2025 Super Rugby AUS

2025 Super Rugby AUS
Countries Australia
Date13 September – 5 October 2025
Matches played7
Official website
www.rugby.com.au

2025 Super Rugby AUS is the inaugural season of Australia's national rugby union competition, Super Rugby AUS, organised by Rugby Australia (RA).[1] It involves four of Australia's Super Rugby teams (also known as franchises): the Brumbies, the Force, the Reds and the Waratahs. The competition is scheduled to begin on 13 September and finish with the Grand Final on 5 October 2025.[2][3]

Competition and format

The 2025 Super Rugby AUS is structured as a short-format, domestic rugby union competition featuring Australia's four Super Rugby franchises: the Brumbies, the Force, the Reds and the Waratahs.[1][2][3] The tournament is scheduled to take place over four weeks, running from 13 September to 5 October 2025, and is designed to provide additional high-level match opportunities for professional players outside the main Super Rugby Pacific season and international selection.[1][2][3]

The competition follows a single round-robin format during the regular season, with each team playing the other three teams once across three rounds. Matches are scheduled across a combination of traditional venues and regional locations, with a focus on community engagement and development.[2][3][4] Several fixtures are scheduled as double-headers alongside the Super Rugby Men's Under-19 competition. Following the conclusion of the round-robin stage, the top two teams on the competition ladder advance to a single Grand Final, to be held on Sunday, 5 October 2025 — the day after the Wallabies' Bledisloe Cup Test match against New Zealand in Perth.[2][3]

Venues and personnel

Upon the announcement of the new competition and its schedule for 2025, the venue for the Brumbies home fixture for Round 3 was confirmed to be Viking Park in the Canberra suburb of Wanniassa.[2] One of the Waratahs' venues was confirmed, Dangar Park, Narrabri in Northern New South Wales.[2] The venue itself had hosted Waratahs' pre-season trials in years prior, and is seen as a regional link to the team which holds an annual "Festival of Rugby" event,[5] sponsored by Santos.[6] Over a month later, the Force confirmed their home venue (Tompkins Park) for rounds 2 and 3.[7] Tompkins Park, located in the Perth suburb of Alfred Cove,[8] is home to the Palmyra Rugby Club in Perth's Premier Grade competition.[7][9]

Brumbies Waratahs
Viking Park, Wanniassa Dangar Park, Narrabri Pittwater Park, Warriewood
Capacity: 7,000[10] Capacity: 5,000[11] Capacity: 10,000[12]
Reds
Ballymore Stadium, Herston
Capacity: 6,000[13]
Force
Tompkins Park, Alfred Cove
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Personnel

Team Coach Captain Refs.
Brumbies Stephen Larkham TBD
Force James Stannard TBD [14]
Reds Les Kiss TBD
Waratahs Dan McKellar TBD

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Brumbies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Grand Final
2 Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Waratahs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: rugby.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Number of wins; 3) Point difference

Fixtures

Round 1

13 September
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
WaratahsvForce
Pittwater Park, Warriewood
14 September
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
RedsvBrumbies
Ballymore Stadium, Herston

Round 2

20 September
17:45 AEST (UTC+10)
WaratahsvReds
Dangar Park, Narrabri
21 September
14:00 AWST (UTC+8)
ForcevBrumbies
Tompkins Park, Alfred Cove

Round 3

27 September
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)
BrumbiesvWaratahs
Viking Park, Wanniassa
28 September
14:30 AWST (UTC+8)
ForcevReds
Tompkins Park, Alfred Cove

Grand Final

5 October
TBD
TBDvTBD
TBD

References

  1. ^ a b c Doran, Christy (17 June 2025). "Super Rugby AUS season launched as Rugby Australia finally gets serious with development pathway". The Roar. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Wasiliev, Nick (17 June 2025). "Rugby Australia confirms new domestic Super Rugby AUS competition to kick off in September". Rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Rugby Australia revives 'third tier' competition with Super Rugby AUS". ESPN. 17 June 2025.
  4. ^ Pentony, Luke (19 June 2025). "Rugby Australia's new domestic competition must avoid familiar hurdles". ABC News.
  5. ^ "Santos Festival of Rugby". narrabri.nsw.gov.au. Narrabri Shire.
  6. ^ "Santos Festival of Rugby Returns to Narrabri in 2025". waratahs.rugby. New South Wales Rugby Union. 7 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b Somerford, Ben (8 August 2025). "Palmyra to host Force's Super Rugby AUS home games". westernforce.rugby. Western Force. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Super Rugby AUS | FAQs | Western Force". westernforce.rugby. Western Force. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  9. ^ Palmer, Michael (14 August 2025). "Western Force: Palmyra RUFC to host home games for Super Rugby squad next month". PerthNow. Seven West Media. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Viking Park | Austadiums". Austadiums. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Dangar Park | Austadiums". Austadiums. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Pittwater Park | Austadiums". Austadiums. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Ballymore Stadium | Austadiums". Austadiums. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  14. ^ Somrford, Ben (13 August 2025). "Stannard to lead Force in Super Rugby AUS as coaching staff revealed". westernforce.rugby. Western Force. Archived from the original on 14 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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