2025 Super Rugby AUS

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2025 Super Rugby AUS
CountriesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Date13 September – 5 October 2025
Matches played6
Tries scored59
(average 9.8 per match)
Official website
www.rugby.com.au
2026  

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]

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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] 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 Disc Plain grey.svg Waratahs Disc Plain blue ciel.png
Viking Park, Wanniassa Dangar Park, Narrabri Pittwater Park, Warriewood
Capacity: 7,000 [12] Capacity: 5,000 [13] Capacity: 10,000 [14]
Viking Park v2.jpg Dangar Park, Narrabri.jpg Pittwater Rugby Park.jpg
Reds Disc Plain red.svg
Ballymore Stadium, Herston
Capacity: 8,000 [15]
Ballymore Stadium under redevelopment.jpg
Force Disc Plain blue.svg
Tompkins Park, Alfred Cove
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Personnel

TeamCoachCaptainRefs.
Brumbies Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Larkham Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Reimer [16]
Force Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Stannard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darcy Swain [17]
Reds Flag of Australia (converted).svg Les Kiss Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jock Campbell [18]
Waratahs Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan McCaffrey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Philip [19]

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPtsQualification
1Flag of Western Australia.svg Force 32019285+715112010Qualification for the Grand Final
2Flag of New South Wales.svg Waratahs 32019277+151312109
3Flag of Queensland.svg Reds 320110295+71615109
4Flag placeholder.svg Brumbies 300395124291520000
Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: Rugby.com.au [20]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Number of wins; 4) Point difference

Fixtures

Round 1

12 September
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Waratahs 3–24 Force (1 BP)
Pen: Harvey (1/1) 8'
Cards: Philip Yellow card.svg 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 [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 Yellow card.svg 39' to 49'
Ballymore Stadium, Herston
Attendance: 1,904 [22]
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 Yellow card.svg 71'
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

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

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 Yellow card.svg 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
14:30 AWST (UTC+8)
Force v Waratahs
Kingsway Regional Sporting Complex, Wanneroo [24]

Statistics

As of 20 September 2025.

Squads

Brumbies squad [16]
Forwards
Backs
Coach Stephen Larkham
Force squad [25]
Forwards
Backs
Coach James Stannard
Reds squad [18]
Forwards
Backs
Coach Les Kiss
Waratahs squad [19]
Forwards
Backs
Coach Lachlan McCaffrey

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