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2025 Super Rugby Pacific season

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2025 Super Rugby Pacific season
Countries Australia (4 teams)
 Fiji (1 team)
 New Zealand (5 teams)
Pacific Islands (1 team)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Matches played25
Tries scored224 (8.96 per match)
Top point scorer(s)New Zealand Damian McKenzie, Chiefs (65)
Top try scorer(s)New Zealand Sevu Reece, Crusaders
Australia Carlo Tizzano, Force (both 6)
Official websitesuper.rugby/superrugby
2024 (Previous) (Next) 2026

The 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season (known as SMARTECH Super Rugby Pacific in Australia, Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific in Fiji and DHL Super Rugby Pacific in New Zealand) is the 30th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and a combined team from Samoa, Tonga and other Pacific Island nations. The defending champions are the Blues, who won their fourth title in 2024.[1]

The competition was reduced from twelve teams in 2024 to eleven following the axing of Australian team Melbourne Rebels.[2][3]

The season began on 14 February 2025.

Format

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The competition format remained the same from the previous season (2024), with an extra regular season round and the finals series being the major changes,[4] alongside the fixture list and afternoon fixture times.[5] Eleven teams play in a round-robin format, with seven matches at home and seven away, and two byes.[4] The fourteen games include teams playing four teams twice, with a focus on "rivalry match-ups", and the six remaining teams once.[4] At the conclusion of the regular season, the top six teams on the season ladder will compete in the qualifying finals.[4] The first-placed team will go head-to-head against the sixth-placed team; the second-placed team will go head-to-head against the fifth-placed team; and the third-placed team against the fourth-placed team.[4] Each winner and the highest-seeded losing team will advance to the semi-finals (1st seed v 4th seed and 2nd seed v 3rd seed). The winners of each semi-final will advance to the Grand Final, the highest-seeded team being the hosts.[4]

The rankings on the competition table are determined by the number of competition points earned during the regular season. Competition points can be gained in the following way: four points are awarded to the winning team, two points to each team for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams can also receive a singular bonus point if they score at least three tries more than the opponent in a match, or lose by seven points or less.[6]

Standings

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The current standings for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season are:

2025 Super Rugby Pacific standings
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Chiefs 6 5 0 1 229 166 +63 31 24 1 1 22 Finals series
2 Crusaders 4 3 0 1 155 126 +29 24 17 2 0 14
3 Reds 4 3 0 1 138 118 +20 20 17 2 0 14
4 Brumbies 5 3 0 2 171 167 +4 26 22 1 1 14
5 Waratahs 4 3 0 1 115 105 +10 17 16 1 0 13
6 Highlanders 4 2 0 2 114 107 +7 14 16 0 2 10
7 Hurricanes 5 2 0 3 143 158 −15 19 23 0 1 9
8 Force 5 2 0 3 157 203 −46 21 31 0 1 9
9 Blues 5 1 0 4 119 136 −17 18 14 1 2 7
10 Drua 5 1 0 4 139 165 −26 19 26 0 3 7
11 Moana Pasifika 5 1 0 4 184 213 −29 27 30 0 2 6
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2025. Source: Super Rugby

Round-by-round

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The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Team Progression
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 QF SF Final
Blues 0
(11th)
0
(11th)
5
(8th)
6
(10th)
7
(9th)
Bye Bye
Brumbies 4
(3rd)
5
(5th)
5
(7th)
9
(6th)
14
(4th)
Bye Bye
Chiefs 4
(1st)
9
(1st)
13
(1st)
14
(1st)
18
(1st)
22
(---)
Bye Bye
Crusaders 4
(2nd)
4
(8th)
4
(9th)
9
(4th)
14
(2nd)
Bye
Drua 1
(8th)
2
(9th)
3
(10th)
7
(8th)
7
(10th)
Bye Bye
Force 4
(4th)
8
(2nd)
9
(4th)
9
(7th)
9
(8th)
Bye Bye
Highlanders 1
(7th)
5
(4th)
9
(3rd)
9
(3rd)
10
(6th)
Bye
Hurricanes 0
(10th)
4
(7th)
5
(6th)
5
(11th)
9
(7th)
Bye Bye
Moana Pasifika 1
(6th)
1
(10th)
2
(11th)
6
(9th)
6
(11th)
6
(---)
Bye
Reds 0
(9th)
5
(3rd)
9
(2nd)
9
(5th)
14
(3rd)
Bye
Waratahs 4
(5th)
4
(6th)
8
(5th)
13
(2nd)
13
(5th)
Bye
Key: Win Draw Loss Bye DNQ = Did not qualify

Matches

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Finals series

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Qualifying finals

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TBD
v
TBD
v
TBD
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Semi-finals

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TBD
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TBD
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Grand Final

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TBD
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Statistics

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As of 15 March 2025

Leading point scorers

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No. Player Team Points Average Details
1 New Zealand Damian McKenzie New Zealand Chiefs 65 16.25 3 T, 13 C, 8 P, 0 D
2 New Zealand Harry Godfrey New Zealand Hurricanes 55 11.00 2 T, 12 C, 7 P, 0 D
3 New Zealand Sam Gilbert New Zealand Highlanders 47 11.75 1 T, 9 C, 8 P, 0 D
4 Australia Ben Donaldson Australia Force 42 10.50 1 T, 14 C, 3 P, 0 D
5 Fiji Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula Fiji Drua 35 8.75 1 T, 9 C, 4 P, 0 D
6 Australia Tom Lynagh Australia Reds 33 11.00 1 T, 14 C, 0 P, 0 D
7 Tonga William Havili New Zealand Moana Pasifika 32 8.00 2 T, 8 C, 2 P, 0 D
8 New Zealand Beauden Barrett New Zealand Blues 31 7.75 2 T, 9 C, 1 P, 0 D
9 New Zealand Sevu Reece New Zealand Crusaders 30 7.50 6 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D
Australia Carlo Tizzano Australia Force 30 7.50 6 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D

Source: Points

Leading try scorers

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No. Player Team Tries Average
1 New Zealand Sevu Reece New Zealand Crusaders 6 1.50
Australia Carlo Tizzano Australia Force 6 1.50
3 New Zealand Macca Springer New Zealand Crusaders 5 5.00
Tonga Kyren Taumoefolau New Zealand Moana Pasifika 5 1.25
5 Fiji Vuate Karawalevu Fiji Drua 4 1.00
Fiji Ponepati Loganimasi Fiji Drua 4 1.00
Australia Andy Muirhead Australia Brumbies 4 0.80
New Zealand Kyle Preston New Zealand Crusaders 4 1.00
New Zealand Caleb Tangitau New Zealand Highlanders 4 1.00
10 13 players 3

Source: Tries

Discipline

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Player Team Red Yellow Round (vs. opponent)
New Zealand Daniel Lienert-Brown New Zealand Highlanders 1 0 Round 2 (vs. Blues)
New Zealand Hoskins Sotutu New Zealand Blues 1 0 Round 3 (vs. Hurricanes)
New Zealand Reed Prinsep Australia Force 0 2 Round 2 (vs. Brumbies)
Round 4 (vs. Waratahs)
New Zealand Naitoa Ah Kuoi New Zealand Chiefs 0 1 Round 5 (vs. Blues)
Australia Miles Amatosero Australia Waratahs 0 1 Round 3 (vs. Drua)
New Zealand Scott Barrett New Zealand Crusaders 0 1 Round 1 (vs. Hurricanes)
Australia Nick Champion de Crespigny Australia Force 0 1 Round 2 (vs. Brumbies)
New Zealand Mitchell Dunshea New Zealand Highlanders 0 1 Round 1 (vs. Waratahs)
New Zealand Josh Fusitua New Zealand Blues 0 1 Round 1 (vs. Chiefs)
New Zealand Rieko Ioane New Zealand Blues 0 1 Round 3 (vs. Hurricanes)
New Zealand Brayden Iose New Zealand Hurricanes 0 1 Round 4 (vs. Moana Pasifika)
Fiji Vuate Karawalevu Fiji Drua 0 1 Round 1 (vs. Brumbies)
Australia Andrew Kellaway Australia Waratahs 0 1 Round 5 (vs. Reds)
New Zealand Du'Plessis Kirifi New Zealand Hurricanes 0 1 Round 2 (vs. Drua)
Australia Fraser McReight Australia Reds 0 1 Round 2 (vs. Moana Pasifika)
Fiji Motikai Murray Fiji Drua 0 1 Round 5 (vs. Brumbies)
New Zealand Xavier Numia New Zealand Hurricanes 0 1 Round 3 (vs. Blues)
Australia Hunter Paisami Australia Reds 0 1 Round 2 (vs. Moana Pasifika)
Australia Dylan Pietsch Australia Force 0 1 Round 2 (vs. Brumbies)
New Zealand Ngane Punivai New Zealand Hurricanes 0 1 Round 5 (vs. Highlanders)
Fiji Isikeli Rabitu Fiji Drua 0 1 Round 1 (vs. Brumbies)
New Zealand Pouri Rakete-Stones New Zealand Hurricanes 0 1 Round 3 (vs. Blues)
Australia Tom Robertson Australia Force 0 1 Round 1 (vs. Moana Pasifika)
Fiji Kitione Salawa Jr. Fiji Drua 0 1 Round 3 (vs. Waratahs)
England Tom Savage New Zealand Moana Pasifika 0 1 Round 4 (vs. Hurricanes)
Australia Ryan Smith Australia Reds 0 1 Round 2 (vs. Moana Pasifika)
New Zealand Xavi Taele New Zealand Blues 0 1 Round 5 (vs. Chiefs)
New Zealand Caleb Tangitau New Zealand Highlanders 0 1 Round 1 (vs. Waratahs)
New Zealand Will Tucker New Zealand Hurricanes 0 1 Round 2 (vs. Drua)
New Zealand Tupou Vaa'i New Zealand Chiefs 0 1 Round 2 (vs. Crusaders)
New Zealand Isaia Walker-Leawere New Zealand Hurricanes 0 1 Round 4 (vs. Moana Pasifika)
Australia Jeremy Williams Australia Force 0 1 Round 2 (vs. Brumbies)

Players

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Squads

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The following squads have been named. Players listed in italics denote non-original squad members:

Blues squad[7]
Forwards Ben AkeJosh BeehreAdrian ChoatCam ChristieTristyn CookSam DarryKurt EklundJosh FusituaJordan LayLaghlan McWhannellJames MullanDalton Papali'iNathaniel PoleMarcel RenataRicky RiccitelliAnton SegnerPJ SheckHoskins SotutuCameron SuafoaAngus TaʻavaoPatrick TuipulotuOfa Tuʻungafasi
Backs Beauden BarrettFinlay ChristieCaleb ClarkeCorey EvansCole ForbesTaufa FunakiMeihana GrindlayRieko IoaneAJ LamSam NockReon PaulStephen PerofetaHarry PlummerPayton SpencerZarn SullivanXavi TaeleMark Tele'a
Coach Vern Cotter
Brumbies squad[8]
Forwards Allan Alaalatoa • Tevita Alatini • Liam BowronCharlie CaleFeao FotuaikaNick Frost • Lachlan Hooper • Tom HooperLington IeliLachlan LonerganCadeyrn NevilleBilly PollardLuke ReimerJudah SaumaisueBlake SchouppRory ScottLachlan ShawJames SlipperTuaina Taii TualimaRob ValetiniRhys van NekHarry Vella
Backs Austin AndersonHudson CreightonJack DebreczeniDavid FeliuaiHarrison GoddardLen IkitauNoah LolesioRyan LonerganDeclan MeredithAndy MuirheadBen O'DonnellKadin PritchardOllie SapsfordKlayton ThornCorey Toole • Shane Wilcox • Tom Wright
Coach Stephen Larkham
Chiefs squad[9]
Forwards Naitoa Ah KuoiSione AhioKaylum BoshierJahrome BrownGeorge DyerSamipeni FinauLuke JacobsonJosh LordBrodie McAlisterOllie NorrisReuben O'NeillSimon ParkerJared ProffitAidan RossFiti SaManaaki Selby-RickitWallace SititiBradley SlaterSamisoni Taukei'ahoJames ThompsonJimmy TupouTupou Vaa'iMalachi Wrampling-Alec
Backs Leroy CarterLiam Coombes-FablingJosh JacombAnton Lienert-BrownManasa MataeleDamian McKenzieEtene Nanai-SeturoEmoni NarawaRameka PoihipiCortez RatimaXavier RoeDaniel RonaShaun StevensonTe Toiroa TahuriorangiKaleb TraskQuinn TupaeaGideon Wrampling
Coach Clayton McMillan
Crusaders squad[10]
Forwards Fletcher AndersonScott BarrettGeorge BellEthan BlackadderGeorge BowerFinlay BrewisTahlor CahillSeb CalderTom ChristieDominic GardinerCullen GraceJamie HannahCorey KellowManumaua LetiuChristian Lio-WillieSam MatengaIoane MoananuFletcher NewellXavier SaifoloiAntonio ShalfoonQuinten StrangeKershawl Sykes-MartinCodie TaylorTamaiti Williams
Backs Levi AumuaMitchell DrummondBraydon EnnorChay FihakiDavid HaviliNoah HothamWill JordanTaha KemaraDallas McLeodJohnny McNichollJames O'ConnorKyle PrestonSevu ReeceRivez ReihanaMacca SpringerAki Tuivailala
Coach Rob Penney
Drua squad[11]
Forwards Elia CanakaivataTe Ahiwaru CirikidavetaMeli DerenalagiMesake DogeMesu DolokotoHaereiti HetetTevita IkanivereVilive MiramiraMotikai MurrayIsoa NasilasilaLivai NatavePeni RavaiRatu Leone RotuisoliaKitione Salawa Jr.Joseva TamaniSamu TawakeZuriel TogiatamaMeli TuniEmosi TuqiriIsoa TuwaiMesake Vocevoce • Sailosi Vukalokalo • Etonia Waqa
Backs Isaiah Armstrong-RavulaPhilip BaselalaIlaisa DroaseseVuate KarawalevuSimione KuruvoliPonepati LoganimasiFrank LomaniIosefo MasiRatu Peni MatawaluEpeli MomoCaleb MuntzWaqa NalagaIsikeli RabituTaniela RakuroJunior RatuvaSelestino RavutaumadaTuidraki SamusamuvodreInia TabuavouKemu Valetini
Coach Glen Jackson
Force squad[12]
Forwards Sam CarterNick Champion de CrespignyRyan CoxonNic DollyVaiolini EkuasiLopeti FaifuaWill HarrisHarry HoopertTom HortonHarry Johnson-HolmesKane KotekaAtu MoliTom OsborneBrandon Paenga-AmosaMarley PearceReed PrinsepTom Robertson • Papillon Sevele • Joshua SmithDarcy SwainTiaan TauakipuluJosh ThompsonCarlo Tizzano • Mitch Watts • Jeremy Williams
Backs Kurtley BealeMax BureyBen DonaldsonIssak Fines-LeleiwasaMac GrealyBayley KuenzleRonan LeahyCoby MilnDivad PaluReesjan Pasitoa • Doug Philipson • Dylan PietschGeorge PoolmanHarry PotterMatt ProctorHenry RobertsonHamish StewartSio TomkinsonNic White
Coach Simon Cron
Highlanders squad[13]
Forwards Josh BartlettHenry BellNikora BroughtonEthan de GrootMitchell DunsheaOliver HaigFabian HollandTK HowdenSefo KautaiVeveni LasaqaDaniel Lienert-BrownSaula Ma'uHayden MichaelsLui NaeataHugh RentonWill StodartJack TaylorSoane VikenaRohan WinghamSean Withy
Backs James ArscottFolau FakatavaAjay FaleafagaSam GilbertNathan HastieFinn HurleyJonah LoweMichael MansonCam MillarJona NarekiJacob Ratumaitavuki-KneepkensTaine RobinsonCaleb TangitauTimoci TavatavanawaiJake Te HiwiTanielu TeleʻaThomas Umaga-JensenJosh Whaanga
Coach Jamie Joseph
Hurricanes squad[14]
Forwards Tom AllenAsafo AumuaCaleb DelanyJacob DeveryDevan FlandersZach GallagherBrayden IoseDu'Plessis KirifiPeter LakaiSiale LauakiTyrel LomaxTevita MafileoXavier NumiaHugo PlummerArese PolikoPouri Rakete-StonesBrad ShieldsNic SouchonJosh TaulaPasilio TosiWill TuckerRaymond TuputupuIsaia Walker-Leawere
Backs Kade BanksBrett CameronLucas CashmoreTjay ClarkeEre EnariFehi FineanganofoHarry GodfreyCallum HarkinRiley HigginsRiley HohepaRuben LoveKini NaholoBilly ProctorNgane PunivaiCam RoigardJone RovaDaniel SinkinsonBailyn SullivanPeter Umaga-JensenJordi Viljoen
Coach Clark Laidlaw
Moana Pasifika squad[15]
Forwards Chris ApouaAllan CraigMichael CurryPone Fa'amausiliMiracle FaiʻilagiSione Havili TalituiLotu InisiJames LaySione MafileoTomasi MakaSama MaloloSam MoliAlamanda MotugaSemisi PaeaIrie PapuniAbraham PoleFeleti Sae-Ta'ufo'ouMills SaneriviTom SavageArdie SaveaSam SladeOfa TauatevaluOla TauelangiTito TuipulotuSemisi Tupou Ta'eiloa
Backs Solomon AlaimaloLosi FilipoNeria FomaiJackson Garden-BachopAisea HaloWilliam HaviliFine InisiLalomilo LalomiloMelani MatavaoTevita OfaPepesana PatafiloPatrick PellegriniJulian SaveaJonathan TaumateineKyren TaumoefolauDanny ToalaTuna Tuitama
Coach Tana Umaga
Reds squad[16]
Forwards Richie AsiataGeorge BlakeAngus BlythJoe BrialJohn BryantJosh Canham • Max Craig • Massimo de LutiisSef Fa'agaseMatt FaesslerMatt GibbonAlex Hodgman • Trevor King • Fraser McReightJosh NasserZane NonggorrLukhan Salakaia-LotoRyan SmithJeffery Toomaga-AllenSeru UruConnor VestHarry WilsonLiam Wright
Backs Lachie AndersonJock CampbellFilipo DaugunuJosh Flook • Jude Gibbs • Frankie GoldsbroughMason GordonIsaac HenryTom Lynagh • Will McCulloch • Tate McDermottHarry McLaughlin-PhillipsHeremaia MurrayHunter PaisamiDre PakehoTim RyanKalani ThomasLouis Werchon
Coach Les Kiss
Waratahs squad[17]
Forwards Jamie AdamsonAle AhoMiles AmatoseroBrad AmituanaiSiosifa AmoneJack BarrettAngus BellDaniel Botha • Adrian Brown • Ethan DobbinsCharlie GambleLangi GleesonBen Grant • Clem Halaholo • Julian HeavenIsaac Aedo KaileaFelix KalapuMesu KunavulaTom LambertFergus Lee-WarnerRob LeotaDave PoreckiHugh SinclairAngelo SmithLeafi TalatainaTaniela TupouMahe Vailanu
Backs Jack BowenLawson CreightonTane EdmedLalakai FoketiJake GordonJack Grant • James Hendren • Max JorgensenAndrew KellawayDarby LancasterHenry O'DonnellTriston ReillyLukas Ripley • Jackson Ropata • Archie Saunders • Joseph Sua'ali'iJoey WaltonTeddy Wilson
Coach Dan McKellar

Referees

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The following referees were selected to officiate the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season:[18][19][20]

2025 Super Rugby Pacific referees
Australia Nic BerryAngus GardnerDamon MurphyJordan Way
New Zealand James DolemanAngus MabeyBen O'KeeffeMarcus PlaylePaul Williams

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Blues win first Super Rugby title since 2003 after defeating Chiefs at Eden Park". The New Zealand Herald. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Financially-stricken Melbourne Rebels axed from Super Rugby Pacific". Guardian Australia. 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ Pentony, Luke (30 May 2024). "Melbourne Rebels' axing comes as no surprise but the ramifications may not be felt for some time". ABC News.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "New finals system headlines refreshed Super Rugby Pacific format". SANZAAR (Press release). 13 September 2024.
  5. ^ Reive, Christopher (13 September 2024). "Changes revealed for Super Rugby Pacific 2025 season". The New Zealand Herald.
  6. ^ a b "Tournament Format – Super Rugby Pacific". SANZAAR. 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  7. ^ "We're ready to take the handbrake off". Blues (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  8. ^ "ACT Brumbies announce 36-player squad for 2025 Super Rugby Pacific". ACT Brumbies (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Gallagher Chiefs name cohesive 2025 squad". Chiefs (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  10. ^ "2025 Crusaders squad announced". Crusaders (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Fijian Drua unveil 2025 squad". Fijian Drua (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Four more round out 2025 Western Force Super Rugby squad". Western Force (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Highlanders name squad for 2025 DHL Super Rugby competition". Highlanders (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Game Readiness and Maturity Key in 2025 Hurricanes Squad". Hurricanes (Press release). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Moana Pasifika name squad for 2025". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Queensland Reds Announce squad for 2025 Super Rugby Pacific". Queensland Reds (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  17. ^ "The wait is over - The 2025 NSW Waratahs Squad is officially here and ready to support". NSW Waratahs (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Super Rugby Pacific 2025 round one teams". SANZAAR. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Super Rugby Pacific 2025 round two teams". SANZAAR. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  20. ^ "Super Rugby Pacific 2025 round four teams". SANZAAR. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
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