Super Rugby 2026

[SouthernMann]

Giving the U20s rhe boot is sensible. It means the U20s lads get to focus on club footy with some Super training involvement.

That the lads 20 - 22 have some competitive rugby to keep them going while they bridge the gap between U20s footy and Super.

It means we get to keep some of the players who would have headed to MLR in the past.

[frugby]

The competition is set to involve eight games, and will be done by the second weekend of April, freeing these players up to then play club rugby.

[Bovidae]

They need to show the Dev games on Sky, even if they aren 't a curtain-raiser to the main game. In fact, playing them in other cities would be good as long as it's in a NPC venue.

[Bovidae]

SRP has missed a trick by not releasing the squads today or tomorrow. We'll have a couple of slow rugby news days before the international teams are announced for the tests this weekend.

[SouthernMann]

Pre-sale members tickets to Super Round went on sale today. Will be interesting to see how they go.

I got some just between halfway and the 10m line. Should be a good spot for three days of code.

[Kiwiwomble]

@SouthernMann said in Super Rugby 2026:

Pre-sale members tickets to Super Round went on sale today. Will be interesting to see how they go.

I got some just between halfway and the 10m line. Should be a good spit for three days of code.

ya just would love to see something closer to old school sevens vibes that what we've seen in melbourne wouldn't you

[SouthernMann]

@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2026:

@SouthernMann said in Super Rugby 2026:

Pre-sale members tickets to Super Round went on sale today. Will be interesting to see how they go.

I got some just between halfway and the 10m line. Should be a good spit for three days of code.

ya just would love to see something closer to old school sevens vibes that what we've seen in melbourne wouldn't you

I'm really looking forward to it. Should be a sellout every day. Hopefully they out a bit of energy into promoting it past just the rugby side of things.

[SouthernMann]

Asked a friend down there with intel and said tickets sales have been massive today. Just a couple of k left for the Friday. Both the other days strong as well.

[WoodysRFC]

@SouthernMann said in Super Rugby 2026:

Asked a friend down there with intel and said tickets sales have been massive today. Just a couple of k left for the Friday. Both the other days strong as well.

Thought they weren't going on sale until the 31st?

[Yeetyaah]

@WoodysRFC members presales

[SouthernMann]

Squads will start being named at 10 AM next Thursday. Highlanders and Drua first.

[Yeetyaah]

Chiefs named at 2pm

[Daffy Jaffy]

2026 SUPER RUGBY SQUAD NAMINGS
THURSDAY

10am - Highlanders

11am - Blues

12pm - Moana Pasifika

1pm - Hurricanes

2pm - Chiefs

3pm - Crusaders

[Tim]

High-value signing targets for Super Rugby Pacific squads

A number of highly touted young players have announced commitments with Super Rugby squads so far, with Waikato-product Oli Mathis the latest to ink a contract with the Crusaders.

Any news on Will Cole?

[Tim]

Not sure about anyone else, but SR squad announcements are one of the most interesting parts of the season. Would have thought there'd be more hype about them?

[Tim]

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[Tim]

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Force sign experienced international front-rower Fotuaika

[Canes4life]

@Tim said in Super Rugby 2026:

High-value signing targets for Super Rugby Pacific squads

A number of highly touted young players have announced commitments with Super Rugby squads so far, with Waikato-product Oli Mathis the latest to ink a contract with the Crusaders.

Any news on Will Cole?

I'd say he will be with the Canes on a development contract.

Will be interesting to see if they go hard at securing Coles' signature long term, with Fletcher Sterling Cooper becoming hot property even though he's still got two years left of school.

[Tim]

Where are the predictions, ahead of time?

[cliff]

The main squads are fairly predictable the real surprises will be in the wider training squads