Super Rugby Aupiki team makes ticketing history

Super Rugby Aupiki: Round 1 - Record crowd packs Christchurch as Matatu make history

The 2026 Super Rugby Aupiki season opened in style, with the defending champions Blues and title hopefuls Matatū both producing emphatic victories to launch their campaigns. Join the RUCK’s WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. A record crowd of 11,793 packed One NZ Stadium in Christchurch as Matatū delivered the biggest win in the franchise’s history. Meanwhile, the Blues overcame a red card to comforta…

Super Rugby Aupiki team makes ticketing history

Super Rugby Aupiki’s Matatū sold 11,793 tickets for the team’s 52-26 win over Chiefs Manawa in what was a record-breaking crowd. The match at One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch more than doubled the previous record for a standalone women’s rugby fixture in the country. The previous best stood at 4,800 and was set in the 2024 Aupiki final, which was the second iteration of the women’s rugby tournament. “That was pretty unreal,” said Matatū c…