The Blues are the 2026 Sky Super Rugby Aupiki champions, claiming a dramatic 28 – 21 victory over Matatū with a match-winning try in the 80th minute at One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch. Played in front of over 10,000 fans, the Grand Final was an arm wrestle from start to finish, with neither side
Super Rugby Aupiki squads for 2026 have been locked in, setting the scene for a season that blends familiar faces, exciting new talent and renewed rivalries when the competition returns in June. All four teams have named strong groups of returning players providing continuity from the 2025 season. Alongside that stability, 33 debutants are set
Introduction For readers unfamiliar with this Kiwi term, first a brief explanation. Everyone else can scroll down to the next section. The SRA competition was established in 2022 to provide a link in playing standards between the Farah Palmer Cup and the Black Ferns. Aupiki means ‘ascent to the highest realms’, and is a pleasing
The 2026 Super Rugby Aupiki draw has been locked in and fans can get excited for a 13 June kick‑off as the competition syncs up with the wider women’s rugby calendar. Spanning six rounds, a Grand Final, and a Trans-Tasman Champions Final, the 2026 season builds on the momentum of 2025 with several changes designed to elevate the
History will be up for grabs in 2025 with an inaugural Women’s Super Rugby Champions Final to be played between the respective Sky Super Rugby Aupiki and Super W winners. The newly created crossover final will see the best two women’s Super Rugby teams from the two competitions go head-to-head, the first official step in
Preparation for the 2025 season of Sky Super Rugby Aupiki will begin in a matter of weeks with the Super Clubs today unveiling their squads for the upcoming season. A total of 116 players will begin their individual training programmes next month, in the build-up to the fourth season of Sky Super Rugby Aupiki. Among
Family-friendly afternoon kick offs are the feature of an extended 2024 Sky Super Rugby Aupiki draw announced by New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the Super Clubs today. Players are already immersed in a newly extended pre-season training window ahead of a season and with every match played at 2.05pm or 4.35pm the 2024 season promises
(Super Rugby Aupiki results below) One thoroughly exciting game versus four walk-overs. That is not how the Prem 15s was meant to work out. As we move into the 6 Nations break, the gap between the top 5 and bottom 5 opens out to twelve points; within those bottom five the margin is a chasm-like
Ten days after it started New Zealand’s Super Rugby Aupiki was over. Officials and planners are now assessing what it achieved and what remains to be done. For many the answer to the second question is: an awful lot. The tournament had been dreamed up long before the Black Ferns’ fateful 2021 tour of Europe
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