Super Rugby Pacific (2025)

[Kiwiwomble]

Draw should be announced today, changes to the format have been made, finally down to a six team finals

 

[Kiwiwomble]

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

Sader's thrid try... dear lord. What a beauty.

 

[The Seeker]

almost beat the Brumbies in Suva yesterday. They gave up the lead in the final minutes and lost 36-32.

 

[The Seeker]

Round Two - Hurricanes 38 Drua 34 in New Zealand. Another close loss for my team in the waning moments.

 

[IT157]

Enjoying watching the highlights of these games. Some high scoring games with wonderful tries.

Surprised to see Ardie Savea playing for Moana Pasifika.

 

[The Seeker]

Drua lost their third match in a row this season by one try (five points) or less. This time it was 29-24 to the Waratahs.

 

[Flankers' paradise]

Nic Berry needs to be stood down. He actively endangers player safety, Force players hit 4 reds players high incl. 3 in the same phase and he awards a grand total of 1 pk. Nic Dolly stood upright shoulder to Lynagh's jaw, no attempt to even move his arms let alone wrap and moving into contact not passive yet he waves play on. absolutely absolutely disgusted

 

[penaltytry]

The new playoff format is a little bit confusing but I think it is a very good one. Well designed.

 

[Stade Rochelais]

Useless competition that does not even deserve to be watched especially when you know that the New Zealand teams are crushing this competition with their fingers in their noses.
Since the departure of the South African teams, there is no more suspense. The level of Super Rugby Pacific is very far from the Super 12 and 14.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

especially when you know that the New Zealand teams are crushing this competition with their fingers in their noses

You could at least look at the results before embarrassing yourself

 

[Stade Rochelais]

You could at least look at the results before embarrassing yourself

I am not interested in results, what I want is the level of performance and the level of rhythm. They are very far from what made the prestige of Super Rugby 1996-2018.
The departure of the South African clubs was a mistake that Super Rugby is paying very heavily for.

The best reform would have been the return of the Jaguares (Argentina). Then they should have negotiated with South Africa to get them back by improving the schedule.

Finally, it is not normal that all the semi-finals as well as the finals were played in New Zealand. It was necessary to organize draws from the quarter-finals in order to give everyone a chance.

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Useless competition that does not even deserve to be watched especially when you know that the New Zealand teams are crushing this competition with their fingers in their noses.
Since the departure of the South African teams, there is no more suspense. The level of Super Rugby Pacific is very far from the Super 12 and 14.

have you watched any of the games? almost all have been close and exciting, there is buzz around this season i havent seen in a long time

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Finally, it is not normal that all the semi-finals as well as the finals were played in New Zealand. It was necessary to organize draws from the quarter-finals in order to give everyone a chance.

what? semi's and the final will be decided on ladder positions, theyre not necessarily going to be played in NZ

 

[Hmmmmmm]

Useless competition that does not even deserve to be watched especially when you know that the New Zealand teams are crushing this competition with their fingers in their noses.
Since the departure of the South African teams, there is no more suspense. The level of Super Rugby Pacific is very far from the Super 12 and 14.

You haven't watched one bit of it. Every game has been close. The only suspense we had when SA teams were in the comp was how many points we'd beat them by and what ridiculous referee interpretation we'd get when we had to play SA away.

 

[The Seeker]

You haven't watched one bit of it. Every game has been close. The only suspense we had when SA teams were in the comp was how many points we'd beat them by and what ridiculous referee interpretation we'd get when we had to play SA away.

I agree with you. I'm a Drua fan and they've lost all three of their games this season by five points or less. And all of those games went down to the wire.