When does Super Rugby Pacific start?

The Super Rugby Pacific season is upon us and we will soon get a look at the best franchises in the region.

When does Super Rugby Pacific kick-off?

Super Rugby kicks off on Friday 23 February with the opening match seeing the Chiefs take on the Crusaders.

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There are three matches on the first day with the Rebels also hosting the Brumbies in Melbourne.

Rounding off the opening day is the Western Force showdown with the Hurricanes in Perth.

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Saturday action

On Saturday 24 February, the Blues host the Fijian Drua to start the action.

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The Highlanders also host Moana Pasifika before the biggest derby in Australian rugby takes centre stage as the Reds take on the Waratahs in Brisbane.

The 12 teams in Super Rugby Pacific will play 14 regular season matches made up of 11 round-robin matches and three derby/rivalry matches across 15 rounds, with each team afforded one bye.

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All Super Rugby games in 2024 are streamed and broadcast in South Africa via SuperSport.

Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Fixtures

Round 1
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 23 February	Chiefs v Crusaders	FMG Stadium, Hamilton
Friday 23 February	Rebels v Brumbies	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday 23 February	Force v Hurricanes	HBF Park, Perth
Saturday 24 February	Blues v Fijian Drua	TBC
Saturday 24 February	Highlanders v Moana Pasifika	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Saturday 24 February	Reds v Waratahs	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Round 2
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 1 March	Highlanders v Blues	AAMI Park
Friday 1 March	Rebels v Force	AAMI Park
Saturday 2 March	Moana Pasifika v Fijian Drua	AAMI Park
Saturday 2 March	Crusaders v Waratahs	AAMI Park
Sunday 3 March	Chiefs v Brumbies	AAMI Park
Sunday 3 March	Hurricanes v Reds	AAMI Park
Round 3
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 8 March	Moana Pasifika v Rebels	TBC
Friday 8 March	Waratahs v Highlanders	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 9 March	Fijian Drua v Crusaders	TBC, Fiji
Saturday 9 March	Brumbies v Force	TBC
Saturday 9 March	Hurricanes v Blues	Sky Stadium, Wellington
Saturday 9 March	Reds v Chiefs	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Round 4
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 15 March	Crusaders v Hurricanes	Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch
Friday 15 March	Rebels v Reds	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday 15 March	Force v Moana Pasifika	HBF Park, Perth
Saturday 16 March	Highlanders v Brumbies	FMG Stadium, Hamilton
Saturday 16 March	Chiefs v Fijian Drua	Rugby Park, Invercargill
Saturday 16 March	Waratahs v Blues	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Round 5
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 22 March	Hurricanes v Rebels	TBC
Friday 22 March	Brumbies v Moana Pasifika	Gio Stadium, Canberra
Saturday 23 March	Fijian Drua v Waratahs	TBC, Fiji
Saturday 23 March	Chiefs v Highlanders	FMG Stadium, Hamilton
Saturday 23 March	Blues v Crusaders	TBC, Auckland
Saturday 23 March	Force v Reds	HBF Park, Perth
Round 6
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 29 March	Crusaders v Chiefs	Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch
Friday 29 March	Waratahs v Rebels	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 30 March	Fijian Drua v Force	TBC, Fiji
Saturday 30 March	Moana Pasifika v Blues	TBC
Saturday 30 March	Highlanders v Hurricanes	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Saturday 30 March	Reds v Brumbies	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Round 7
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 5 April	Blues v Force	TBC, Auckland
Friday 5 April	Rebels v Fijian Drua	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Saturday 6 April	Chiefs v Moana Pasifika	FMG Stadium, Hamilton
Saturday 6 April	Brumbies v Waratahs	GIO Stadium, Canberra
Round 8
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 12 April	Moana Pasifika v Reds	TBC
Friday 12 April	Waratahs v Crusaders	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 13 April	Hurricanes v Chiefs	Sky Stadium, Wellington
Saturday 13 April	Rebels v Highlanders	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Round 9
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 19 April	Fijian Drua v Hurricanes	TBC, Fiji
Friday 19 April	Reds v Highlanders	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 20 April	Blues v Brumbies	TBC, Auckland
Saturday 20 April	Force v Crusaders	HBF Park
Round 10
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 26 April	Crusaders v Rebels	Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch
Friday 26 April	Waratahs v Chiefs	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 27 April	Fijian Drua v Moana Pasifika	TBC, Fiji
Saturday 27 April	Brumbies v Hurricanes	GIO Stadium, Canberra
Saturday 27 April	Highlanders v Force	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Saturday 27 April	Reds v Blues	Suncorp Stadium
Round 11
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 3 May	Hurricanes v Waratahs	Sky Stadium, Wellington
Friday 3 May	Rebels v Blues	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Saturday 4 May	Moana Pasifika v Highlanders	TBC
Saturday 4 May	Crusaders v Reds	Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch
Saturday 4 May	Chiefs v Force	FMG Stadium, Hamilton
Saturday 4 May	Brumbies v Fijian Drua	GIO Stadium, Canberra
Round 12
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 10 May	Moana Pasifika v Chiefs	TBC
Friday 10 May	Reds v Rebels	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 11 May	Blues v Hurricanes	TBC, Auckland
Saturday 11 May	Highlanders v Crusaders	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Saturday 11 May	Waratahs v Brumbies	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 11 May	Force v Fijian Drua	HBF Stadium, Perth
Round 13
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 17 May	Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika	Sky Stadium, Wellington
Friday 17 May	Rebels v Chiefs	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Saturday 18 May	Fijian Drua v Reds	TBC, Fiji
Saturday 18 May	Brumbies v Crusaders	GIO Stadium, Canberra
Saturday 18 May	Blues v Highlanders	TBC, Auckland
Saturday 18 May	Force v Waratahs	HBF Park, Perth
Round 14
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 24 May	Chiefs v Hurricanes	FMG Stadium, Hamilton
Friday 24 May	Brumbies v Rebels	GIO Stadium, Canberra
Saturday 25 May	Moana Pasifika v Waratahs	TBC
Saturday 25 May	Crusaders v Blues	Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch
Saturday 25 May	Reds v Force	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Sunday 26 May	Highlanders v Fijian Drua	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Round 15
Date	Fixture	Venue
Friday 31 May	Crusaders v Moana Pasifika	Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch
Friday 31 May	Waratahs v Reds	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 1 June	Fijian Drua v Rebels	TBC, Fiji
Saturday 1 June	Hurricanes v Highlanders	Sky Stadium, Wellington
Saturday 1 June	Blues v Chiefs	TBC, Auckland
Saturday 1 June	Force v Brumbies	HBF Park, Perth