The Super Rugby Pacific is just a week and few days away! The intense club competition based in the Pacific enters it’s 29th season.
Introduced in 1996, The Super Rugby Pacific includes teams from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Pacific Islands. In the earlier days, South African, Japanese, and Argentinian teams participated in this tournament.
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The 2024 Season Will Start on 23rd February
Format
In this season’s competition, twelve teams play a round-robin format with seven home and away matches, followed by a “Super Round” at AAMI Park, Melbourne.
Each team has one bye and plays eleven regular round-robin matches, three derby/rivalry matches, and one bye over fifteen rounds. Teams earn four points for a win, two for a draw, and zero for a loss.
A bonus point is awarded for scoring three or more tries than the opponent or losing by seven points or less. The top eight teams advance to the finals series based on accumulated table points, with higher-ranked teams having home advantage.
Schedule
The season will officially start with Chiefs going against the Crusaders at Hamilton. For the entire Super Rugby Pacific Draw, Click Here
Teams
There are twelve franchises currently in Super Rugby; five from Australia, one from Fiji, five from New Zealand, and one representing the Pacific Islands.
- Blues, Auckland, NZ
- Brumbies, Canberra, AU
- Chiefs, Hamilton, NZ
- Crusaders, Christchurch, NZ
- Drua, Suva, FJ
- Force, Perth, AU
- Highlanders, Dunedin, NZ
- Hurricanes, Wellington, NZ
- Moana Pasifika, North Shore, NZ
- Rebels, Perth, AU
- Reds, Brisbane, AU
- Waratahs, Sydney, AU
