Rivals: Sport vs. Sport

Rivals: Sport vs. Sport
GenreReality competition
Presented by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Production locationsHamilton Island, Queensland, Australia
Production companyRonde Media
Original release
Network

Rivals: Sport vs. Sport, stylised as RIVALS, is an Australian sports reality competition show that aired on Foxtel and Kayo Sports between March and April 2026.[1]

Concept

The show, which spans across eight episodes,[2] pits teams from three sports (Australian rules football, rugby union, rugby league) against each other in science-based athletic challenges measuring speed, agility, power, and endurance.[3][4] Teams accrue points across the various different challenges, which aggregate over the span of series. Each sport is represented by four athletes (two men and two women), competing equally in a large-scale mixed-gender format.[3][5]

The challenges were designed with oversight from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).[2][6]

Production and release

Hamilton Island's Frangipani Lawn was one of the filming locations.

The show was filmed on Hamilton Island in Queensland's Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday region.[2][5] Unilever-Rexona is credited as creating the show.[2] It was produced with partners Ronde Media, Octagon, WPP Media, and Motion Entertainment,[2][7] with Woolworths being a foundation partner.[2]

The show is presented by television presenter Lara Pitt and former Australian Football League (AFL) premiership player for Richmond, Jack Riewoldt.[3][8]

Contestants and results

Teams

Results

Leaderboard
Challenge
Team
 Rounds Pts Finals
1[9] 2[10] 3[11] 4[12] 5[13] 6[14] EF[15] GF[16]
Team Rugby Union 3 1 1 6 3 5 19 Bye Champions
Team Aussie Rules 5 3 5 3 0 Dis. 16 Eliminated
Team Rugby League 1 5 3 0 5 Dis. 14 Won Runners-up

See also

References

  1. ↑ Perry, Kevin (5 February 2026). "Can RIVALS finally settle which football code rules Australia?". TV Blackbox.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Green, Ricki (10 February 2026). "Rexona to launch 'RIVALS' sports entertainment series via WPP Motion Entertainment + Octagon". Campaign Brief.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McIlwaine, Harrison (4 February 2026). "Code wars to reach new ground as AFL stars revealed for new reality TV show". Zero Hanger.
  4. ↑ "Rexona debuts 'Rivals' sports series, aiming to settles Australia's football debate". Mi3. 10 February 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Jackson, Tyler (4 February 2026). "New reality TV show 'Rivals' pits AFL, NRL, and Rugby Union stars against each other on Hamilton Island". Code Sports.
  6. 1 2 St John, Mark (4 February 2026). "Inside bid to settle Aussie sport's great debate... and cheeky Foxx dig AFL champ couldn't resist". Fox Sports Australia.
  7. ↑ "Rexona launches cross-code sports series 'Rivals' on Kayo and Fox Sports". marketing-interactive.com. 10 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Creech, Jack (10 February 2026). "New Reality TV Series Pits AFL Stars Against NRL & Rugby Union Elites". 7AD FM.
  9. ↑ @rivals_au; (1 March 2026). "The RIVALS Leaderboard after Round 1 🏆". Retrieved 11 March 2026 – via Instagram.
  10. ↑ @rivals_au; (8 March 2026). "Let's take another look at our RIVALS Leaderboard after Test 2 🏆". Retrieved 11 March 2026 – via Instagram.
  11. ↑ @rivals_au; (16 March 2026). "ROUND 3: Team Aussie Rules are at the top of the leaderboard AGAIN 👀". Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via Instagram.
  12. ↑ @rivals_au; (23 March 2026). "🚨 TEAM RUGBY UNION HAVE CLIMBED TO SECOND 🏆🚨". Retrieved 23 March 2026 – via Instagram.
  13. ↑ @rivals_au; (30 March 2026). "THE GAP IS CLOSING 😱 Team Aussie Rules are out in front with a narrow lead, but Rugby League and Rugby Union are TIED for second place 🥈👀". Retrieved 31 March 2026 – via Instagram.
  14. ↑ @rivals_au; (6 April 2026). "TEAM RUGBY UNION CLAIM THE TOP SPOT 🏆 For the first time in RIVALS, Aussie Rules have been knocked off the top spot with Rugby Union going straight through to the grand final 🏆". Retrieved 6 April 2026 – via Instagram.
  15. ↑ @rivals_au; (12 April 2026). "Aussie Rules are ELIMINATED 😳 After a massive effort from both teams in the Elimination Final, Rugby League came out on top 🙌" – via Instagram.
  16. ↑ @rivals_au; (20 April 2026). "Give it up for our WINNERS…Team Rugby Union! 🥇🙌 After a hard fought battle, Rugby Union came out on top as our RIVALS champions 🏆" – via Instagram.
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