2025 Super Rugby AUS

2025 Super Rugby AUS
Countries	Australia
Date	13 September – 5 October 2025
Champions	Waratahs (1st title)
Runners-up	Force
Matches played	7
Tries scored	68 (average 9.7 per match)
Top point scorer	Sid Harvey, Waratahs (40)
Top try scorer	James Hendren, Waratahs (4)
Official website
www.rugby.com.au
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2025 Super Rugby AUS was 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 finished with the Grand Final on 5 October 2025. ^{[2] [3]}

The Waratahs won the inaugural Super Rugby AUS title on 5 October, defeating the Western Force in Wanneroo 33–26. ^{[4] [5]}

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] [6]} 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, ^[7] sponsored by Santos. ^[8] Over a month later, the Force confirmed their home venue (Tompkins Park) for rounds 2 and 3. ^[9] Tompkins Park, located in the Perth suburb of Alfred Cove, ^[10] is home to the Palmyra Rugby Club in Perth's Premier Grade competition. ^{[9] [11]} The Queensland Reds' home venue of Ballymore Stadium was confirmed by The Roar on 20 August. ^[12] 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. ^[13]

Brumbies	Waratahs
Viking Park, Wanniassa	Dangar Park, Narrabri	Pittwater Park, Warriewood
Capacity: 7,000 [14]	Capacity: 5,000 [15]	Capacity: 10,000 [16]
Wanniassa Narrabri Alfred Cove Herston Warriewood		Reds
		Ballymore Stadium, Herston
		Capacity: 8,000 [17]
		Force
		Tompkins Park, Alfred Cove
		—

Personnel

Team	Coach	Captain	Refs.
Brumbies	Stephen Larkham	Luke Reimer	[18]
Force	James Stannard	Darcy Swain	[19]
Reds	Les Kiss	Jock Campbell	[20]
Waratahs	Lachlan McCaffrey	Matt Philip	[21]

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Force	3	2	0	1	92	85	+7	15	11	2	0	10	Qualification for the Grand Final
2	Waratahs (C)	3	2	0	1	92	77	+15	13	12	1	0	9
3	Reds	3	2	0	1	102	95	+7	16	15	1	0	9
4	Brumbies	3	0	0	3	95	124	−29	15	20	0	0	0

Source: Rugby.com.au ^[22]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Number of wins; 4) Point difference
(C) Champion

Fixtures

Round 1

12 September 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Waratahs	3–24	Force (1 BP)
Pen: Harvey (1/1) 8' Cards: Philip 19' to 29'	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 [23] Referee: Reuben Keane

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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 39' to 49'

Ballymore Stadium, Herston Attendance: 1,904 [24] Referee: Nic Berry

Round 2

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  71'

Tompkins Park, Alfred Cove Referee: Jordan Kaminski

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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 [25] Referee: George Myers

Round 3

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

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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  78'	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

Grand Final

5 October 13:00 AWST (UTC+8)

Force	26–33	Waratahs
Try: Poolman 15' c Beale 19' c Watts 42' m Ekuasi 49' c Con: Donaldson (3/4) 16', 20', 50'	Report	Try: Jacques 21' m Harvey 28' c McDonald 32' c Halaholo 73' c Durbidge 79' c Con: Harvey (4/5) 29', 33', 73', 80'

Kingsway Regional Sporting Complex, Wanneroo [26] Referee: Nic Berry

FB 15 Max Burey RW 14 Justin Landman OC 13 George Poolman IC 12 Kurtley Beale LW 11 Mac Grealy FH 10 Ben Donaldson SH 9 Henry Robertson N8 8 Vaiolini Ekuasi OF 7 Kane Koteka BF 6 Will Harris RL 5 Darcy Swain (c) LL 4 Mitch Watts TP 3 Tiaan Tauakipulu HK 2 Albert Alcock LP 1 Marley Pearce Replacements: HK 16 Wes Thomas PR 17 Max Sawers PR 18 Sean Paranihi LK 19 Reed Prinsep N8 20 Titi Nofoagatotoa SH 21 Issak Fines-Leleiwasa CE 22 Ronan Leahy WG 23 Boston Fakafanua Coach: James Stannard

FB 15 James Hendren RW 14 Leo Jacques OC 13 Jackson Ropata IC 12 Lawson Creighton (c) LW 11 Sid Harvey FH 10 Joey Fowler SH 9 Michael McDonald N8 8 Leafi Talataina OF 7 Jamie Adamson BF 6 Clem Halaholo RL 5 Miles Amatosero LL 4 Ben Grant TP 3 Daniel Botha HK 2 Ethan Dobbins LP 1 Tom Lambert Replacements: HK 16 Bruce Kauika-Petersen PR 17 Isaac Aedo Kailea PR 18 Apolosi Ranawai LK 19 Matt Philip N8 20 Austin Durbidge SH 21 Teddy Wilson CE 22 Joey Walton WG 23 Otto Serfontein Coach: Lachlan McCaffrey

Man of the Match: Clem Halaholo (Waratahs) [27]

Statistics

As of 20 September 2025.

Point scorers Top point-scorers Pos. Player Team Position Tries Con. Pen. Drop. Points 1 Max Burey Force Fly-half 2 6 1 0 25 2 James Hendren Waratahs Fullback 4 0 0 0 20 3 Declan Meredith Brumbies Fly-half 0 8 0 0 16 4 Sid Harvey Waratahs Wing 0 6 1 0 15 Tim Ryan Reds Wing 3 0 0 0 15 6 Mac Grealy Force Fullback 2 0 0 0 10 Darcy Swain Force Lock 2 0 0 0 10 Klayton Thorn Brumbies Scrum-half 2 0 0 0 10 9 Jock Campbell Reds Fullback 0 3 0 0 6 10 Jamie Adamson Waratahs Flanker 1 0 0 0 5 Lachie Anderson Reds Wing 1 0 0 0 5 Joe Brial Reds Flanker 1 0 0 0 5 Hudson Creighton Brumbies Centre 1 0 0 0 5 Matt Faessler Reds Hooker 1 0 0 0 5 Viliami Fine Force Wing 1 0 0 0 5 Clem Halaholo Waratahs Lock 1 0 0 0 5 Will Harris Force Flanker 1 0 0 0 5 Zac Hough Reds Hooker 1 0 0 0 5 Lington Ieli Brumbies Prop 1 0 0 0 5 Justin Landman Force Wing 1 0 0 0 5 Vice Latu Reds Flanker 1 0 0 0 5 Ronan Leahy Force Wing 1 0 0 0 5 Toby MacPherson Brumbies Flanker 1 0 0 0 5 Chris Mickelson Brumbies Hooker 1 0 0 0 5 Dre Pakeho Reds Centre 1 0 0 0 5 Luke Reimer Brumbies Flanker 1 0 0 0 5 Henry Robertson Force Scrum-half 1 0 0 0 5 Jackson Ropata Waratahs Centre 1 0 0 0 5 Rhys van Nek Brumbies Prop 1 0 0 0 5 Shane Wilcox Brumbies Fullback 1 0 0 0 5 31 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips Reds Fly-half 0 2 0 0 4

Try scorers Top try-scorers Pos. Player Team Position Tries 1 James Hendren Waratahs Fullback 4 2 Tim Ryan Reds Wing 3 3 Max Burey Force Fly-half 2 Mac Grealy Force Fullback Darcy Swain Force Lock Klayton Thorn Brumbies Scrum-half 7 Jamie Adamson Waratahs Flanker 1 Lachie Anderson Reds Wing Joe Brial Reds Flanker Hudson Creighton Brumbies Centre Matt Faessler Reds Hooker Viliami Fine Force Wing Clem Halaholo Waratahs Lock Will Harris Force Flanker Zac Hough Reds Hooker Lington Ieli Brumbies Prop Justin Landman Force Wing Vice Latu Reds Flanker Ronan Leahy Force Wing Toby MacPherson Brumbies Flanker Chris Mickelson Brumbies Hooker Dre Pakeho Reds Centre Luke Reimer Brumbies Flanker Henry Robertson Force Scrum-half Jackson Ropata Waratahs Centre Rhys van Nek Brumbies Prop Shane Wilcox Brumbies Fullback

Squads

Brumbies squad ^[18]

Forwards	Tevita Alatini Lipina Ata Ollie Aylmer Finn Baxter Liam Bowron Drew Brndusi Tauti Chan-Tung Harvey Cordukes Darcy Fogarty Jack Harley Lington Ieli Eli Langi Toby MacPherson Chris Mickelson Luke Reimer Judah Saumaisue Rory Scott Lachlan Shaw Tuaina Taii Tualima Rhys van Nek
Backs	Louis Bartley-Saena Hudson Creighton Joe Dillon Malakye Enasio David Feliuai Jarrah McLeod Declan Meredith Dan Nelson Kye Oates Kadin Pritchard Ollie Sapsford Klayton Thorn Shane Wilcox
Coach	Stephen Larkham

Force squad ^[28]

Forwards	Albert Alcock Ollie Barrett Riley Brewis Billy Browne Jack Daly Nic Dolly Vaiolini Ekuasi Will Harris Harry Hoopert Max Johnson Harry Johnson-Holmes Kane Koteka Bradley Kuhn Titi Nofoagatotoa Sean Paranihi Marley Pearce Reed Prinsep Dane Sawers Max Sawers Papillon Sevele HD Stemmet Darcy Swain Tiaan Tauakipulu Wes Thomas Mitch Watts
Backs	Luke Aiken Kurtley Beale Max Burey Ben Donaldson Boston Fakafanua Viliami Fine Issak Fines-Leleiwasa Mac Grealy Bayley Kuenzle Justin Landman Ronan Leahy Ryan McGloin Henry Palmer Divad Palu Doug Philipson George Poolman Finn Prass Henry Robertson Tiam Toufan
Coach	James Stannard

Reds squad ^[20]

Forwards	George Blake Jack Brady Joe Brial Charlie Brosnan Massimo de Lutiis Sef Fa'agase Matt Faessler Theo Fourie Ollie Harris Kohan Herbert Zac Hough Trevor King Vice Latu Hamish Muller Tom Robinson Aidan Ross Jeffery Toomaga-Allen Seru Uru Harrison Usher Connor Vest
Backs	Lachie Anderson Jock Campbell Will Cartwright Josh Flook Isaac Henry James Martens Will McCulloch Harry McLaughlin-Phillips Heremaia Murray Dre Pakeho Xavier Rubens Tim Ryan Kalani Thomas
Coach	Les Kiss

Waratahs squad ^[21]

Forwards	Jamie Adamson Miles Amatosero Siosifa Amone Jack Barrett Daniel Botha Brady Dawson Ethan Dobbins Eamon Doyle Austin Durbidge Oniti Finau Chlayton Frans Charlie Gamble Will Goddard Ben Grant Clem Halaholo Isaac Aedo Kailea Tom Lambert Bruce Kauika-Petersen Matt Philip Apolosi Ranawai Pete Samu Leafi Talataina
Backs	Jack Bowen Lawson Creighton Joey Fowler Liam Grover Sid Harvey James Hendren Leo Jacques Michael McDonald James McGregor Lebron Naea Henry O'Donnell Triston Reilly Jackson Ropata Archie Saunders Otto Serfontein Hwi Sharples Joey Walton Teddy Wilson
Coach	Lachlan McCaffrey

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