2026 Super Rugby AUS

2026 Super Rugby AUS
Countries Australia
Date12 September – 3 October 2026
Matches played7
Official website
www.rugby.com.au

2025 Super Rugby AUS[a] is the second edition of Australia's national rugby union competition, Super Rugby AUS, organised by Rugby Australia (RA), involving four of Australia's Super Rugby teams: the Brumbies, the Force, the Reds and the Waratahs. The season is scheduled to begin on 12 September and finish 3 October 2026 with the Grand Final between first and second.

The Waratahs are the defending champions, having defeated the Force in the previous year's inaugural edition 33–26.[1][2]

Competition and format

The schedule and format was announced in early August 2026,[3] and remained unchanged from the previous season: a single round-robin format during the regular season, with each team playing the other three teams once across three rounds.[4] Following the conclusion of the round-robin stage, the top two teams on the competition ladder advance to a single Grand Final, to be held on Saturday, 3 October 2026.[3][4]

Venues and personnel

In the schedule announcement, all venues was confirmed.[3][4] The Brumbies would host their first round fixture against the Waratahs at Bungendore Sports Hub in Bungendore on the outskirts of the Australian Capital Territory.[5] Their second venue was Viking Park in Wanniassa.[3][4] The Force, whom had a reduced amount of home games from the previous season, host the Brumbies at Halesworth Park in Perth's Butler suburb, the home ground of the North Coast Rugby Union Football Club.[6] The Reds host two games, one a their headquarters: Ballymore Stadium, Herston,[3] and their second round clash against the Waratahs at Gallas Fox Park in Queensland's Maranoa Region.[3] The match and venue were confirmed in June 2026 and form a larger partnership between the New South Wales Rugby Union and the Queensland Rugby Union with Santos,[7] and is part of the annual "Festival of Rugby" event.[8] The venue had previously held Reds pre-season trials.[9] The Waratahs' sole home game was at Pittwater Park, Warriewood.[3][4]

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Brumbies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grand Final
2 Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Waratahs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Rugby.com.au

Fixtures

Round 1

13 September
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
BrumbiesvWaratahs
Bungendore Sports Hub, Bungendore

Round 2

19 September
17:45 AEST (UTC+10)
RedsvWaratahs
Gallas Fox Park, Roma
20 September
13:30 AWST (UTC+8)
ForcevBrumbies
Halesworth Park, Butler

Round 3

Grand Final

3 October
TBDvTBD

Notes

  1. ↑ Known as the 2026 Swyftx Super Rugby AUS for sponsorship reasons.

References

  1. ↑ "Super Rugby AUS: Western Force fall 33–26 to Waratahs in grand final after last-minute try". The West Australian. Seven West Media. 5 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "'Bloody tight': Tahs beat Force to first Super Rugby AUS title with two late tries". The Roar. 5 October 2025. Archived from the original on 5 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wasiliev, Nick (5 August 2026). "Super Rugby AUS draw confirmed for second season, U16s competition adopts new model for 2026". Rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Morton, Finn (5 August 2026). "State rivalries renewed as Super Rugby AUS and U16 schedules confirmed". RugbyPass. Archived from the original on 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Helmers, Caden (6 August 2026). "Are we really going to get all of these new teams? Tell them they're dreaming". The Canberra Times. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Murphy, Liam (5 August 2026). "Western Force: Halesworth Park in Butler to host Super Rugby AUS clash". Perth Now. Southern Cross Media Group. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Santos Festival of Rugby returns to Roma in September". reds.rugby. Queensland Rugby Union. 10 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Santos Festival of Rugby". santos.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Gallas Fox Park | AUStadiums". AUStadiums.
  10. ↑ "Viking Park | Austadiums". AUStadiums.
  11. ↑ Atfield, Cameron (9 March 2023). "Less is Ballymore: Capacity to be capped at 8000, short of Olympic needs". Brisbane Times. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Vern Cotter to steer Queensland Reds in Super Rugby AUS with draw announced". reds.rugby. Queensland Rugby Union. 5 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Gallas Fox Park | AUStadiums". austadiums.com. AUStadiums.
  14. ↑ Somerford, Ben (25 August 2026). "Force coaching staff confirmed for upcoming four-week Super Rugby AUS". westernforce.rugby. Western Force. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Pittwater Park | Austadiums". AUStadiums.
  16. ↑ "McCaffrey re-takes the reins as head coach for Swyftx Super Rugby AUS". Rugby.com.au. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
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