

The future of Super Rugby Pacific has been locked away until at least the end of 2030, with New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia rubber-stamping a plan to take the competition forward over the next eight years.
Three "rivalry" match ups for each team are a feature of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific draw announced on Sunday.
Moana Pasifika have claimed their maiden Australian scalp with a shock 32-22 Super Rugby Pacific win over the Brumbies in Auckland.
Super Rugby Pacific has three clear front-runners, but even the make-up of the top two remains up in the air. The final make-up of the top eight also looks likely to change over the coming weeks. We break it all down here.
Coach Darren Coleman is a relieved man after the NSW Waratahs dug deep to secure a vital 26-20 Super Rugby Pacific comeback win over Moana Pasifika in Auckland.
The Waratahs will want to bottle the atmosphere that engulfed Leichhardt Oval on Saturday night as 10,000-strong crowd helped to will them to an upset 24-21 victory over Super Rugby Pacific heavyweights the Crusaders.
The Melbourne Rebels have made it a Super Saturday for Australian teams, backing up the NSW Waratahs' shock win with a 26-22 victory over Moana Pasifika.
The Wallabies must find some minutes for Fraser McReight this year. The Waratahs can bounce back from a poor showing at Super Round to worry the Crusaders. The Super Rugby Pacific finals series is the right format. It's Rugby Real or Not.
The five Australian Super Rugby Pacific teams are better placed for trans-Tasman success this year. Tolu Latu should be a Wallabies hooker contender. Dave Rennie must be moved on after the World Cup. It's Rugby Real or Not.
Centre Alex Nankivell and wing Etene Nanai-Seturo have scored two tries each to lead the Chiefs to a 45-12 Super Rugby Pacific win over Moana Pasifika in Hamilton.
All Blacks great Justin Marshall has taken aim at the proliferation of rolling mauls in Super Rugby Pacific, suggesting it's time for a rethink on the powerful set-piece place to achieve a greater "balance" between attack and defence.
Super Rugby Pacific would be well served by a bunker review system for foul play. Rugby Australia's has made a mistake by playing the third Test against England at the SCG. It's Rugby Real or Not.
A Caleb Clarke red card has soured a second Blues win over Moana Pasifika inside five days.
Replacement Danny Toala has scored a try in the fifth minute of golden-point extra time to give Moana Pasifika their first-ever Super Rugby win, beating the Hurricanes 24-19.
Super Rugby Pacific organisers on Thursday announced new dates for four matches involving New Zealand sides that were postponed due to COVID-19.
While Round 5 of Super Rugby Pacific in New Zealand remains completely up in the air, there is at last some good news for the competition with the country's international border to reopen earlier than planned.
Moana Pasifika are staring down the prospect of a fourth postponed Super Rugby Pacific match as COVID continues to wreak havoc with the New Zealand fixtures in the new-look tournament.
Five minutes and 42 seconds. That's how long officials took to rule on three separate incidents of foul play in the one swing of the Reds' win over the Drua.
A third Super Rugby Pacific game has had to be postponed in New Zealand, after an outbreak of COVID-19 struck the Hurricanes squad.
Moana Pasifika have shown they belong with a tight loss against 12-time champions the Crusaders in their belated Super Rugby Pacific debut.
Moana Pasifika will have to wait another week to make their Super Rugby Pacific debut after their Round 2 clash with the Chiefs was postponed due to player welfare.
As we countdown to the Super Rugby Pacific kickoff, we've analysed each team and put together a list of all 12 game changers. This is a player that can change the flow of the game, who everyone can look to when they need a spark of magic, who's yours?
With all the local derbies frontloaded in Super Rugby Pacific, All Blacks hopefuls can ill-afford a slow start to the season. Liam Napier runs the rule over each of the five Kiwi franchises, and Moana Pasifika, here.
Super Rugby Pacific | ||||
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R | Team | GP | PD | P |
1 | Blues | 14 | +188 | 58 |
2 | Crusaders | 14 | +202 | 52 |
3 | Chiefs | 14 | +105 | 45 |
4 | Brumbies | 14 | +98 | 44 |
5 | Hurricanes | 14 | +111 | 39 |
6 | New South Wales Waratahs | 14 | +48 | 38 |
7 | Queensland Reds | 14 | +15 | 35 |
8 | Highlanders | 14 | +3 | 23 |
9 | Western Force | 14 | -117 | 23 |
10 | Melbourne Rebels | 14 | -149 | 20 |
11 | Fijian Drua | 14 | -257 | 12 |
12 | Moana Pasifika | 14 | -247 | 10 |