More than a decade since the last title, Australia’s long wait for a Super Rugby champion goes on, with Brumbies crashing out of the competition at the hands of the Chiefs to create an all-New Zealand final.
To win this series, Australia must get creative or else the Lions will be able to pick off every tactic, writes Quade Cooper. And there’s no more ‘outside the box’ move than picking James O’Connor.
A staggering 80 per cent of the Queensland’s 146 professional players are now based outside the Sunshine State, prompting the QRU to call for a radical compensation push. See the full list of Queensland’s pro players and where they are now.
The weight of history is against the Brumbies, but a famous win for the franchise in 2013 is a reminder that anything is possible.
The Queensland Reds have been left to ponder yet another swift ending to a Super Rugby Pacific finals series.
Queensland’s Super Rugby finals campaign has fallen at the first hurdle for a fourth straight year, this time thrashed by a rampant Crusaders in New Zealand.
Straight out of school in 2016, Len Ikitau landed in Canberra with one dream in mind – but it seemed impossibly distant as he wrestled with his thoughts on cold winter mornings.
The Queensland Reds are desperate to advance past the opening week of the Super Rugby Pacific finals series for the first time in four years.
The Brumbies could learn their Super Rugby finals fate before their quarter final against the Hurricanes, but they won’t be taking the easy way out if other results gift a semi final berth.
The Reds are breathing a sigh of relief, with one of their key players fit for the start of the Super Rugby Pacific finals series.
The Reds must beat the Crusaders on Friday night in Christchurch to avoid an early Super Rugby Pacific finals exit.
Brumbies lock Nick Frost has dismissed the recent poor history of Aussie teams facing Kiwis in Super Rugby finals, as we reveal shock viewership numbers for the 2025 season.
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