The Super Rugby factor proving a huge hit with fans
An analysis of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season has shown the game has become more alluring, with ground and TV audiences up on last year.
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Brumbies forward looking to bow out with Super bang
A departing Brumbies star is relishing the challenge of winning a Super Rugby title on his Australian swansong.
Eight Aussies in Super Rugby Pacific ‘Team of the Year’
New Zealand teams dominate the finals line-up but Australian players are heavily represented in a first Super Rugby Pacific Team of the Year.
Brumbies want Lions share of Wallabies selection
Ahead of their Super Rugby Pacific qualifying final, the Brumbies believe they should be rewarded at the Wallabies selection table as Australia's top team.
Wilson in frame as Reds assess injury damage for finals
The Queensland Reds will likely be without a concussed flyhalf for their Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final but hope remains over their Wallabies skipper.
Restocked Reds prepped for ‘do or die’ footy
The return of another Test talent has steeled the Reds, who are adamant they can defy a poor record against top-four sides and make a Super Rugby finals run.
‘Spread his wings’: Wallabies coach on Cleary switch
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has weighed in on the prospect of a Nathan Cleary code switch, and celebrated the decision of an "integral" playmaker to stay put.
Brumbies denied by Crusaders in Canberra battle
The Brumbies' hopes of finishing in the Super Rugby top two for the first time since 2004 have been spoiled by the Crusaders, who won a tense match in Canberra.
NSW Blues: Tahs’ Super finals hopes buried at Eden Park
Defending champions the Blues have run in seven unanswered tries to extinguish the NSW Waratahs' Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes in Auckland.
NSW Blues: Tahs’ Super finals hopes buried at Eden Park
Defending champions the Blues have run in seven unanswered tries to extinguish the NSW Waratahs' Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes in Auckland.
Reds’ romp soured by late injury to Wallabies star
Lachie Anderson matched Joe Roff and Drew Mitchell with four tries but the Queensland Reds big win over the Fijian Drua was soured by a trio of late injuries.
Coach’s challenge for Drua to fight through road woes
Coach Glen Jackson issued a challenge to his players after the Fijian Drua finished the Super Rugby Pacific season winless away from their home fortress.
In rare rugby air, Tokyo Olympian relishes clarity
Lachie Anderson, a Tokyo Olympian and former Rebels winger, has joined an exclusive Australian rugby group after his four-try haul for the Queensland Reds.
Brumbies regain key star for crucial Super Rugby clash
Fighting for a top-two spot heading into Super Rugby Pacific finals, the Brumbies have named star flyhalf Noah Lolesio, while the Reds welcome back Josh Flook.
Veteran Wallabies duo gear up for Japanese farewell
Another chapter in a rugby halves partnership that has spanned four teams and many seasons is coming to a close.
Wallabies workhorse has Super Rugby record in sight
Wallabies prop James Slipper has signed a contract extension that will see the Brumbies veteran become the game's most capped Super Rugby player.
Australia need tightheads on top, warns Wallabies great
Former Wallabies prop Sekope Kepu, who played in the 2013 Lions series, has warned Australia need their best tightheads available to take down the tourists.
Canada bully Wallaroos in World Cup reality check
Canada's 45-7 defeat of the Wallaroos in Brisbane was built on physical dominance that has exposed the work ahead of the hosts before August's World Cup.
Hurricanes hoodoo bites Reds in costly Super loss
Reds coach Les Kiss has been left frustrated by another 10-minute blip that's cost his Super Rugby Pacific team a top-four spot with finals looming.
Reds seek ‘focus’ to prove early Super form no Flook
The Queensland Reds hope a Test centre's return might spark them after slipping from top spot to fifth ahead of the final regular-season round.
Reds primed for high-stakes Super clash with Hurricanes
The Reds are well aware a fourth-placed finish is the next best thing to a Super Rugby Pacific home final as they brace for a torrid battle with the Hurricanes.
‘We’ll keep it’: SBW tips more Wallabies Bledisloe woes
Two-time World Cup winning ex-All Black Sonny Bill Williams believes an Australian team can win the Super Rugby Pacific title in 2025 but not the Bledisloe Cup.
Waratahs coach wants Bell ‘back in one piece’
NSW Waratahs and Wallabies prop Angus Bell will miss the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season after opting for a short stint at Ulster.
Wallaroos look for World Cup measure against Canada
Fresh off a defeat of USA, the Wallaroos are eyeing a first-ever win over Canada as they build toward the Rugby World Cup in three months.
Caslick centre of attention in Test homecoming
Wallaroos coach Jo Yapp will push rugby sevens convert Charlotte Caslick closer to the action when they host Canada in Brisbane.
Test skipper Wilson out to make a timely Red-hot return
Wallabies skipper and Reds star Harry Wilson has vowed to charge hard in his return from injury in a crucial Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Hurricanes.
Savea and Beale on wish list for Lions invitational
First Nations and Pasifika XV coach Toutai Kefu says he'd love to have All Blacks star Ardie Savea and Wallabies veteran Kurtley Beale available for selection.
‘I want it bad’: why O’Connor feels ready to tame Lions
Former Wallabies star James O'Connor admits he's desperate for a Test recall for this winter's showpiece series against the touring British and Irish Lions.
Boost for Brumbies with star cleared of serious injury
ACT Brumbies skipper Alan Alaalatoa is a strong chance to lead the team into the Super Rugby Pacific finals after favourable scans on his lower-leg injury.
Reds hunt rare feat in top-four Super Rugby battle
With an ugly record in Canberra, Queensland captain Tate McDermott has declared the clash with the Brumbies crucial to their hopes of hosting a Super final.
Caslick scores, Wallaroos defy ugly incident in USA win
Charlotte Caslick has scored her first Wallaroos try in a 27-19 defeat of the US that finished with an Eagle red-carded for an incident described as "thuggery".