Super Rugby

The latest news and videos from the southern-hemisphere tournament involving teams from South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina and Japan

Global trial for 20-minute red card on the table

World Rugby are to examine the possibility of introducing the 20-minute red card as a global law trial.

Super Rugby: Brumbies go top, but fear Kiwi backlash

The Brumbies bounced back from a first defeat to claim the outright Super Rugby Pacific lead at the weekend, but admitted their title credentials cannot be gauged until they face New Zealand opposition.

Quiz! Can you name the Stormers’ 2017 Loftus conquerers?

Ahead of the North-South derby in Cape Town on Saturday, test your knowledge by naming the Stormers team that put six tries past the @Vodacom Bulls in a rare win at Loftus Versfeld in 2017.

Super Rugby: Reds end Brumbies’ streak to go joint top

James O’Connor kicked 11 points as the Reds ended Brumbies’ unbeaten start to the Super Rugby Pacific season, while the Crusaders kept up the pressure at the top with a narrow victory over the Highlanders.

Watch: Super streaker fights for every inch

This fan stripped down for a cameo role in the Super Rugby Pasifika clash between the Crusaders and Highlanders on Friday.

Greatest Super Rugby team: 2003 Blues v 2004 Brumbies

Welcome to SA Rugby mag’s Greatest Super Rugby Team competition – log your vote to send the winner of this Round of 16 clash through to the quarter-finals!

Jordie Barrett of the Hurricanes is congratulated by Damian McKenzie of the Chiefs after winning the round seven Super Rugby match between the Chiefs and the Hurricanes at Waikato Stadium on March 13, 2020 in Hamilton, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Super Rugby teams: Jordie Barrett gets a new position

Get all the teams for this weekend’s Super Rugby Pacific matches, which will see Jordie Barrett start in a new position for the Hurricanes against the Chiefs on Sunday.

Barrett head knock nothing ‘major’

Blues head coach Leon MacDonald has allayed fears that All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett suffered another serious concussion.

Super Rugby: More blues for Beauden, Brumbies stay unbeaten

Wallabies star Tom Banks was hospitalised with a facial fracture as the Brumbies maintained their unbeaten start to the Super Rugby Pacific season on a brutal weekend that saw All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett suffer another head knock.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Toni Pulu of the Force gets tackled by Tom Banks of the Brumbies while running in for try during the round six Super Rugby Pacific match between the Western Force and the ACT Brumbies at HBF Park on March 25, 2022 in Perth, Australia.

Brumbies coach fuming after ‘ridiculous’ red card

Coach Dan McKellar didn’t hold back in his assessment of the decision to red-card Brumbies fullback Tom Banks for an inadvertent clash of heads during a match against the Western Force on Friday.