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2025 Super Rugby Pacific season
Countries Australia (4 teams)
 Fiji (1 team)
 New Zealand (5 teams)
Pacific Islands (1 team)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
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The 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season is the thirtieth season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and a combined team from Samoa, Tonga and other Pacific Island nations.

The competition was reduced from twelve teams in 2024 to eleven following the axing of Australian team Melbourne Rebels.[1][2]

Format

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The competition format remained the same from the previous season (2024), with an extra regular season round and the finals series being the major changes,[3] alongside the fixture list and afternoon fixture times.[4] Eleven teams play in a round-robin format, with seven matches at home and seven away, and two byes.[3] The fourteen games include teams playing four teams twice, with a focus on "rivalry match-ups", and the six remaining teams once.[3] At the conclusion of the regular season, the top six teams on the season ladder will compete in the qualifying finals.[3] The first-placed team will go head-to-head against the sixth-placed team; the second-placed team will go head-to-head against the fifth-placed team; and the third-placed team against the fourth-placed team.[3] Each winner and the highest-seeded losing team will advance to the semi-finals (1st seed v 4th seed and 2nd seed v 3rd seed). The winners of each semi-final will advance to the Grand Final, the highest-seeded team being the hosts.[3]

The rankings on the competition table are determined by the number of competition points earned during the regular season. Competition points can be gained in the following way: four points are awarded to the winning team, two points to each team for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams can also receive a singular bonus point if they score at least three tries more than the opponent in a match, or lose by seven points or less.[5]

Teams and personnel

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Further information: Super Rugby franchise areas

Overview

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Country Team Stadia information Coach Captain
Stadia Capacity Location
Australia Brumbies GIO Stadium 25,011 Bruce, Australian Capital Territory Stephen Larkham[6][7] TBD
Reds Suncorp Stadium 52,500 Milton, Queensland Les Kiss[8] TBD
Waratahs Allianz Stadium 42,500 Moore Park, New South Wales Dan McKellar[9] TBD
Western Force HBF Park 20,500 Perth, Western Australia Simon Cron[10] TBD
Fiji Drua TBC Suva, Central Division Glen Jackson[11] TBD
New Zealand Blues Eden Park 50,000 Kingsland, Auckland Vern Cotter[12] TBD
Chiefs FMG Stadium Waikato 25,800 Hamilton, Waikato Clayton McMillan[13] TBD
Crusaders Apollo Projects Stadium 17,104 Addington, Canterbury Rob Penney[14][15] TBD
Highlanders Forsyth Barr Stadium 30,748 Dunedin, Otago Jamie Joseph[16] TBD
Hurricanes Sky Stadium 34,500 Pipitea, Wellington Clark Laidlaw TBD
Pacific Islands[a] Moana Pasifika TBC Penrose, Auckland Tana Umaga TBD

Locations

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Location of all teams within Oceania:
2025 Super Rugby Pacific season (Oceania)
 Location of Auckland teams:
2025 Super Rugby Pacific season (Auckland)

Regular season

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Super Rugby ladder

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2025 Super Rugby Pacific standings
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Finals series
2 Brumbies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Chiefs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Drua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Highlanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Moana Pasifika 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Waratahs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Western Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Super Rugby

Round-by-round progression

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The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Team Progression
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 QF SF Final
Blues TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Brumbies TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Chiefs TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Crusaders TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Drua TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Highlanders TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Hurricanes TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Moana Pasifika TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Rebels TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Reds TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Waratahs TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Western Force TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Key: Win Draw Loss Bye DNQ = Did not qualify

Matches

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Further information: List of 2025 Super Rugby Pacific matches
Home \ Away BLU BRU CHI CRU DRU HIG HUR MOA RED WAR FOR
Blues —
Brumbies —
Chiefs —
Crusaders —
Drua —
Highlanders —
Hurricanes —
Moana Pasifika —
Reds —
Waratahs —
Western Force —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

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Qualifying finals

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TBD v  


TBD v  


TBD v  

Semi-finals

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TBD v  


TBD v  

Grand Final

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TBD v  

Notes

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  1. ^ Although based in Auckland, New Zealand, the Moana Pasifika was established to “create opportunities” to players from Pacific Islands countries.[17] They also play one or two matches per season in Tonga and/or Samoa.

References

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  1. ^ "Financially-stricken Melbourne Rebels axed from Super Rugby Pacific". Guardian Australia. Guardian Media Group. 30 May 2024. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ Pentony, Luke (30 May 2024). "Melbourne Rebels' axing comes as no surprise but the ramifications may not be felt for some time". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "New Finals System Headlines Refreshed Super Rugby Pacific Format". super.rugby. SANZAAR. 13 September 2024. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024.
  4. ^ Reive, Christopher (13 September 2024). "Changes revealed for Super Rugby Pacific 2025 season". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Tournament Format – Super Rugby Pacific". SANZAAR. 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ^ Mee, Cameron (6 February 2024). "ACT Brumbies legend on the verge of huge coaching contract decision". The Canberra Times. Australian Community Media. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024.
  7. ^ Doran, Christy (9 July 2024). "'Best interests of the game': Why Brumbies fell in line after rejecting RA advances - and 'open door' to interstate matches". The Roar. Stephen Larkham's contract extension with the Brumbies has been negotiated with Rugby Australia.
  8. ^ Williamson, Nathan (20 July 2023). "Les Kiss named Queensland Reds coach". rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. The Queensland Reds have confirmed their new head coach, signing Les Kiss on a three-year deal.
  9. ^ Decent, Tom (3 July 2024). "'I'm motivated': McKellar confirmed as new Waratahs coach". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024.
  10. ^ Morton, Finn (12 February 2024). "'Take us to that next level': Coach Simon Cron re-signs with Western Force". Rugbypass. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Glen Jackson appointed as the new head coach of the Fijian Drua". Radio New Zealand. 20 May 2024. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024.
  12. ^ Napier, Liam (3 July 2023). "Super Rugby Pacific: Blues confirm Vern Cotter as new head coach on two-year deal". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan re-signs through to 2026". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. 18 April 2023. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023.
  14. ^ McKendry, Patrick (1 August 2024). "Rob Penney keeps job at Crusaders after review into horror season". 1 News. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Crusaders stick with coach Penney after woeful Super Rugby season". rugby.com.au. 2 August 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024.
  16. ^ Cully, Paul (10 August 2023). "He's back: Jamie Joseph returns to the Highlanders in new head of rugby role". Stuff. Stuff Limited. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Japan coach returns to Dunedin on four-year deal
  17. ^ McKay, Brett (17 February 2022). "By introducing the Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika, Super Rugby 2022 centres the Pacific". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022.
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