Super Rugby Pacific 2025: How to watch, TV channels, live stream and start times
All the teams represented at the Super Rugby Pacific season launch in 2025.
Super Rugby Pacific kicks off again this weekend with five fixtures across New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Island nations.
The Auckland-based Blues are the reigning champions of the 11-team championship, while the Crusaders will be hoping to add to their record 12 titles.
Teams will play 14 games with seven home and seven away fixtures, plus two byes. The top six teams will enter the play-offs, with the winners of the three games plus the highest-placed loser entering the semi-finals.
The grand final will be the showpiece of the Super Rugby Pacific season.
How to watch Super Rugby Pacific
The matches kick off on Friday, February 14 when Crusaders open the season against Hurricanes, followed by the Highlanders’ trip to Australia to take on the Waratahs.
On Saturday, Fijian Drua welcome the Brumbies, followed by Blues versus Chiefs and Force against Moana Pasifika in a triple-header.
The matches will be shown on Stan Sport in Australia, Sky Network in New Zealand, and Supersport in South Africa. Viewers in the UK can watch the games on Sky Sports. You will need a Sky Sports subscription here to watch the games.
US viewers can watch the games via FloSports.
The opening game kicks off at 6.05am UK time, followed by the Waratahs versus Highlanders at 8.35am.
Fans who want to watch the game on Saturday will need to tune in at 3.15am on Saturday UK time to watch the Drua take on the Brumbies.
What teams are competing in Super Rugby Pacific?
Super Rugby Pacific includes teams from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the Pacific Islands.
New Zealand teams have traditionally dominated the tournament and the Blues, Hurricanes, Crusaders, Highlanders and Chiefs will be among the favourites for the 2025 tournament.
They face competition from the Waratahs, Western Force, Brumbies and Queensland Reds.
Fiji Drua are the only representative from Fiji competing in the tournament while Moana Pasifika represent Samoa and Tonga.