Inspirational NSW Waratahs skipper Jake Gordon appears on track for a major Wallabies promotion ahead of the showpiece British and Irish Lions series.
Executing set pieces will go a long way to breaking the ACT Brumbies' curse of losing Super Rugby semi-finals in New Zealand, says coach Stephen Larkham.
The Brumbies must make history against the Chiefs to win a Super Rugby Pacific final berth after a Billy Pollard double swept aside the Hurricanes in Canberra.
It took a converted try after the fulltime hooter but the defending champion Blues remain alive in the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs after pipping the Chiefs.
The despondent Queensland Reds are licking their wounds after crashing out of the Super Rugby Pacific quarter-finals for a fourth straight season.
Brumbies fullback Tom Wright says while there's no Kini Naholo, the Hurricanes will still bring sizeable strike power into their Super Rugby Pacific final.
History suggests the Queensland Reds don't stand a chance in Christchurch, but coach Les Kiss has seen evidence to suggest they can upset the Crusaders.
Though their position in the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals could already be assured, the Brumbies are going all out for a win over the Hurricanes in Canberra.
The Reds are breathing a sigh of relief, with one of their key players fit for the start of the Super Rugby Pacific finals series.
The Reds have at least landed one psychological blow ahead of a qualifying final against the Crusaders that history suggests is a near-impossible task.
An analysis of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season has shown the game has become more alluring, with ground and TV audiences up on last year.
A pair of key Reds showed positive signs at training ahead of a Super Rugby quarter-final against the Crusaders in Christchurch.
A departing Brumbies star is relishing the challenge of winning a Super Rugby title on his Australian swansong.
New Zealand teams dominate the finals line-up but Australian players are heavily represented in a first Super Rugby Pacific Team of the Year.
Ahead of their Super Rugby Pacific qualifying final, the Brumbies believe they should be rewarded at the Wallabies selection table as Australia's top team.
The Queensland Reds will likely be without a concussed flyhalf for their Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final but hope remains over their Wallabies skipper.
Lachie Anderson, a Tokyo Olympian and former Rebels winger, has joined an exclusive Australian rugby group after his four-try haul for the Queensland Reds.
Australia's Bernard Foley has fallen just short in the Japan Rugby League One final, his side pipped by Brave Lupus Tokyo in the decider.
The NSW Waratahs are licking their wounds and plotting a path back to the glory days after missing the Super Rugby Pacific finals for a second straight season.
Coach Glen Jackson issued a challenge to his players after the Fijian Drua finished the Super Rugby Pacific season winless away from their home fortress.
