New-look Super Rugby draw revealed

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The play gully for the new-look Super Rugby Pacific contention has been unveiled.

The play volition footwear disconnected connected February 18 and tally for 18 weeks, with a 15-week regular play followed by 3 weeks of finals.

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This twelvemonth the contention features 12 teams, with Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua joining the 5 Australian and 5 New Zealand franchises.

All 91 games of the play volition beryllium broadcast unrecorded and ad-free connected Stan Sport, with immoderate matches besides being aired connected Channel Nine free-to-air.

The gully features 14 games during the regular play for each team. That includes 11 round-robin games positive the caller summation of 3 peculiar rivalry games.

In Round 2 - connected February 25-27 - each 12 teams volition converge connected AAMI Park successful Melbourne for Super Round, which is 3 consecutive days of double-headers.

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The play besides features a Women successful Rugby circular (Round 3), Culture circular (Round 6) and a Heritage Round (Round 12). Round 10 volition beryllium Anzac Round, successful which an Australian squad volition instrumentality connected a New Zealand squad successful 5 of the games.

"After a fantastic commencement for rugby connected Stan Sport, we are looking guardant to showcasing the caller Super Rugby contention format," Stan Sport manager Ben Kimber said.

"We saw involvement and viewership of Super Rugby importantly summation this twelvemonth connected Stan Sport and Nine, and we expect this caller 12 squad competition, with the summation of some Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika, to resonate good with fans.

"As Australia's location of rugby, Stan Sport can't hold to bring this caller look Super Rugby contention to fans adjacent year."

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