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2025 Super Rugby AUS
Countries Australia
Date13 September – 5 October 2025
Matches played7
Official website
www.rugby.com.au
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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): ACT Brumbies, New South Wales Waratahs, Queensland Reds, Western Force. The competition is scheduled to begin on 13 September and finish with the Grand Final on 5 October 2025.[2][3]

Competition and format

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The 2025 Super Rugby AUS is structured as a short-format, domestic rugby union competition featuring Australia's four Super Rugby franchises: the ACT Brumbies, New South Wales Waratahs, Queensland Reds, and Western Force.[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

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ACT Brumbies New South Wales Waratahs
Viking Park, Wanniassa Dangar Park, Narrabri To be determined
Capacity: 7,000[5] Capacity: 5,000[6]
Queensland Reds
To be determined
Western Force
To be determined

Personnel

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Team Coach Captain
ACT Brumbies Stephen Larkham TBD
New South Wales Waratahs Dan McKellar TBD
Queensland Reds Les Kiss TBD
Western Force Simon Cron TBD

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 ACT Brumbies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Grand Final
2 New South Wales Waratahs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Queensland Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Western Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: rugby.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Number of wins; 3) Point difference

Fixtures

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Round 1

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13 September
TBD
New South Wales WaratahsvWestern Force
TBD
14 September
TBD
Queensland RedsvACT Brumbies
TBD

Round 2

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20 September
17:45 AEST (UTC+10)
New South Wales WaratahsvQueensland Reds
Dangar Park, Narrabri
21 September
TBD
Western ForcevACT Brumbies
TBD

Round 3

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27 September
TBD
ACT BrumbiesvNew South Wales Waratahs
Viking Park, Wanniassa
28 September
TBD
Western ForcevQueensland Reds
TBD

Grand Final

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5 October
TBD
TBDvTBD
TBD

References

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  1. ^ a b c Doran, Christy (17 June 2025). "Super Rugby AUS season launched as Rugby Australia finally gets serious with development pathway". The Roar. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e Wasiliev, Nick (17 June 2025). "Rugby Australia confirms new domestic Super Rugby AUS competition to kick off in September". Rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Rugby Australia revives 'third tier' competition with Super Rugby AUS". ESPN. 17 June 2025.
  4. ^ Pentony, Luke (19 June 2025). "Rugby Australia's new domestic competition must avoid familiar hurdles". ABC News.
  5. ^ "Viking Park | Austadiums". Austadiums. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Dangar Park | Austadiums". Austadiums. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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