

Super Rugby Pacific is back with a bang with Round 2 promising just as much excitement.
The countdown is finally over, the new look, 11-team Super Rugby Pacific season is finally upon us.
Super Rugby Pacific enters its fourth season, now with an 11-team competition and some bold hopes and dreams. Can the tournament cut through and separate itself from being a mere entrée for the Test season?
Say what you want about the Super Rugby finals format, it has certainly created some ladder uncertainty.
Moana Pasifika have put the NSW Waratahs out of their misery, officially ending the Sydneysiders' Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes with a rousing 27-12 victory in Auckland.
Former Australia prop Sekope Kepu will retire at the end of the Super Rugby Pacific season, bringing the curtain down on a globe-trotting career at the age of 38.
The Wellington-based Hurricanes have returned to the top of the table in Super Rugby Pacific, beating Moana Pasifika 32-24 in a match that was a field day for front-rowers.
The Chiefs scored two tries while Moana Pasifika were reduced to 13 men and went on to win 43-7 to stay on course for a home playoff in Super Rugby Pacific.
Fijian Drua have exacted some revenge on Moana Pasifika, holding out their rivals to secure a hard-fought 24-17 Super Rugby Pacific victory in Lautoka.
Poor discipline from Wallabies halfback and Queensland Reds captain Tate McDermott has cost his side badly in a 17-14 loss to Moana Pasifika.
The first of the bye rounds was hardly inspiring viewing with two teams scoring over 50 points each, while Fijian Drua will be counting the cost of their brain explosions in their lose to the Rebels on Friday.
All Blacks winger Emoni Narawa has bagged a hat-trick of tries as the Chiefs rebounded from last week's loss to the Crusaders to reassert their Super Rugby Pacific title credentials at Waikato Stadium.
The Easter long weekend brought more than just chocolate eggs with the Crusaders finally breaking their duck and defeating the Chiefs and the Reds and Brumbies playing out a classic.
The Blues followed up last week's win over the Crusaders by easing to a bonus-point 47-8 victory over Moana Pasifika at Eden Park on Saturday.
Challenged by coach Simon Cron to walk the walk, the Western Force answered the call with a stunning performance over the Reds, while Drua coach Mick Byrne got the last laugh over the Waratahs, dishing up revenge in the heat of Lautoka.
A brilliant Tom Wright try-of-the-year contender has helped the ACT Brumbies trounce Moana Pasifika in a statement 39-point Super Rugby Pacific win in Canberra.
Hurricanes' Jordie Barrett has been handed a three-week suspension for a dangerous hit on Reds' Jordie Petaia that eventually saw the wing taken from the field during last week's Super Round, meanwhile Moana's Nigel Ah Wong has been handed a warning.
Can the Rebels cast aside their off-field issues to finally reach the quarterfinals? Will Moana finally make an impact in their third season? And can Darren Coleman save his job at the Waratahs?
After a huge 2023 season, all 12 Super Rugby Pacific sides are preparing for another big 2024. With the competition kicking off on Friday 23 February, teams will prepare with official pre-season fixtures kicking off as early as Feb. 3.
The Rugby World Cup may have only just finished, but already attention is shifting to the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. Check out the squad lists here!
All Blacks great Tana Umaga says he was drawn to the Moana Pasifika job despite having reservations about a return to a head coaching role after time with the Blues as an assistant coach.
The NSW Waratahs will limp into the Super Rugby Pacific finals on the back of a shock 33-24 loss to wooden spooners Moana Pasifika in Sydney.
Two weeks out from the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs and interest should, in theory at least, ratchet up several notches from here. But the competition, and its stewards, are playing supporters for fools -- Liam Napier writes.
Aaron Mauger will finish up as Moana Pasifika coach at the end of the Super Rugby Pacific season, after two years at the helm of the expansion franchise.
The Christchurch-based Crusaders fielded an understrength team but still took a vital bonus point from a 41-7 win over Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby Pacific.
Super Rugby Pacific | ||||
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R | Team | GP | PD | P |
1 | Chiefs | 2 | +36 | 9 |
2 | Queensland Reds | 1 | +20 | 5 |
3 | Highlanders | 2 | +7 | 5 |
4 | Brumbies | 1 | +4 | 4 |
5 | Western Force | 1 | +1 | 4 |
6 | New South Wales Waratahs | 1 | +1 | 4 |
7 | Hurricanes | 2 | -4 | 4 |
8 | Crusaders | 2 | -17 | 4 |
9 | Fijian Drua | 2 | -8 | 2 |
10 | Moana Pasifika | 2 | -21 | 1 |
11 | Blues | 2 | -19 | 0 |