The Blues have lost All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett to an apparent long-term injury on the way to a 21-20 loss to the Brumbies which continued a gloomy start to the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season for the defending champions.

Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua hope their first wins of the Super Rugby season will mark a turning point in a competition shaping as more even than in recent years. As hard as it is for us tonight, Moana winning and the Drua winning is what the competition needs and wants.

After last year breaking a 25-year drought winning in Christchurch, the Reds failed to earn their way forward enough and were impatient in the seven tries to three defeat. It led to a 12-0 deficit within the first 20 minutes and an unassailable 36-14 deficit with 27 minutes left.

Analysis: The competition's cracking start continued with a fourth round full of upsets, but can it hold its momentum now the NRL has started, asks Jamie Wall.

In a weekend for gallant underdogs, Moana Pasifika, the Brumbies, and the Fijian Drua defied the odds in Super Rugby Pacific’s fourth round. The loss that p

The Crusaders have climbed back up the Super Rugby Pacific ladder with an impressive 43-19 win over the Reds in Christchurch.

And it’s one the Crusaders might just thrive in. After an uncharacteristic season saw them miss the playoffs in 2024, Rob Penney’s side appears to have turned a corner in 2025, putting the Reds to the sword in a 43-19 win on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Christchurch to move to fourth on the table.

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The New South Wales Waratahs remain the only unbeaten team in Super Rugby Pacific after Dan McKellar's side handed the Western Force a 34-10 loss as the Waikato Chiefs and Queensland Reds both slipped to their first defeats.

Super Rugby Pacific CEO Jack Mesley has addressed the concerns of the Fijian Drua after travel and accommodation issues blighted their recent away game against the Hurricanes in Napier.