They say rugby season is over?
But with less than two months left until the start of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the Super Rugby Women’s season is scheduled to begin exactly two weeks later.
With the Wallabies heading into their first camp ahead of the Lions tour in January, things are expected to move much faster than usual in 2025. That’s because both the men’s and women’s sides of the game are set to face their biggest rugby season in years.
The Wallabies will welcome the British and Irish Lions in July before traveling to reigning world champions South Africa for two tests, followed by test matches against Los Pumas and the All Blacks.
With a pre-Lions warm-up match against Fiji, the Wallabies are already set to play 10 Tests in 2025, with the Autumn Nations fixture schedule also set to be confirmed.
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The Wallaroos are scheduled to have a tight schedule, including the Rugby World Cup being held in England in August 2025.
Coach Joe Yap’s side will co-host the Pacific Nations Series with New Zealand following their annual warm-up match against Fiji and a further two-match series against Wales. This concludes the year with seven matches and 10 guaranteed matches until the end of the World Cup. full form.
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With such a big year ahead, the provincial team will get a solid start with exhibition games ahead of the two seasons. More information about each team can be found below.
Please note: This page will be undergoing significant work as results become available and new features are announced, revised and included. Trial announcements are accurate as of Monday, December 23, 2024..
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Langie Gleason. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
NSW Waratahs
result:
- NSW Waratahs 43-17 Kubota Spears – Spears Edoriku Field, Chiba – December 3, 2024 – Video not available
Upcoming exams:
- NSW Waratahs v NSW Pacifica – Eric Tweedale Stadium, Sydney – 25 January 2025
- NSW Waratahs v ACT Brumbies – Bowral Rugby Club – 1 February 2025
The Waratahs have played one game so far since the end of the 2024 season, with the new-look team and coaching team winning convincingly in one match against Japanese top league side Kubota Spears.
The team has recently announced a number of double-header trials with the women’s team, with trials against NSW Pacifica and the Brumbies at Bowral to get their on-field preparations off to a good start.
Connor Best and Tate McDermott. (Photo by Michael Bradley/Getty Images)
Queensland Reds
result:
- Queensland Reds 35-36 Wales – Sukhoff Stadium, Brisbane – 19 July 2024 – see
- Queensland Reds 41-14 Tonga – Tenerife Field Stadium, Nuku’alofa – 26 July 2024 – see
- Queensland Reds 59-29 Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights – Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Japan – 27 October 2024 – Video not available
- Queensland Reds 48-28 Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights – Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Japan – 4 November 2024 – see
Upcoming exams:
- Queensland Reds v Bristol Bears – Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol – 31 January 2025
- Queensland Reds v Ulster – Kingspan Stadium, Belfast – 7 February 2025
The Reds have been by far the busiest team since the end of the 2024 Super Rugby season and have added an international flair to the game. This took the form of matches against Wales and Tonga, with the Reds winning on both occasions before the annual Shield clash with Robbie Deans’ Panasonic Wild Knights.
As of this writing, the Reds are set to conclude their pre-season with a European tour of the UK and Ireland, where they play Bristol Bears at Ashton Gate, before concluding the tour against Les Kiss’s old side Ulster in Belfast. They will miss the first round of Super Rugby Pacific and enjoy a week’s holiday.
Harry Vella celebrates victory over the Western Army (Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images)
ACT Brumbies
result: doesn’t exist
Upcoming exams:
- ACT Brumbies v NSW Waratahs – Bowral Rugby Club – 1 February 2025
- ACT Brumbies v Western Force – Marist College, Canberra – 7 February 2025
At the time of writing, the Brumbies are the only team not to have played a tour match since the end of the 2024 Super Rugby season. This is understandable considering Rugby Australia took over operational control of the franchise in August.
However, after a busy few months behind the scenes, the club will play two Tests ahead of their first match of the season, traveling to Bowral to face the Waratahs before hosting the Western Force in Canberra.
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western army
result:
- Western Force 38-23 Toyota Cheetahs – Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein – 3 October 2024 – see
- Western Force 24-29 Emerging Ireland – Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein – 6 October 2024 – see
- Western Force 34-33 Western Province XV – Markotter Stadium, Stellenbosch – 12 October 2024 – Video not available
Upcoming exams:
- Western Force v ACT Brumbies – Marist College, Canberra – 7 February 2025
Like the Reds, Western Force have enjoyed a busy off-season as they look to replicate 2023 by taking part in a South African development tour featuring many of their new arrivals. The team’s improvement was noted, with wins against the Toyota Cheetahs and Western Province, while also losing a close game to Emerging Ireland.
Following Fan Day starting on February 1, the team will head to Canberra to play the Brumbies for their final trial at the time of writing.
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NSW Waratahs Women
result: doesn’t exist
Upcoming trials:
- NSW Waratahs Women vs. NSW Pacifica Women – Eric Tweedale Stadium, Sydney – 25 January 2025
- NSW Waratahs Women v ACT Brumbies Women – Campbelltown Harlequins Rugby Club – 15 February 2025
The Waratahs have had a relatively quiet season apart from the Wallaroos year-end tour and the Next Gen Sevens tournament against Queensland, which featured several players.
The team will begin preparations for the season with a double-header with the men against the NSW Pacifica Womens before hosting the Brumbies in Campbelltown.
Can the Reds end their losing streak against the Waratahs? (Photo by Jeremy Ng/Getty Images)
Queensland Reds
result:
- Queensland Reds Women 65-0 Tonga Women – Tenefaira Field Stadium, Nuku’alofa – 26 July 2024 – see
- Reds Development XV 21-24 NZ College – Wests Rugby Club, Brisbane – 12 October 2024 – see
Upcoming trials:
- Queensland Reds Women v ACT Brumbies Women – Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane – 8 February 2025
The Reds have had a busy season. The main team played the Tongan Womens team as part of a double-header against the men’s team, while the development team played a thriller against NZ Universities in addition to the Next Gen Sevens.
The team will enjoy one more domestic friendly against the ACT Brumbies two weeks into the season and, like the men’s team, will enjoy a first round bye.
Siokapesi Palu. (Photo by Brett Hemmings/Getty Images)
ACT Brumbies
result: doesn’t exist
Upcoming trials:
- ACT Brumbies Women v Queensland Reds Women – Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane – 8 February 2025
- ACT Brumbies Women v NSW Waratahs Women – Campbelltown Harlequins Rugby Club – 15 February 2025
- ACT Brumbies Women v Fijiana Drua Women – GIO Stadium, Canberra – 22 February 2025
Like the men’s team, the Brumbies women have had a quiet off-season but are set to have a busy February with back-to-back away games against the Reds and Waratahs respectively before the finals. As a warm-up to the Brumbies’ season-opening home match, they played a home trial against Fijiana Drua at the GIO Stadium.
Lucy Dinen of the Force. (Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images)
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result:
- Western Force 12-19 Pearls and 12-17 Yokohama TKM – Nagano – October 19
- Western Force 24-27 Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix – Fujiyoshida – 27th October 2024
- Western Force 0-7 Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix & 7-5 Yokogawa Musashino Artemi Stars – Tokyo – 2 November 2024
Upcoming trials: TBC
Finally, Western Force Women enjoyed a lengthy development tour of Japan, including four 40-minute hybrid matches and a clash with Japanese champions Tokyo Saku Phoenix, who they narrowly lost.
At the time of writing, the Force are yet to announce all trials ahead of their opening round home tie against Brumbies Women.
