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Super Rugby FAQ

Where can I watch Super Rugby live streaming?

Check our live streaming calendar to see where to watch Super Rugby live streaming.

What countries is Super Rugby played in?

Super Rugby is currently played in five countries including New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Argentina and Japan.

Who are the defending Super Rugby champions?

The Crusaders won their 10th Super Rugby title in 2019 with a 19-3 win against the Jaguares.

Who is the most successful Super Rugby club?

The most successful Super Rugby club is New Zealand's Crusaders who have won the title 10 times since 1996.

How many teams play in Super Rugby?

There are currently 15 teams that play in Super Rugby.

What teams play in Super Rugby?

The teams that currently play in Super Rugby are Brumbies, Rebels, Reds, Sunwolves, Waratahs, Blues, Chiefs, Crusaders, Highlanders, Hurricanes, Bulls, Jaguares, Lions, Sharks and Stormers.

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Our bet of the day often features matches from Super Rugby when the competition is being played. Our Super Rugby experts will select their best bet from all the games being played on the day.

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Super Rugby Live Streaming

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Where is Super Rugby played?

Super Rugby games are played at the stadiums of all 15 clubs. The teams with the best regular season records host matches in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and Super Rugby final.

Conference	Club	City, State	Stadium	Capacity
Australia	Brumbies	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	Canberra Stadium	25,011
Australia	Rebels	Melbourne, Victoria	AAMI Park	30,050
Australia	Reds	Brisbane, Queensland	Suncorp Stadium	52,500
Australia	Sunwolves	Japan Tokyo	Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium	27,188
Australia	Waratahs	Sydney, New South Wales	Sydney Cricket Ground	44,000
New Zealand	Blues	Auckland, Auckland Region	Eden Park	50,000
New Zealand	Chiefs	Hamilton, Waikato	FMG Stadium Waikato	25,800
New Zealand	Crusaders	Christchurch, Canterbury	Rugby League Park	18,600
New Zealand	Highlanders	Dunedin, Otago	Forsyth Barr Stadium	30,748
New Zealand	Hurricanes	Wellington, Wellington Region	Westpac Stadium	34,500
South Africa	Bulls	Pretoria, Gauteng	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	51,762
South Africa	Jaguares	Argentina Buenos Aires	Estadio José Amalfitani	49,540
South Africa	Lions	Johannesburg, Gauteng	Emirates Airline Park	62,567
South Africa	Sharks	Durban, KwaZulu-Natal	Kings Park Stadium	52,000
South Africa	Stormers	Cape Town, Western Cape	Newlands Stadium	51,900

When is the Super Rugby competition?

The Super Rugby competition begins in February each year with the finals played in July and the final held in early August.

Super Rugby Fixtures

The Super Rugby fixtures are announced in September each year for the following season. Check the Super Rugby fixtures to see what games are coming up to stay ahead of the competition.

Super Rugby Format

The 15 Super Rugby teams are divided into three geographical conferences. The Australian Conference includes four Australian teams and the Sunwolves from Japan. The New Zealand Conference includes five New Zealand teams and the South African Conference includes four South African teams and the Jaguares from Argentina.

There are 18 matches in the group stage with each team playing 16 matches and having two byes. Teams played each team in their own conference twice home and away, once against the four teams in the other two conferences.

The top team in each conference qualifies for the quarter-finals, the next best five teams across the three conferences qualify as wildcards. The conference winners and best wildcard team hosted the quarter-finals.

The clubs with the best records in the regular season host matches in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

Super Rugby Conferences & Teams

The Australian Conference comprises four teams based in Australia and one in Japan. The South African conference includes four teams from South Africa and one from Argentina. There are five teams comprising the New Zealand Conference.

Conference	Club	City, State
Australia	Brumbies	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Australia	Rebels	Melbourne, Victoria
Australia	Reds	Brisbane, Queensland
Australia	Sunwolves	Japan, Tokyo
Australia	Waratahs	Sydney, New South Wales
New Zealand	Blues	Auckland, Auckland Region
New Zealand	Chiefs	Hamilton, Waikato
New Zealand	Crusaders	Christchurch, Canterbury
New Zealand	Highlanders	Dunedin, Otago
New Zealand	Hurricanes	Wellington, Wellington Region
South Africa	Bulls	Pretoria, Gauteng
South Africa	Jaguares	Argentina, Buenos Aires
South Africa	Lions	Johannesburg, Gauteng
South Africa	Sharks	Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa	Stormers	Cape Town, Western Cape

Super Rugby Final

The Super Rugby Final is the showpiece of the Super Rugby competition which is held in early August each year. The two best teams play one match at the home stadium of the team that had the best regular season record.

Who has won the most Super Rugby titles?

New Zealand club Crusaders are the most successful in Super Rugby history. The Crusaders have won the title 10 times since 1996 and have been runners-up on four occasions.

The Blues (New Zealand) and Bulls (South Africa) have won three Super Rugby titles each, with the Brumbies (Australia) and Chiefs (New Zealand) winning Super Rugby twice.

The Reds and Waratahs (Australia), Highlanders and Hurricanes (New Zealand) have won one each.

Team	Combined	Super 12	Super 14	Super Rugby
Crusaders	10	5	2	3
Blues	3	3	0	0
Bulls	3	0	3	0
Brumbies	2	2	0	0
Chiefs	2	0	0	2
Reds	1	0	0	1
Waratahs	1	0	0	1
Highlanders	1	0	0	1
Hurricanes	1	0	0	1

The competition has been dominated by clubs from New Zealand who have won 17 titles in 23 seasons. Australian clubs have won four Super Rugby titles with South Africa winning three.

Country	Total Wins
New Zealand	17
Australia	4
South Africa	3

Super Rugby Results

It’s vital to keep up to date with all the Super Rugby results to know what teams and players are performing well. The Sanzar website has all the Super Rugby results to help you understand the betting odds.

Super Rugby Champions & Runners-Up

The Crusaders won their third straight Super Rugby title in 2019. They beat the Jaguares who were contesting their first Super Rugby final.

Year	Teams	Winners	Final Score	Runners-Up
2020	tbc	tbc	tbc	tbc
2019	15	Crusaders	19–3	Jaguares
2018	15	Crusaders	37–18	Lions
2017	18	Crusaders	25–17	Lions
2016	18	Hurricanes	20–3	Lions
2015	15	Highlanders	21–14	Hurricanes
2014	15	Waratahs	33–32	Crusaders
2013	15	Chiefs	27–22	Brumbies
2012	15	Chiefs	37–6	Sharks
2011	15	Reds	18–13	Crusaders
2010	14	Bulls	25–17	Stormers
2009	14	Bulls	61–17	Chiefs
2008	14	Crusaders	20–12	Waratahs
2007	14	Bulls	20–19	Sharks
2006	14	Crusaders	19–12	Hurricanes
2005	12	Crusaders	35–25	Waratahs
2004	12	Brumbies	47–38	Crusaders
2003	12	Blues	21–17	Crusaders
2002	12	Crusaders	31–13	Brumbies
2001	12	Brumbies	36–6	Sharks
2000	12	Crusaders	20–19	Brumbies
1999	12	Crusaders	24–19	Highlanders
1998	12	Crusaders	20–13	Blues
1997	12	Blues	23–7	Brumbies
1996	12	Blues	45–21	Sharks

Super Rugby Betting Odds

Every major online bookmaker will offer odds for Super Rugby games. Some of the most popular Super Rugby betting markets include head to head, line (handicap), margin, 1st half, 2nd half, total points and player markets such as first try scorer and anytime try scorer.

Super Rugby Broadcasters

Many major television broadcasters also have online live streaming services so you can live stream all the Super Rugby games. Please see each individual broadcaster for live streaming information.

Broadcaster	Country
SuperSport	Africa
Fox Sports Australia	Australia
Sky Sport	New Zealand
ESPN	Argentina
ESPN 3	United States
TSN	Canada
J Sports	Japan
Setanta Sports Asia	Asia Pacific
OSN	Bahrain
OSN	Iraq
OSN	Jordan
OSN	Saudi Arabia
OSN	Kuwait
OSN	Lebanon
OSN	Oman
OSN	Palestine
OSN	Qatar
OSN	United Arab Emirates
OSN	Yemen
Sky Italia	Italy
Sky Italia	Vatican City
Sky Italia	San Marino
Sky Italia	Canton of Ticino
Sky UK	United Kingdom
Sky UK	Ireland
Canal+	France
Canal+	Andorra
Canal+	Monaco
Canal+	Luxembourg
Canal+	Romandy

Super Rugby Replays & Highlights

Many broadcasters will show replays of Super Rugby games so you can catch up on all the action. Watch as many Super Rugby games as possible is one of the best ways to understand what’s happening and give you an edge over the bookmakers.

Many websites offer Super Rugby highlights so you can watch all the key moments including match winning tries. This is a great way to keep up to date on players in form and those likely to pick in the first and anytime try scorer betting markets.

Super Rugby News

Staying up to date with all the latest Super Rugby news is imperative if you want to stay one step ahead of the bookmakers and be able to spot value. Player injuries and omissions can make a big difference to who wins a Super Rugby game or help swing the balance in favour of one team.

The following website is essential in keeping up to date with all the latest Super Rugby news:

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Super Rugby Social Media

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Super Rugby History

The first rugby union club competition involving Southern Hemisphere rugby union clubs was the South Pacific Championship which started in 1986 and continued until 1990. The South Pacific Championship featured six teams - three from New Zealand (Auckland, Canterbury & Wellington), two from Australia (Queensland & New South Wales) and the Fiji national team.

No tournament was played in 1991 with another competition called Super 6 launched in 1992. Super 6 lasted just one season with Queensland winning the title. In 1993 the Super 6 competition was expanded to the Super 10 with teams from South Africa allowed to participate after the end of apartheid.

The inaugural Super 10 competition featured four teams from New Zealand (Waikato, Auckland, Otago & North Harbour), three from South Africa (Natal, Transvaal & Northern Transvaal), two from Australia (Queensland & New South Wales) and Pacific Tri-Nations winners Western Samoa. The Super 10 competition was won by Transvaal in 1993 and Queensland in 1994 and 1995.

Rugby union became a professional sport in 1995 with the Super 10 competition being restructured. The successful 1995 World Cup provided the impetus for the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa rugby boards to form SANZAR.

SANZAR (South African, New Zealand and Australian Rugby) was the administration board to organise a new competition featuring 12 clubs or franchises from the three nations. One benefit of the formation of SANZAR was the implementation of an annual Tri-Nations Test Series between South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.

The formation of Super 12 allowed rugby union to compete with rugby league from a financial perspective. The Foxtel pay TV network in Australia was interested in exclusive rights to broadcast the competition, with SANZAR selling a 10-year contract for exclusive television rights to News Corp for US $555 million.

The new Super 12 competition successfully began in 1996 with five New Zealand franchises (Auckland Blues, Waikato Chiefs, Otago Highlanders, Wellington Hurricanes, Canterbury Crusaders), four South African provinces (Natal Sharks, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province) and three domestic Australian teams (Queensland Reds, ACT Brumbies, NSW Waratahs).

New Zealand's dominance began immediately with the Auckland Blues winning the competition after beating Natal Sharks 45- 21 in the final. The Blues went back to back after defeating ACT Brumbies 23-7 in the 1997 final.

The Blues reached their third successive final in 1998 but were defeated by fellow New Zealand franchise Canterbury Crusaders 20-13. The Crusaders went on to win in 1999 and 2000 finals with the 2001 season being the first won by a club outside New Zealand franchise, the Brumbies defeating and Sharks 36-6 in the 2001 final.

The Crusaders won their 4th final in 2002, the Blues won in 2003 and the Brumbies were victorious again in 2004 with 47-38 win against the Crusaders in front of a home crowd in Canberra. The Crusaders bounced back to win the 2005 final 35-25 against the New South Wales Waratahs which was the last competition to feature a 12 team format.

In the early 2000s Australia and South Africa wanted another team from their countries in the competition. There was talk of a team from the South Pacific Island nations being included and Argentina wanted to be included in Super 12.

In 2004 SANZAR negotiated a five-year tv deal from 2006 to 2010 worth US$323 million. News Corp won the rights for the UK, Australia and New Zealand and SuperSport for South Africa.

Australia and South Africa got their wish of an extra team in the competition. The new Australian team was based in Perth and named the Western Force, South Africa’s new team was called the Cheetahs and drew players from the Free State and Northern Cape Provinces.

The 2006 season saw the start of the Super 14 competition, SANZAR keeping the competition in a single-table format. The Western Force and Cheetahs didn't perform well, the Force only winning one game and finishing with the wooden spoon in last place.

Only two teams won the tournament during the Super 14 era. The Crusaders won in 2006 and 2008, the Bulls winning in 2007, 2009, and 2010.

SANZAR decided to expand the competition once again in 2011. The idea was to have three national conferences (South Africa, New Zealand & Australia) with each side playing the other four teams from their own country twice, the other ten teams once with the finals series involving six teams.

The additional team came from Victoria, Australia, and was named the Melbourne Rebels. The new competitions was rebranded as Super Rugby, a competition featuring 15 teams and running from 2011 to 2015.

In 2012 SANZAR considered adding teams from Argentina, Japan and the United States in 2016 to capitalise on the interest generated by the rugby sevens entering the Olympics.

On 4 September 2013 SANZAR announced that a sixth franchise from South Africa would enter the competition and on 20 November 2014 it was announced that teams from Japan and Argentina would be a part of Super Rugby starting in the 2016 season.The two new teams were called the Jaguares (Argentina) and Sunwolves (Japan).

The competition was reduced to 15 teams in 2018 with two South African and one Australian teams eliminated. Four teams from South Africa remained (Bulls, Lions, Sharks, Stormers) with the Cheetahs and Kings missing out. The Western Force were the team from Australia that lost their licence.

In March 2019 SANZAAR confirmed that 2020 will be the Sunwolves last in Super Rugby.

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