Overview

• Four Super Rugby franchises will contest Super Rugby AUS across three rounds this September, culminating in a Grand Final on October 5, 2025.
• An under-19 competition will feature multiple double-headers alongside the senior fixtures, with an under-16 division launching two weeks after the main competition begins.
• The revival targets the void left since the National Rugby Championship was scrapped in 2020 to provide more meaningful domestic matches for contracted players.
• Rugby Australia general manager Ben Whitaker said the tournament is designed to strengthen the talent pipeline by offering high-performance staff and players more consistent game time.
• Excluding the Fijian Drua from the lineup will reduce costs and sharpen focus on nurturing Australia’s homegrown players and coaching prospects.