The following is a list of main stadiums used in the international rugby union competition, Super Rugby , in which teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands participate. Stadiums are current as of ahead of 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season. [1]
*Italics denote a former use of a Primary or Secondary stadium.
Stadium | Image | Team | Country | City | Capacity |
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Suncorp Stadium | Drua Reds Sunwolves | Australia | Brisbane | 52,500 | |
Eden Park | Blues Moana Pasifika | New Zealand | Auckland | 50,000 | |
Allianz Stadium | Waratahs | Australia | Sydney | 42,500 | |
Sky Stadium | Hurricanes | New Zealand | Wellington | 34,500 | |
Forsyth Barr Stadium | Blues Crusaders Highlanders Moana Pasifika | New Zealand | Dunedin | 30,748 | |
FMG Stadium Waikato | Chiefs | New Zealand | Hamilton | 25,800 | |
GIO Stadium | Brumbies | Australia | Canberra | 25,011 | |
HBF Park | Force | Australia | Perth | 20,500 | |
Apollo Projects Stadium | Crusaders | New Zealand | Christchurch | 17,104 | |
HFC Bank Stadium | Fijian Drua | Fiji | Suva | 15,446 | |
North Harbour Stadium | Blues Chiefs Moana Pasifika | New Zealand | Albany | 14,000 | |
Churchill Park | Fijian Drua | Fiji | Lautoka | 10,000 |
Stadium | Image | Team | Country | City | Capacity |
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McLean Park | Crusaders Hurricanes | New Zealand | Napier | 19,700 | |
Navigation Homes Stadium | Blues Chiefs Moana Pasifika | New Zealand | Pukekohe | 12,000 | |
Bay Oval | Chiefs | New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 10,000 | |
Teufaiva Stadium | Moana Pasifika | Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | 10,000 |
The following list includes all former Super Rugby stadiums used from the 1996 season to the end of the 2024 season. The list does not include any stadium currently used as a primary or secondary stadium.
Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It has previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Super Rugby started as the Super 12 in the 1996 season with 12 teams from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, building on competitions dating back to the South Pacific Championship in 1986. The Super 12 was established by SANZAR after the sport became professional in 1995. After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the competition to split into three, the reformed competition in 2021 only included teams from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands.
The Queensland Reds is the rugby union team based in Brisbane for the Australian state of Queensland that competes in the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996, they were a representative team selected from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland. With the introduction of the professional Super 12 competition they moved to a model where players are contracted to the Reds through the Queensland Rugby Union rather than selected on the basis of club form.
Canberra Stadium, commercially known as GIO Stadium Canberra, is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is the largest sports venue by capacity in Canberra.
The ACT Brumbies is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The team competes in Super Rugby and named for the feral horses which inhabit the capital's hinterland. The team represents the ACT, as well as the Far South Coast and Southern Inland regions of New South Wales (NSW).
The New South Wales Waratahs, referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby competition. The Riverina and other southern parts of the state, are represented by the Brumbies, who are based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
The Western Force is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia, currently competing in Super Rugby Pacific. They previously played in Super Rugby from 2006 until they were axed from the competition in 2017. Following their axing they played in the National Rugby Championship in 2018 and 2019, replacing the Perth Spirit, and Global Rapid Rugby from 2018 to 2020, an Indo-Pacific competition organised by Andrew Forrest.
The Cheetahs, is a South African professional rugby union team based at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. They have played Super Rugby between 2006 and 2017, then the Pro14 from 2017 to 2020, and currently the EPCR Challenge Cup since 2022.
Perth Rectangular Stadium is a sports stadium in Perth, the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia. Located close to Perth's central business district, the stadium currently has a maximum capacity of 20,500 people for sporting events and 25,000 people for concerts, with the ground's record attendance of 32,000 people set during an Ed Sheeran concert in 2015.
The Willows Sports Complex was a grass football stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was used predominantly as a rugby league ground as the home ground of the North Queensland Cowboys National Rugby League club. The ground was also used for rugby union and soccer. From 2009 to 2011, A-League football club North Queensland Fury called it home.
The Auckland Rugby Union is a New Zealand provincial rugby union. The union was established in 1883 and was originally responsible for the administration of the sport in most of the former Auckland Province, although its boundaries have since shrunk to include only a portion of the Auckland urban area. The union governs the Auckland representative team, which has won New Zealand's first-tier domestic provincial competition 17 times, more than any other team. Their most recent title was the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup Premiership. The union administers all club rugby within its boundaries, including the Gallaher Shield and other senior club rugby, as well as school rugby. Auckland also acts as a primary feeder to the Blues, who play in the Super Rugby competition.
The Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, currently known as AAMI Park for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in the suburb of East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Built in 2010, it is a rectangular sporting stadium with a capacity of 30,050, and is the home of various rugby league, rugby union and association football teams.
Apia Park is a multi-function sports complex located in Apia, the capital of Samoa. Primarily used for rugby union events, Apia Park is the home stadium of the Samoa national rugby union team, Manu Samoa. It is also a venue for association football. Manuma Samoa use the venue for rugby union matches.
Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional women's soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It competes in the A-League Women, the top tier of women's soccer in Australia.
The Super Rugby competition in rugby union, including teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands and, in the past, from Argentina, Japan and South Africa, is based on a "franchise" system of teams. The original member countries – Australia, New Zealand and South Africa – all have several regional franchises, while the expansion countries – Argentina, Fiji, Japan and the Pacific Islands – have/had one franchise each. The article covers specific detail as to the areas covered by each Super Rugby team. Bold denotes stadiums that are current primary stadiums for the franchises.
Moana Pasifika is a rugby union team made up of players from various Pacific Island nations as well as New Zealand or Australian born players of Pasifika heritage, including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands who play in the Super Rugby Pacific competition. Many of its players represent Tonga and Samoa at the international level, while it also includes current and former All Blacks such as Ardie Savea and Julian Savea.