2025 Super Rugby AUS | |
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Countries | ![]() |
Date | 13 September – 5 October 2025 |
Matches played | 6 |
Tries scored | 59 (average 9.8 per match) |
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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 began on 13 September and is scheduled to finish with the Grand Final on 5 October 2025. [2] [3]
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]
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] The Queensland Reds' home venue of Ballymore Stadium was confirmed by The Roar on 20 August. [10] The Waratahs' second home fixture was confirmed on 25 August to be played at the home ground of Shute Shield club Warringah Rats, Pittwater Park, also known as "Rat Park" in Sydney's Warriewood suburb. [11]
Brumbies ![]() | Waratahs ![]() | |
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Viking Park, Wanniassa | Dangar Park, Narrabri | Pittwater Park, Warriewood |
Capacity: 7,000 [12] | Capacity: 5,000 [13] | Capacity: 10,000 [14] |
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Reds ![]() | ||
Ballymore Stadium, Herston | ||
Capacity: 8,000 [15] | ||
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Force ![]() | ||
Tompkins Park, Alfred Cove | ||
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Team | Coach | Captain | Refs. |
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Brumbies | ![]() | ![]() | [16] |
Force | ![]() | ![]() | [17] |
Reds | ![]() | ![]() | [18] |
Waratahs | ![]() | ![]() | [19] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 85 | +7 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 10 | Qualification for the Grand Final |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 77 | +15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 95 | +7 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 124 | −29 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 September 19:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
Waratahs | 3–24 | Force (1 BP) |
Pen: Harvey (1/1) 8' Cards: Philip ![]() | Report | Try: Robertson 42' c Swain 50' c Grealy 79' c Con: Burey (3/3) 43', 51', 80' Pen: Burey (1/1) 40+3' |
Pittwater Park, Warriewood Attendance: 1,000 [21] Referee: Reuben Keane |
14 September 15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
Reds | 36–26 | Brumbies |
Try: Ryan (3) 2' m, 26' m, 30' m Latu 18' c Pakeho 40+1' c Hough 80' c Con: McLaughlin-Phillips (2/5) 19', 40+2' Campbell (1/1) 80+1' | Report | Try: Reimer 8' c Thorn 20' c Creighton 64' c Mickelson 69' m Con: Meredith (3/4) 9', 21', 64' Cards: Pritchard ![]() |
Ballymore Stadium, Herston Attendance: 1,904 [22] Referee: Nic Berry |
20 September 14:00 AWST (UTC+8) |
(1 BP) Force | 46–35 | Brumbies |
Try: Landman 4' c Fine 18' m Burey (2) 22' c, 67' m Harris 31' m Swain 35' c Grealy 71' m Leahy 79' m Con: Burey (3/7) 5', 23', 36' Donaldson (0/1) | Report | Try: Ieli 1' c Thorn 10' c Wilcox 38' c Macpherson 54' c van Nek 58' c Con: Meredith (5/5) 1', 11', 39', 54', 59' Cards: Taii Tualima ![]() |
Tompkins Park, Alfred Cove Referee: Jordan Kaminski |
20 September 17:45 AEST (UTC+10) |
(1 BP) Waratahs | 47–19 | Reds |
Try: Hendren (4) 2' c, 27' c, 49' m, 76' c Adamson 13' c Ropata 58' c Halaholo 73' c Con: Harvey (6/7) 3', 14', 28', 59', 74', 77' | Report | Try: Brial 5' c Anderson 16' m Faessler 41' c Con: Campbell (2/3) 6', 43' |
Dangar Park, Narrabri Attendance: 3,600 [23] Referee: George Myers |
27 September 17:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
Brumbies | 34–42 | Waratahs |
Try: Oates 10' m McLeod (2) 26' c, 39' m Meredith 45' c Wilcox 49' m Thorn 62' m Con: Meredith (2/6) 26', 45' | Report | Try: Adamson (2) 6' c, 72' c Dobbins 23' c Halaholo 36' c Grant 48' c Wilson 77' c Con: Harvey (6/6) 6', 23', 36', 48', 72', 77 |
Viking Park, Wanniassa Referee: Todd Cummings |
28 September 14:30 AWST (UTC+8) |
Force | 22–47 | Reds (1 BP) |
Try: Burey 11' m Palmer 34' m Poolman 54' m Donaldson 66' c Con: Donaldson (1/4) 66' Cards: Nofoagatotoa ![]() | Report | Try: Latu (2) 19' c, 48' c Rubens (2) 22' c, 30' c Toomaga-Allen 27' c Cartwright 60' m Martens 69' c Con: McLaughlin-Phillips (6/7) 20', 22', 27', 30', 48', 70' |
Tompkins Park, Alfred Cove Referee: Graham Cooper |
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Coach | Stephen Larkham |
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Coach | James Stannard |
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Coach | Les Kiss |
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Coach | Lachlan McCaffrey |