Super Rugby Pacific is underway again with the Crusaders, Chiefs Hurricanes, Highlanders and Blues looking to take the bragging rights across the Tasman seas. Its’ the second year this format has been played and if last year’s competition was anything to go by we’re set for some explosive Rugby.
The Crusaders walked away with the inaugural title, pushed righ to the end by a Blues side including the now retired Dan Carter. Both of these sides go into this year as favorites, but anything can happen when these five sides face eachother.
The first rounds of Super Rugby Aotearoa got underway in February and will run through to May. After this tournament, all 10 franchises from NZ and AU will take part in Super Rugby Trans Tasman.
Every game from the Super Rugby AU, Super Rugby Aotearoa and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman tournaments will be broadcast live and exclusive on Stan Sport. Stan sport costs as little as $10/month and is only available as an add-on alongside a standard Stan Subscription.
Stan’s new venture into International and Domestic Rugby is also backed up by a stellar commentary team that will appease both new and seasoned fans of the game. Roz Kelly and Nick McArdle will share presenting duties, with Sean Maloney and Andrew Swain calling the games. They will be assisted every week by former players including Tim Horan, Morgan Turinui, Drew Mitchell and All-Black legend Andrew Mehrtens.
Even though you need a Stan subscription to be able to access Stan Sport, the latter does come with a 30 day free trial which is ideal for watching Super Rugby Pacific. If you’re not an existing customer, you can get both Stan and Stan Sport free for 30 days to see if it’s worth it in the long run.
Fans in the USA and Canada will be able to get their Sky Super Rugby Pacific fix from this weekend with news that all games will be broadcast live into North America.
It shapes to be an action-packed weekend for fans in the USA and Canada with the Hurricanes taking on the Chiefs in Wellington on Saturday night (NZT) before the Blues face the Crusaders in a blockbuster top of the table clash at Eden Park on Sunday afternoon (NZT).
Visit for more details. Click HERE for the Hurricanes v Chiefs stream and HERE for the Blues v Crusaders stream.
NOTE: Super Rugby Australia games are also broadcast live
Have a look below at our broadcast guide to find out how and where to watch Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa across the world. Click HERE for Rugby Pass streaming information.
New Zealand
All games will be live on Sky Sport 1, Sky Go and Sky Sport Now. Blues Chiefs Crusaders Highlanders Hurricanes