Sydney Four Nations 2026 Wrap Up

Sydney Four Nations 2026 delivered a strong one-day tournament of Fours, with quality teams, good competition and plenty of standout performances across the event. Across 23 matches, teams combined for 321 total points and 195 tries, making it a solid showcase of the level this format can produce in a single day of competition.

There was a good mix of tight games and bigger scorelines throughout the tournament. Teams crossed for 127 regular tries and 68 bonus zone tries, which again shows how much of a role the bonus zone can play in Fours. On average, games produced 14.0 points per match, with an average winning margin of 6.0 points.

Division winners

Three teams finished the day on top in their respective divisions:

Men’s Winners: Philippines Mens Blue
Women’s Winners: New Zealand 4Blacks
Mixed Winners: New Zealand 4Blacks

New Zealand 4Blacks had a particularly strong day, taking out both the women’s and mixed divisions. Philippines Mens Blue were the men’s champions after a strong tournament of their own and finished the day as deserved winners.

A few key stats from the day

A few numbers help paint the picture of how the tournament played out.

Field 1 was the highest scoring field of the event, producing 201 total points across the day. The highest scoring match finished 21–5, with 21 points also being the most scored by one team in a single game.

From a team point of view, New Zealand were recognised as the best attacking team in the Men’s Open, scoring 65 points, while New Zealand were also the best defensive team in the Women’s Open, conceding just 0.3 points per game against.

On the individual side, Drev Reti finished as the tournament’s Top Try Scorer with 9 tries, while Jada Phillips was the Top Point Scorer with 13 points. Another interesting stat from the event was that Jersey #2 was the most productive jersey number, accounting for 21 tries.

Individual award winners

A number of players were recognised for the way they performed across the tournament.

Best Players

Female: Abbey Gomez and Jada Rae Phillips
Male: Paul Bryant and Brendan Bailey Robertson

Best and Fairest

Female: Chloe Liese
Male: Harry Carlson

These players all had a strong impact on the event and were deservedly recognised for their efforts.

Final thoughts

Sydney Four Nations was a really solid one-day event and another good example of what Fours can look like when strong teams come together. There was good quality across all three divisions, some really good individual performances, and a few teams that set the standard across the day.

With Philippines Mens Blue taking out the men’s division and New Zealand 4Blacks winning both the women’s and mixed, the event finished with three deserving champions and gave us another strong day of representative Fours.