The Super Rugby Pacific confirmed a new format for the 2025 season

ByDavid Mitchell
The Super Rugby Pacific confirmed a new format for the 2025 season

The 2025 season of the Super Rugby Pacific It will begin on Friday, February 14, no longer Melbourne Rebels (Out of financial problems), with 11 representatives and with news for the final phase.

The championship will advance a week compared to previous years, to incorporate an additional round in the tournament, which in its format by 2025 will have Brumbies, Blues, Chiefs, Crusaders, Fijian Dru.

Each team will play 14 games in the regular season, with seven at home and seven out, and will have two rest dates. The teams will face twice against four rivals, prioritizing the most prominent duels, while they will play once against the other six teams.

The six best teams at the end of the regular phase will advance to the final phase, which will be played in three weeks. In the first, the crosses will be 1 vs. 6, 2 vs 5 and 3 vs. 4, with the best classified as locals. The winners will advance to the semifinals, where the best classified team that has lost in the previous round will be joined, known as the “lucky loser.”

Already in the semifinals, the duels will be 1 vs 4 and 2 vs. 3, again with the best classified as hosts. The winners of the semifinals will play the grand final, which will be held at the team of the team best position in the table.

Jack Mesley, CEO of Super Rugby Pacificsaid: “We are excited to announce the new format and innovations for the 2025 season of the Pacific Super Rugby. Although we will soon announce the full calendar, we wanted to offer fans an advance of what is coming,”.

“The inclusion of three games on Sunday afternoon will facilitate families to enjoy the emotion of the tournament, and we will evaluate how to expand this offer in the next editions”.

“We are particularly excited about the new final series, designed to offer very competitive meetings and reward the teams that lead the table”.

This will be the final of the 2025 Super Rugby:

First week – Play offs
1st vs. 6
2nd vs 5th
3rd vs 4th

Second week – semifinals
1st vs 4th
2nd vs. 3rd

Third Week – Great Final
1st vs 2nd

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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