# 2025 Super Rugby Aupiki season

The 2025 Super Rugby Aupiki season is the fourth and current season of the top-flight New Zealand women's rugby union competition, Super Rugby. The season fixtures were released on 20 November 2024, consisting of six rounds and a Grand Final to decide the season champions.
It was revealed during the season draw that the Super Rugby Aupiki champions would play the champions of the Australian Super Rugby competition, Super Rugby W, at the end of the season. This new competition, which is formatted similarly to a super cup, is called the Super Rugby Champions Final. It will be the first edition of the new competition.
The defending champions are the Blues, who defeated two-time runners-up Chiefs Manawa 24–18 in last seasons (2024) Grand Final.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Union | Team | Location(s) | Stadia | Capacity |
| Auckland | Blues | Kingsland, Auckland Region | Eden Park | 50,000 |
| Auckland | Blues | Whangārei, Northland Region | Okara Park | 30,000 |
| Waikato | Chiefs Manawa | Hamilton, Waikato Region | Waikato Stadium | 25,800 |
| Wellington | Hurricanes Poua | Pipitea, Wellington Region | Wellington Regional Stadium | 34,500 |
| Wellington | Hurricanes Poua | Upper Hutt, Wellington Region | NZCIS | — |
| Canterbury | Matatū | Addington, Canterbury Region | Rugby League Park | 17,104 |
| Canterbury | Matatū | Nelson, Tasman District | Trafalgar Park, Nelson | 18,000 |
| Canterbury | Matatū | Aidanfield, Canterbury Region | Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub | 1,000 |

### Personnel

| Team | Coach | Captain |
| Blues | Willie Walker | Maia Roos |
| Chiefs Manawa | Dwayne Sweeney | Kennedy Tukuafu |
| Hurricanes Poua | Fusi Feaunati | Jackie Patea-Fereti |
| Matatū | Whitney Hansen | Alana Bremner |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Blues | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 39 | +63 | 2 | 0 | 14 | Advance to Grand Final |
| 2 | Matatū | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Advance to Grand Final |
| 3 | Chiefs Manawa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 62 | +31 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Hurricanes Poua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 125 | −101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

## Matches
### Round 1

* 1 March 14:05 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Chiefs Manawa | 25–31 | Matatū |
| Try: Ruby Tui (2) Reese Anderson Kennedy Tukuafu Con: Renee Holmes Pen: Renee Holmes | | Try: Laura Bayfield Winnie Palamo Amy du Plessis (2) Con: Hannah King (4) Pen: Hannah King |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr
* 1 March 16:35 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Hurricanes Poua | 10–50 | Blues |
| Try: Isabella Waterman Denise Aoilupotea | | Try: Ruahei Demant (2) Portia Woodman-Wickliffe Braxton Sorensen-McGee Grace Gago (2) Sylvia Brunt Con: Krysten Cottrell (3) Ruahei Demant (3) Pen: Krysten Cottrell |
* Wellington Regional Stadium Referee: Ben Woolerton

### Round 2

* 7 March 17:05 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Blues | 24–22 | Chiefs Manawa |
| Try: Ruahei Demant Katelyn Vaha'akolo Jaymie Kolose Portia Woodman-Wickliffe Con: Ruahei Demant (2) | | Try: Vici-Rose Green Grace Houpapa-Barrett Renee Holmes Con: Renee Holmes Kelly Brazier Pen: Renee Holmes |
* Eden Park Referee: Todd Petrie
* 9 March 12:35 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Matatū | 29–7 | Hurricanes Poua |
| Try: Grace Brooker Kaea Nepia (2) Winnie Palamo Lucy Jenkins Con: Hannah King (2) | | Try: Ayesha Leti-I'iga Con: Cassie Siataga |
* Rugby League Park Referee: Warwick Lahmert

### Round 3

* 15 March 14:05 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Matatū | 7–28 | Blues |
| Try: Hannah King Con: Hannah King | | Try: Sylvia Brunt (2) Braxton Sorensen-McGee Atlanta Lolohea Con: Ruahei Demant (2/2) Tara Turner Krysten Cottrell |
* Trafalgar Park
* 15 March 16:35 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Chiefs Manawa | 46–7 | Hurricanes Poua |
| Try: Ruby Tui (2) Azalleyah Ma′aka Jade Coates Luka Connor Renee Holmes Vici-Rose Green Tenika Willison Con: Renee Holmes (3/8) | | Try: Cassie Siataga Con: Cassie Siataga |
* Waikato Stadium

### Round 4

* 22 March 14:05 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Hurricanes Poua | v | Matatū |
* NZCIS
* 22 March 16:35 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Chiefs Manawa | v | Blues |
* Waikato Stadium

### Round 5

* 29 March 14:05 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Blues | v | Matatū |
* Okara Park
* 29 March 16:35 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Hurricanes Poua | v | Chiefs Manawa |
* NZCIS

### Round 6

* 5 April 14:05 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Matatū | v | Chiefs Manawa |
* Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub
* 5 April 16:35 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Blues | v | Hurricanes Poua |
* Eden Park

## Grand Final

* 12 April TBD NZST (UTC+12)
| TBD | v | TBD |
* TBD

## Players
### Squads

The following squads were named for the 2025 season.
Blues Women squad :
| Forwards | Eloise Blackwell • Dajian Brown • Oceane Donelley • Sophie Fisher • Holly Greenway • Aldora Itunu • Atlanta Lolohea • Liana Mikaele-Tu′u • Paris Mataroa • Elizabith Moimoi • Lily Murray-Wihongi • Cheyenne Tuli-Fale • Maiakawanakaulani Roos • Awhina Tangen-Wainohu • Harono Te Iringa • Ma′ama Vaipulu • Chryss Viliko |
| Backs | Kahlia Awa • Sylvia Brunt • Krysten Cottrell • Ruahei Demant • Kerri Johnson • Jaymie Kolose • Danii Mafoe • Patricia Maliepo • Daynah Nankivell • Braxton Sorensen-McGee • Tara-Leigh Turner • Katelyn Vaha'akolo • Portia Woodman-Wickliffe |
| Coach | Willie Walker |
Chiefs Manawa squad :
| Forwards | Mia Anderson • Rebecca Burch • Jade Coates • Luka Connor • Veisinia Fakalelu • Vici-Rose Green • Logan Hauraki • Kate Henwood • Chyna Hohepa • Grace Houpapa-Barrett • Tanya Kalounivale • Grace Kukutai • Martha Mataele • Krystal Murray • Charmaine Smith • Santo Taumata • Kennedy Tukuafu |
| Backs | Reese Anderson • Ariana Bayler • Kelly Brazier • Renee Holmes • Rosie Kelly • Azalleyah Ma′aka • Kiriana Nolan • Holli O'Sullivan • Mererangi Paul • Shoshanah Seumanutafa • Hazel Tubic • Ruby Tui • Tenika Willison |
| Coach | Dwayne Sweeney |
Hurricanes Poua squad :
| Forwards | Denise Aiolupotea • Forne Burkin • Natalie Delamere • Lavinia Lea • Olioli Mua • Angel Mulu • Joanah Ngan-Woo • Jayme Nuku • Jackie Patea-Fereti • Elinor Plum-King • Nina Poletti • Layla Sae • Ngano Taveke • Samantha Taylor • Kahurangi Sturmey • Esther Faiaoga-Tilo |
| Backs | Shakira Baker • Raedeen Blake • Teilah Ferguson • Te Rauoriwa Gapper • Leilani Hakiwai • Iritana Hohaia • Harmony Kautai • Ayesha Leti-I'iga • Paige Lush • Cassie Siataga • Rangimarie Sturmey • Monica Tagoai • Payton Takimoana • Isabella Waterman |
| Coach | Fusi Feaunati |
Matatū squad :
| Forwards | Laura Bayfield • Alana Bremner (c) • Chelsea Bremner • Grace Brooker • Emma Dermody • Eilis Doyle • Jett Hayward • Tegan Hollows • Lucy Jenkins • Sarah Jones • Pip Love • Kaipo Olsen-Baker • Mo'omo'oga Ashley Palu • Marcelle Parkes • Georgia Ponsonby • Amy Rule • Fiaali'i Solomona |
| Backs | Amy du Plessis • Maia Joseph • Hannah King • Fia Laikong • Kelsyn McCook • Hollyrae Mete • Kaea Nepia • Winnie Palamo • Abigail Paton • Chey Robins-Reti • Keighley Simpson • Tayla Simpson • Charlotte Va'afusaga |
| Coach | Whitney Hansen |