year\u2019s tournament, matches will be available in the US on Paramount+ and globally through local broadcast partners as well as on\u00a0RugbyPass\u00a0TV, ensuring fans across the world can follow the action.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pacific Four Series 2026\u00a0schedule\u00a0<\/p>\n

Saturday, 11 April \u2013 Heart Health Park, Sacramento, California\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

USA v New Zealand (16:00 PT\/02:00 GMT)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Canada v Australia (19:00 PT\/03:00 GMT)\u00a0
\u00a0<\/p>\n

Friday, 17 April \u2013 CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri\u00a0<\/p>\n

Canada v New Zealand (17:15 CT\/01:15 GMT)\u00a0<\/p>\n

USA v Australia (20:00 CT\/04:00 GMT)\u00a0
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Friday,\u00a024\u00a0April\u00a0\u2013\u00a0SeatGeek\u00a0Stadium, Chicago, Illinois\u00a0<\/p>\n

USA v Canada (19:30 CT\/03:30 GMT)\u00a0
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Saturday,\u00a025\u00a0April\u00a0\u2013 Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast, Queensland\u00a0<\/p>\n

Australia v New Zealand (19:45 AEST\/09:45 GMT) \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"World Rugby, in partnership with USA Rugby and TEG Rugby Live, has officially announced the\u00a0full\u00a0schedule\u00a0for the Pacific Four…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173739,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122,6355],"class_list":["post-173738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-text"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}