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Beauden back with the Blues for Super Rugby title defence
Beauden Barrett played his first Super Rugby match way back in 2011 but the 33-year-old believes he's got a couple of years left in him yet as he embarks on another new season with the Auckland Blues this weekend.
Super Rugby Pacific Crusaders v Hurricanes: what you need to know
Hurricanes: 1. Xavier Numia 2. Jacob Devery 3. Tevita Mafileo 4. Caleb Delany 5. Isaia Walker-Leawere 6. Brad Shields (cc) 7. Du'Plessis Kirifi (cc) 8. Brayden Iose 9. Cameron Roigard 10. Harry Godfrey 11. Peter Umaga-Jensen 12. Bailyn Sullivan 13. Kini Naholo 14. Fatafehi Fineanganofo 15. Callum Harkin
Super Rugby Pacific: Can anyone challenge 'Stern Vern's' route-one Blues?
Vern Cotter flipped the typical Blues script and brought the franchise a title for the first time in 21 years. Can anyone challenge the defending champions in 2025?
Super Rugby Pacific 2024: Team by Team
Team-by-team preview of the new season of Super Rugby Pacific, which kicks off on Friday. (Listed in order of last season's finish on regular season standings):
Super Rugby Pacific team preview: the Blues
Analysis - Super Rugby Pacific kicks off on Friday 14 February, with one less team than last season and a whole host of things to talk about. We're once again previewing each New Zealand team from worst to first, so we finish with the defending champion Blues.
Wallabies Watch: The Test stars to keep an eye on in Super Rugby Pacific 2025
Wright is the forgotten man of sorts in the gold jersey, named as Joe Schmidt’s inaugural captain in charge of the Wallabies. The back-rower has dealt with shoulder injuries throughout 2025 but is expected to return for the Reds’ opening game against Moana Pasifika.
Barrett-bolstered Blues eye back-to-back Super Rugby titles
Super Rugby champions Auckland Blues, strengthened by the return of Beauden Barrett, have high hopes of back-to-back titles as the club competition returns this week, but are wary of Australian sides bolstered by the collapse of the Melbourne Rebels.
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Super Rugby Fantasy round one: Must-haves and avoids
Super Rugby Pacific Fantasy has only been out since Friday, but there’s already been some talk around the league.
Lions tour looms over Super Rugby as the tournament itself faces scrutiny
The Super Rugby Pacific opener will raise the curtain on a Southern Hemisphere season in which the British and Irish Lions ...
Fantasy Super Rugby: Who to pick and who to avoid for week one of the season
Like a moth to a flame, I was straight on to Fantasy Super Rugby Pacific when it dropped last week. With the massive budget ...
Rugby-Suaalii to debut for Waratahs at fullback in Super Rugby opener
Joseph Suaalii will make his Super Rugby Pacific debut at fullback on Friday after being named in the New South Waratahs side ...
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Suaalii the saviour? Tahs superstar is about to take Super Rugby by storm - and spark Aussie resurgence
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii might be the most important protagonist in the story of Australian rugby since Dally Messenger. Messenger's 1907 code switch from rugby ...
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Suaalii-led Waratahs brimming with confidence ahead of Super Rugby season
NSW Waratahs skipper Jake Gordon said Thursday the struggling Super Rugby team is ready for a new era with a host of ...
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Super Rugby Pacific appoints GAME Creative; launches power-packed 2025 campaign
GAME Creative has announced its appointment as the lead creative agency for Super Rugby Pacific, New Zealand Rugby and Rugby ...
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Super Rugby Pacific Casualty Ward: FOURTEEN Crusaders stars out, Force forward pack tested, Blues star sits out
Welcome to the Super Rugby Pacific Casualty Ward, the hub of all injury updates and news for the 2025 season. All sides have ...