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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.