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Super Rugby Set for a Longer 17-Week Regular Season and Revamped Playoffs in 2027
The 10-team competition will play 16 regular-season matches per side and send the top two straight to the semifinals.
- Super Rugby Pacific announced an expanded 2027 season featuring 10 teams and a revised finals format following the exit of Moana Pasifika.
- New Zealand Rugby confirmed last week it would not renew Moana Pasifika's license after the Auckland-based club failed to demonstrate required financial and operational commitments.
- The competition now features a 17-week regular season, with each team playing 16 matches and only one bye—two more games than the 2026 campaign.
- A revamped finals series grants the top two teams a bye, while the inaugural Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane will disrupt the April schedule.
- "We're delighted to have developed a structure that pushes the limits of our competition window," SRP CEO Jack Mesley said, adding that more matches support Wallabies player development.
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Teams will play more games in 10-team Super Rugby Pacific competition
Super Rugby Pacific has confirmed a revamped competition structure for the 2027 season featuring an expanded regular season and a new high-stakes finals series, following the demise of Moana Pasifika.
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Super Rugby set for a longer 17-week regular season and revamped playoffs in 2027
Super Rugby will have a 17-week regular season and a new playoff format in 2027. The tournament will feature five New Zealand franchises, four from Australia, and one from Fiji.
·New York, United States
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Longer season, new finals structure for Super Rugby
The Highlanders will play 16 regular season games next season after a Super Rugby Pacific shake-up. Photo: Gerard O'Brien Super Rugby Pacific has confirmed a revamped competition structure for the 2027 season featuring an expanded regular season and a new high-stakes finals series, following the demise of Moana Pasifika.
·Otago, New Zealand
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