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2025 Super Rugby Pacific season

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The 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season[a] was the 30th 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 defending champions were the Blues, who won their fourth title in 2024.[3]

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The competition was reduced from twelve teams in 2024 to eleven following the axing of Australian team Melbourne Rebels.[4][5]

The season started on 14 February 2025 and the Grand Final was played on Saturday 21 June, before the start of the 2025 mid-year international window.

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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,[6] alongside the fixture list and afternoon fixture times.[7] Eleven teams played in a round-robin format, with seven matches at home and seven away, and two byes.[6] The fourteen games included teams playing four teams twice, with a focus on "rivalry match-ups", and the six remaining teams once.[6] At the conclusion of the regular season, the top six teams on the season ladder competed in the qualifying finals.[6] The first-placed team went head-to-head against the sixth-placed team; the second-placed team went head-to-head against the fifth-placed team; and the third-placed team against the fourth-placed team.[6]

Each winner and the highest-seeded losing team advanced to the semi-finals. Teams were re-seeded based on their regular season placings; this included the highest-seeded loser, which was then penalised one seeding rank (for instance, if the 1st-placed team lost its qualifying final, it would be re-seeded in the 2nd position in the semi-final round). The winners of each semi-final (1st vs 4th, 2nd vs 3rd) advanced to the Grand Final, the highest-seeded team being the hosts.[6]

The rankings on the competition table were determined by the number of competition points earned during the regular season. Competition points coul be gained in the following way: four points were awarded to the winning team, two points to each team for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams could also receive a singular bonus point if they scored at least three tries more than the opponent in a match, or lose by seven points or less.[8]

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Standings

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The current standings for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season are:

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(C) Champions; (RU) Runners-up
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Round-by-round

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:

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Matches

Finals series

Qualifying finalsSemi-finalsGrand Final
6 June – Christchurch
Crusaders3213 June – Christchurch
Reds12 Crusaders21
7 June – Hamilton Blues1421 June – Christchurch
Chiefs19 Crusaders16
Blues2014 June – Hamilton Chiefs12
7 June – Canberra Chiefs37
Brumbies35 Brumbies17
Hurricanes28

Qualifying finals

7 June 2025
19:05 (UTC+12)
Chiefs19–20Blues
Try: Daniel Rona 59'
Con: Damian McKenzie (1/1) 60'
Pen: Damian McKenzie (4/5) 2', 32', 36', 52'
ReportTry: Kurt Eklund 65'
Josh Beehre 80+3'
Con: Beauden Barrett (2/2) 66', 80+4'
Pen: Beauden Barrett (2/2) 5', 48'
Cards: Ricky Riccitelli Yellow card 35'
FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Attendance: 18,067[9]
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
7 June 2025
19:35 (UTC+10)
Brumbies35–28Hurricanes
Try: Billy Pollard (2) 9', 40'
Allan Alaalatoa 22'
Tom Wright 47'
James Slipper 60'
Con: Noah Lolesio (5/5) 10', 23', 40+1', 48', 62'
ReportTry: Ruben Love 6'
Fehi Fineanganofo 17'
Bailyn Sullivan 54'
Pasilio Tosi 67'
Con: Ruben Love (4/4) 7', 18', 55', 67'
GIO Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

Semi-finals

13 June 2025
19:05 (UTC+12)
Crusaders21–14Blues
Try: Tom Christie 24'
Will Jordan (2) 37', 70'
Con: Rivez Reihana (3/3) 25', 37', 71'
Cards: Braydon Ennor Yellow card 12'
ReportTry: Mark Tele'a 11'
Rieko Ioane 21'
Con: Beauden Barrett (2/2) 12', 21'
Cards: Josh Fusitua Yellow card 26'
Hoskins Sotutu Yellow card 74'
Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
14 June 2025
19:05 (UTC+12)
Chiefs37–17Brumbies
Try: Emoni Narawa (2) 20', 47'
Josh Jacomb 64'
Con: Damian McKenzie (2/3) 21', 48'
Pen: Damian McKenzie (6/6) 24', 32', 38', 40+2', 55', 58'
Cards: Tupou Vaa'i Yellow card 8'
ReportTry: Billy Pollard 15'
Corey Toole (2) 35', 44'
Con: Ryan Lonergan (1/3) 16'
FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Attendance: 14,536[10]
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

Final

21 June 2025
19:05 (UTC+12)
Crusaders16–12Chiefs
Try: Codie Taylor 26'
Con: Rivez Reihana (1/1) 27'
Pen: Rivez Reihana (3/4) 29', 35', 73'
Cards: David Havili Yellow card 12'
ReportTry: George Dyer 13'
Shaun Stevenson 38'
Con: Damian McKenzie (1/2) 14'
Pen: Damian McKenzie (0/1)
Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 17,000[11]
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
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Statistics

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As of 21 June 2025

Leading point scorers

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Leading try scorers

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Awards

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Players

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Squads

The following squads have been named. Players listed in italics denote non-original squad members:

Blues squad[16]
Forwards Josh BeehreAdrian ChoatCam ChristieChe ClarkTristyn CookKurt EklundJosh FusituaBryn GordonJordan LayLaghlan McWhannellJames MullanDalton Papali'iNathaniel PoleMarcel RenataRicky RiccitelliAnton SegnerPJ SheckHoskins SotutuCameron SuafoaAngus TaʻavaoHamdahn TuipulotuPatrick TuipulotuMason TupaeaOfa TuʻungafasiDid not playBen AkeSam Darry
Backs Beauden BarrettFinlay ChristieCaleb ClarkeCorey EvansCole ForbesTaufa FunakiRieko IoaneAJ LamSam NockStephen PerofetaHarry PlummerZarn SullivanXavi TaeleMark Tele'aDid not playMeihana GrindlayReon PaulPayton Spencer
Coach Vern Cotter
Brumbies squad[17]
Forwards Allan AlaalatoaLiam BowronCharlie CaleFeao FotuaikaNick FrostTom HooperLington IeliLachlan LonerganCadeyrn NevilleBilly PollardLuke ReimerJudah SaumaisueBlake SchouppRory ScottLachlan ShawJames SlipperTuaina Taii TualimaRob ValetiniRhys van NekDid not play • Tevita Alatini • Lachlan Hooper • Harry Vella
Backs Austin AndersonHudson CreightonJack DebreczeniDavid FeliuaiHarrison GoddardLen IkitauNoah LolesioRyan LonerganDeclan MeredithAndy MuirheadKadin PritchardOllie SapsfordKlayton ThornCorey TooleTom WrightDid not playBen O'Donnell • Shane Wilcox
Coach Stephen Larkham
Chiefs squad[18]
Forwards Naitoa Ah KuoiSione AhioKaylum BoshierJahrome BrownGeorge DyerSamipeni FinauLuke JacobsonJosh LordBrodie McAlisterOllie NorrisReuben O'NeillSimon ParkerJared ProffitAidan RossManaaki Selby-RickitWallace SititiBradley SlaterSamisoni Taukei'ahoJames ThompsonJimmy TupouTupou Vaa'iMalachi Wrampling-AlecDid not playFiti Sa
Backs Leroy CarterJosh JacombAnton Lienert-BrownManasa MataeleDamian McKenzieEtene Nanai-SeturoEmoni NarawaRameka PoihipiCortez RatimaXavier RoeDaniel RonaShaun StevensonTe Toiroa TahuriorangiKaleb TraskQuinn TupaeaGideon WramplingDid not playLiam Coombes-Fabling
Coach Clayton McMillan
Crusaders squad[19]
Forwards Fletcher AndersonScott BarrettGeorge BellEthan BlackadderGeorge BowerTahlor CahillSeb CalderTom ChristieCullen GraceJamie HannahCorey KellowManumaua LetiuChristian Lio-WillieSam MatengaIoane MoananuMatt MouldsFletcher NewellLewis PoniniXavier SaifoloiAntonio ShalfoonQuinten StrangeKershawl Sykes-MartinCodie TaylorTamaiti WilliamsDid not playFinlay BrewisDominic Gardiner
Backs Levi AumuaMitchell DrummondBraydon EnnorChay FihakiDavid HaviliNoah HothamWill JordanTaha KemaraDallas McLeodJohnny McNichollJames O'ConnorKyle PrestonSevu ReeceRivez ReihanaMacca SpringerAki Tuivailala
Coach Rob Penney
Drua squad[20]
Forwards Elia CanakaivataMeli DerenalagiMesake DogeMesu DolokotoHaereiti HetetTevita IkanivereVilive MiramiraMotikai MurrayIsoa NasilasilaLivai NatavePeni RavaiRatu Leone RotuisoliaKitione Salawa Jr.Joseva TamaniSamu TawakeZuriel TogiatamaMeli TuniEmosi TuqiriIsoa TuwaiMesake VocevoceSailosi VukalokaloEtonia WaqaDid not playTe Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta
Backs Isaiah Armstrong-RavulaPhilip BaselalaIlaisa DroaseseVuate KarawalevuSimione KuruvoliPonepati LoganimasiFrank LomaniIosefo MasiRatu Peni MatawaluCaleb MuntzLeone NawaiIsikeli RabituTaniela RakuroJunior RatuvaSelestino RavutaumadaTuidraki SamusamuvodreInia TabuavouKemu ValetiniDid not playEpeli MomoWaqa Nalaga
Coach Glen Jackson
Force squad[21]
Forwards Albert AlcockSam CarterNick Champion de CrespignyRyan CoxonNic DollyVaiolini EkuasiLopeti FaifuaWill HarrisTom HortonKane KotekaAtu MoliTiti NofoagatotoaFatongia PaeaBrandon Paenga-AmosaMarley PearceReed PrinsepTom RobertsonJoshua SmithDarcy SwainTiaan TauakipuluJosh ThompsonCarlo TizzanoJeremy WilliamsDid not playHarry HoopertHarry Johnson-HolmesTom Osborne • Papillon Sevele • Mitch Watts
Backs Kurtley BealeMax BureyBen DonaldsonIssak Fines-LeleiwasaMac GrealyAlex HarfordBayley KuenzleCoby MilnDivad PaluReesjan PasitoaDoug PhilipsonDylan PietschGeorge PoolmanHarry PotterHenry RobertsonHamish StewartSio TomkinsonNic WhiteDid not playRonan LeahyMatt Proctor
Coach Simon Cron
Highlanders squad[22]
Forwards Josh BartlettHenry BellNikora BroughtonTai CribbEthan de GrootMitchell DunsheaOliver HaigFabian HollandTK HowdenSefo KautaiVeveni LasaqaDaniel Lienert-BrownMichael LoftSaula Ma'uLui NaeataHugh RentonWill StodartJack TaylorSoane VikenaSean WithyDid not playHayden MichaelsRohan Wingham
Backs James ArscottFolau FakatavaAjay FaleafagaTaniela FilimoneSam GilbertNathan HastieFinn HurleyAdam LennoxJonah LoweMichael MansonCam MillarJona NarekiJacob Ratumaitavuki-KneepkensTaine RobinsonCaleb TangitauTimoci TavatavanawaiJake Te HiwiTanielu TeleʻaThomas Umaga-JensenJosh Whaanga
Coach Jamie Joseph
Hurricanes squad[23]
Forwards Asafo AumuaCaleb DelanyJacob DeveryDevan FlandersZach GallagherBrayden IoseDu'Plessis KirifiPeter LakaiSiale LauakiTyrel LomaxTevita MafileoXavier NumiaHugo PlummerPouri Rakete-StonesBrad ShieldsNic SouchonPasilio TosiWill TuckerRaymond TuputupuIsaia Walker-LeawereDid not playTom AllenArese PolikoJosh Taula
Backs Kade BanksBrett CameronTjay ClarkeEre EnariFehi FineanganofoHarry GodfreyCallum HarkinRiley HigginsRiley HohepaRuben LoveKini NaholoBilly ProctorNgane PunivaiCam RoigardJone RovaDaniel SinkinsonBailyn SullivanPeter Umaga-JensenJordi ViljoenDid not playLucas Cashmore
Coach Clark Laidlaw
Moana Pasifika squad[24]
Forwards Chris ApouaAllan CraigMichael CurryPone Fa'amausiliMiracle FaiʻilagiSione Havili TalituiLotu InisiJames LaySione MafileoTomasi MakaSama MaloloMonu MoliSam MoliAlamanda MotugaSemisi PaeaAbraham PoleFeleti Sae-TaʻufoʻouMills SaneriviTom SavageArdie SaveaSam SladeOfa TauatevaluOla TauelangiTito TuipulotuSemisi Tupou Ta'eiloaDid not playIrie Papuni
Backs Solomon AlaimaloLosi FilipoJackson Garden-BachopAisea HaloWilliam HaviliFine InisiLalomilo LalomiloMelani MatavaoTevita OfaPepesana PatafiloPatrick PellegriniJulian SaveaJonathan TaumateineKyren TaumoefolauDanny ToalaTuna TuitamaDid not playNeria Fomai
Coach Tana Umaga
Reds squad[25]
Forwards Richie AsiataGeorge BlakeNick BloomfieldAngus BlythJoe BrialJohn BryantJosh CanhamMax CraigMassimo de LutiisSef Fa'agaseMatt FaesslerAlex HodgmanFraser McReightJosh NasserZane NonggorrLukhan Salakaia-LotoRyan SmithJeffery Toomaga-AllenSeru UruConnor VestHarry WilsonLiam WrightDid not playMatt Gibbon • Trevor King
Backs Lachie AndersonJock CampbellFilipo DaugunuJosh FlookJude GibbsFrankie GoldsbroughTom LynaghTate McDermottHarry McLaughlin-PhillipsHeremaia MurrayHunter PaisamiDre PakehoTim RyanKalani ThomasLouis WerchonDid not playMatt BriceMason GordonIsaac Henry • Will McCulloch
Coach Les Kiss
Waratahs squad[26]
Forwards Jamie AdamsonMiles AmatoseroSiosifa AmoneAngus BellDaniel BothaEthan DobbinsCharlie GambleLangi GleesonBen GrantJulian HeavenIsaac Aedo KaileaFelix KalapuTom LambertFergus Lee-WarnerRob LeotaDave PoreckiHugh SinclairLeafi TalatainaTaniela TupouMahe VailanuDid not playAle AhoBrad AmituanaiJack Barrett • Adrian Brown • Clem Halaholo • Mesu KunavulaAngelo Smith
Backs Jack BowenLawson CreightonTane EdmedLalakai FoketiJake GordonJack GrantMax JorgensenAndrew KellawayDarby LancasterHenry O'DonnellTriston ReillyArchie SaundersJoseph Sua'ali'iJoey WaltonTeddy WilsonDid not play • James Hendren • Michael McDonaldLukas Ripley • Jackson Ropata
Coach Dan McKellar
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Referees

The following referees were selected to officiate the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season:[27][28][29][30]

2025 Super Rugby Pacific referees
Australia Nic BerryAngus GardnerDamon MurphyJordan Way
New Zealand James DolemanAngus MabeyBen O'KeeffeTodd PetrieMarcus PlaylePaul Williams

See also

Notes

  1. Known as the SMARTECH Super Rugby Pacific in Australia,[1] the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific in Fiji,[2] and DHL Super Rugby Pacific in New Zealand for sponsorship reasons.

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