The 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season (known as 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 competition format remained the same from the previous season (2024), with an extra regular season round and the finals series being the major changes,[5] alongside the fixture list and afternoon fixture times.[6] Eleven teams play in a round-robin format, with seven matches at home and seven away, and two byes.[5] The fourteen games include teams playing four teams twice, with a focus on "rivalry match-ups", and the six remaining teams once.[5] At the conclusion of the regular season, the top six teams on the season ladder will compete in the qualifying finals.[5] 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.[5] 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.[5]
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.[7]
Standings
The current standings for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season are:
Competition points breakdown: * 4 competition points for a win * 2 competition points for a draw * 1 competition bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 competition bonus point for scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match
Tiebreaker rules: If, at any stage, teams have the same number of competition points, the following tiebreaker rules apply (in this order) to determine their standing: * Most wins from all matches * Highest difference between total points for and total points against from all matches (points difference) * Most tries scored from all matches * Highest difference between total tries for and total tries against from all matches * Coin toss
Round-by-round
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:
