Eleven of the best Oceanian rugby teams will battle it out once again as Super Rugby Pacific returns for a 28th season in 2026.
Comprising of four teams from Australia, five from New Zealand, one from Fiji and one from the Pacific Islands, Super Rugby is one of the most highly-anticipated events on the rugby calendar.
The current champions are the Crusaders, with the New Zealand-based claiming their record-extending 13th title by defeating the Chiefs at Christchurch Stadium in June.
Dates
The 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season gets underway with the first round of fixtures on Friday 13th of February and concludes with the final on Saturday 20th June.
Format
The 11 competing teams compete in a round-robin format with seven matches at home and seven away, with two byes.
The fourteen games see teams play four 'rival' teams twice and the six remaining teams once.
The six highest-placed teams then advance to the qualifying finals where the three winning teams and the highest-seeded losing team move to the semi-finals.
Stadiums
Team | Country | Stadium (Capacity) |
Brumbies | Australia | Gio Stadium (25,011) |
Force | Australia | HBF Park (20,500) |
Reds | Australia | Suncorp Stadium (52,500) |
Waratahs | Australia | Allianz Stadium (42,500) |
Drua | Fiji | Churchill Park (11,000) |
Blues | New Zealand | Eden Park (60,000) |
Chiefs | New Zealand | FMG Stadium Waikato (25,800) |
Crusaders | New Zealand | Apollo Projects Stadium (17,104) |
Highlanders | New Zealand | Forsyth Barr Stadium (30,748) |
Hurricane | New Zealand | Wellington Regional Stadium (34,500) |
Moana Pasifika | Pacific Islands | North Harbour Stadium (14,000) |
