The 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season (known as Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific in Australia, Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific in Fiji and DHL Super Rugby Pacific in New Zealand) is the 28th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organized by SANZAAR between teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga.
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Here’s how to watch the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific broadcast on FloRugby. The 2023 Super Rugby Pacific broadcast starts on Jun 17, 2023 and runs until Jun 18, 2023.
Here’s the schedule for today’s 2023 Super Rugby Pacific games, scores and how to watch Super Rugby game live.
| Week 1 – Final | Super Rugby Pacific | Watch live |
The 2023 release will return to a 12-group rivalry with a solitary pool supplanting the geological gathering framework just as presenting another name for the reformatted competition. 2023 Season of the Super rugby Pacific is around to kick off. All the USA Rugby fans are waiting to know about Television Guide. Check out below the best way to Watch Super Rugby 2023 live in United States of America.
When does Super Rugby Pacific 2023 start?
The Super Rugby competition will begin on February 18 2023 with the regular season to finish May 29 2023.
The final will be played on June 18 2023.
Who are the teams in Super Rugby Pacific 2023?
Twelve teams are taking part in the new competition with all sides put in one pool rather than split into different geographic conferences.
The clubs for 2023 are:
- Western Force
- Queensland Reds
- NSW Waratahs
- Moana Pasifika
- Rebels
- Hurricanes
- Highlanders
- Fijian Drua
- Crusaders
- Chiefs
- Brumbies
- Blues
Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua are the tournament’s two latest additions.
Where can I watch Super Rugby Pacific?
Every game of the Super Rugby Pacific competition will be live and ad-free on Stan Sport. Along with this one game per week on Saturday night will be shown live across the Nine network.
How to Watch Super Rugby Pacific in Australia and Overseas?
Every game of the Super Rugby Pacific competition will be live and ad-free on Stan Sport.
Along with this, one game per week on Saturday night will be shown live across the Nine network.
Please see our list of international broadcasters. Note: these are subject to change.
- New Zealand: Sky Sports
- South Africa/Africa and adjacent islands: SuperSport
- Argentina/South America/North America: ESPN
- Canada: DAZN
- USA: FloSports
- UK & Ireland (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man): Amazon Prime
- France/Andorra/Monaco/Luxembourg: France 2
- Japan: Wowow
- Pacific: Digicel
- Italy, Vatican City, San Marino and Canton Ticino, Switzerland: Sky Italia
- Spain/Andorra: Telefonica
What is the updated Super Rugby 2023 fixtures?
| Round 1 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 24 February | Crusaders v Chiefs | Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Friday 24 February | Waratahs v Brumbies | Allianz Stadium | 7:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 25 February | Moana Pasifika v Fijian Drua | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | 2:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 25 February | Highlanders v Blues | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 25 February | Reds v Hurricanes | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Saturday 25 February | Force v Rebels | HBF Park | 10pm | Stan |
| Round 2 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 3 March | Crusaders v Highlanders | AAMI Park | 6pm | Stan |
| Friday 3 March | Rebels v Hurricanes | AAMI Park | 8:10pm | Stan |
| Saturday 4 March | Moana Pasifika v Chiefs | AAMI Park | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 4 March | Fijian Drua v Waratahs | AAMI Park | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Sunday 5 March | Blues v Brumbies | AAMI Park | 2pm | Stan |
| Sunday 5 March | Force v Reds | AAMI Park | 4:30pm | Stan |
| Round 3 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 10 March | Chiefs v Highlanders | FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Friday 10 March | Rebels v Waratahs | AAMI Park | 7:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 11 March | Fijian Drua v Crusaders | TBC | 2:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 11 March | Hurricanes v Blues | Sky Stadium, Wellington | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 11 March | Brumbies v Reds | GIO Stadium | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Saturday 11 March | Force v Moana Pasifika | HBF Park | 10pm | Stan |
| Round 4 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 17 March | Hurricanes v Waratahs | Sky Stadium, Wellington | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 18 March | Chiefs v Rebels | FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton | 2:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 18 March | Blues v Crusaders | Eden Park, Auckland | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 18 March | Brumbies v Moana Pasifika | GIO Stadium | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Sunday 19 March | Highlanders v Force | Rugby Park, Invercargill | 1:35pm | Stan |
| Sunday 19 March | Reds v Fijian Drua | Suncorp Stadium | 4pm | Stan |
| Round 5 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 24 March | Crusaders v Brumbies | Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Friday 24 March | Waratahs v Chiefs | Allianz Stadium | 7:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 25 March | Highlanders v Fijian Drua | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 2:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 25 March | Moana Pasifika v Hurricanes | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 25 March | Rebels v Reds | AAMI Park | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Sunday 26 March | Blues v Force | Eden Park, Auckland | 1:35pm | Stan |
| Round 6 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 31 March | Moana Pasifika v Highlanders | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Friday 31 March | Reds v Crusaders | Suncorp Stadium | 7:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 1 April | Fijian Drua v Rebels | TBC | 2:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 1 April | Chiefs v Blues | FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 1 April | Brumbies v Waratahs | GIO Stadium | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Sunday 2 April | Hurricanes v Force | TBC | 1:35pm | Stan |
| Round 7 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 7 April | Crusaders v Moana Pasifika | Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Friday 7 April | Reds v Brumbies | Suncorp Stadium | 7:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 8 April | Highlanders v Hurricanes | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 8 April | Rebels v Blues | AAMI Park | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Round 8 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 14 April | Moana Pasifika v Reds | Apia Park, Apia | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Friday 14 April | Brumbies v Fijian Drua | GIO Stadium | 7:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 15 April | Hurricanes v Chiefs | Sky Stadium, Wellington | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 15 April | Waratahs v Force | Allianz Stadium | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Round 9 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 21 April | Chiefs v Fijian Drua | FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Friday 21 April | Rebels v Crusaders | AAMI Park | 7:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 22 April | Blues v Waratahs | Eden Park, Auckland | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 22 April | Force v Highlanders | HBF Park | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Round 10 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 28 April | Hurricanes v Brumbies | Sky Stadium, Wellington | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Friday 28 April | Waratahs v Highlanders | Allianz Stadium | 7:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 29 April | Fijian Drua v Blues | TBC | 12:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 29 April | Moana Pasifika v Rebels | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | 2:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 29 April | Chiefs v Crusaders | FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 29 April | Reds v Force | Suncorp Stadium | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Round 11 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 5 May | Highlanders v Chiefs | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 6 May | Fijian Drua v Hurricanes | TBC | 12:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 6 May | Crusaders v Force | Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch | 2:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 6 May | Blues v Moana Pasifika | Eden Park, Auckland | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 6 May | Reds v Waratahs | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Sunday 7 May | Rebels v Brumbies | AAMI Park | 2:35pm | Stan |
| Round 12 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 12 May | Chiefs v Reds | TBC | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Friday 12 May | Force v Fijian Drua | HBF Park | 7:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 13 May | Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika | Sky Stadium, Wellington | 2:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 13 May | Crusaders v Blues | Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 13 May | Waratahs v Rebels | Allianz Stadium | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Sunday 14 May | Brumbies v Highlanders | GIO Stadium | 2:35pm | Stan |
| Round 13 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 19 May | Moana Pasifika v Crusaders | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Friday 19 May | Reds v Blues | Suncorp Stadium | 7:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 20 May | Highlanders v Rebels | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 2:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 20 May | Chiefs v Hurricanes | FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 20 May | Waratahs v Fijian Drua | Allianz Stadium | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Saturday 20 May | Force v Brumbies | HBF Park | 10pm | Stan |
| Round 14 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 26 May | Highlanders v Reds | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Friday 26 May | Rebels v Force | AAMI Park | 7:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 27 May | Fijian Drua v Moana Pasifika | Fiji | 12:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 27 May | Crusaders v Waratahs | Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch | 2:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 27 May | Blues v Hurricanes | Eden Park, Auckland | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 27 May | Brumbies v Chiefs | GIO Stadium | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Round 15 | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Friday 2 June | Blues v Highlanders | Eden Park, Auckland | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Friday 2 June | Brumbies v Rebels | GIO Stadium | 7:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 3 June | Fijian Drua v Reds | Fiji | 2:35pm | Stan |
| Saturday 3 June | Hurricanes v Crusaders | Sky Stadium, Wellington | 5:05pm | Stan |
| Saturday 3 June | Waratahs v Moana Pasifika | Allianz Stadium | 7:45pm | Stan/Nine |
| Saturday 3 June | Force v Chiefs | HBF Park | 10pm | Stan |
| Quarter-finals | ||||
| Date | Fixtures | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Fri 9 Jun-Sun 11 Jun | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Fri 16 Jun-Sat 17 Jun | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Final | ||||
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Kick-off | Broadcast |
| Sat 24 Jun | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Who are the teams in Super Rugby Pacific 2023?
Crusaders
The Crusaders are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Christchurch, who compete in the Super Rugby competition.
Chiefs
The Chiefs are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand. The team competes in the Super Rugby competition, previously known as the Super 12 and Super 14, and are one of the competition’s five New Zealand teams. Their primary home ground is Waikato Stadium.
Brumbies
The Brumbies is an Australian professional rugby union based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, the team competes in Super Rugby and named for the wild horses which inhabit the capital’s hinterland. The team represents the ACT, as well as the Far South Coast and Southern Inland regions of New South Wales.
The Blues
The Blues is a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Auckland, New Zealand who play in the Super Rugby competition. Like New Zealand’s four other Super Rugby teams
Western Force
The Western Force is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia, currently competing in Super Rugby AU and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman. They previously played in Super Rugby from 2006 until they were axed from the competition in 2017. Following their axing they played in the National Rugby Championship in 2018 and 2019, replacing the Perth Spirit, and Global Rapid Rugby from 2018 to 2020, an Indo-Pacific competition organized by Andrew Forrest.
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds is the rugby union team for the Australian state of Queensland that competes in the Southern Hemisphere’s Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996, they were a representative team selected from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland. With the introduction of the professional Super 12 competition, they moved to a model where players are contracted to the Reds through the Queensland Rugby Union rather than selected on the basis of club form.
New South Wales Waratahs
The New South Wales Waratahs referred to as the Waratahs are an Australian professional rugby union team representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby competition. The Riverina and other southern parts of the state are represented by the Brumbies, who are based in Canberra Australian Capital Territory.
Moana Pasifika
Moana Pasifika is a rugby union team made up of players from various Pacific Island nations including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands, organised by New Zealand Rugby (NZR), that competes in the Super Rugby competition. The team was originally created for a one-off match at the end of the New Zealand 2020 rugby union season against the Māori All Blacks, with the future intention of trying to join the Super Rugby competition.
Melbourne Rebels
The Melbourne Rebels is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Melbourne. They made their debut in SANZAR’s Super Rugby tournament in 2011. They were the first privately owned professional rugby union team in Australia, until 2017 when shares in the franchise were returned to the Victorian Rugby Union. The club shares its name with a former Australian Rugby Championship team but is unrelated. The team plays home matches at AAMI Park.
Hurricanes
The Hurricanes is a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Wellington that competes in Super Rugby. The Hurricanes were formed to represent the lower North Island, including the East Coast, Hawke’s Bay, Horowhenua Kapiti, Manawatu, Poverty Bay, Wairarapa-Bush, Wanganui and Wellington unions. They currently play at Sky Stadium having previously played at the now-defunct Athletic Park.
Highlanders
The Highlanders is a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Dunedin that compete in Super Rugby. The team was formed in 1996 to represent the lower South Island in the newly formed Super 12 competition and includes the Otago, North Otago and Southland unions. The Highlanders take their name from the Scottish immigrants that helped found the Otago, North Otago, and Southland regions in the 1840s and 1850s.
Fijian Drua
The Fijian Drua is a rugby union team based in Fiji that competes in the Super Rugby. The team was created by the Fiji Rugby Union and launched in August 2017 shortly before the 2017 National Rugby Championship. The team previously competed in the Australian National Rugby Championship competition between 2017 and 2019 when the tournament was disbanded.