# 2025 Queensland Reds season

The 2025 Queensland Reds season is their 29th and current season in the Super Rugby since entering the professional era in 1996. Although the pre-season began in 2024 with a tour to Japan and later the United Kingdom, the domestic season began in February 2025.

## Squad and personnel
### Coaching personnel

Despite being cited by news outlets as a heavy favourite for the head coach of the Australian rugby team following rumours of a possible coaching vacancy, Reds coach Les Kiss, whom signed with the Reds in 2023 on a three-year deal (2024–2026), repudiated any possibility that he would leave the team while current coach Joe Schmidt was fulfilling the role. Talking to The Sydney Morning Herald, Kiss said: "I've got too much respect for Joe to go down that path... We've got to get focused on the Reds and go forward, that's what we're excited about. It's too important." He added: "I'm loving what I'm doing at the moment, me and the rest of the staff are in a place where we're really driven and focused to do the best for the boys every day. That’s the thing we do to serve Rugby Australia."
The coaching staff was announced with the rest of the squad in November 2024, remaining unchanged from the previous season (2024).
Coaching personnel :
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Les Kiss |
| Assistant Coach | Jonathan Fisher |
| Assistant Coach | Zane Hilton |
| Assistant Coach | Brad Davis |
| Academy/Assistant Coach | Dale Roberson |

### Squad

The Reds had less activity with off-season transfers compared to the previous one. All but one of the players the team picked up were from the recently terminated Australian franchise, the Melbourne Rebels.
The Reds' squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season was announced on 12 November 2024. In January 2025 Tate McDermott and Liam Wright were announced as co-captains ahead of the 2025 season.

#### Senior squad

| Reds senior squad |
| Props George Blake Sef Fa'agase Matt Gibbon Alex Hodgman Trevor King Massimo de Lutiis Zane Nonggorr Jeffery Toomaga-Allen Hookers Richie Asiata Max Craig Matt Faessler Josh Nasser Locks Angus Blyth Josh Canham Lukhan Salakaia-Loto Ryan Smith Connor Vest | Loose forwards Joe Brial John Bryant Fraser McReight Seru Uru Harry Wilson Liam Wright (cc) Scrum-halves Tate McDermott (cc) Kalani Thomas Louis Werchon Fly-halves Mason Gordon Tom Lynagh Harry McLaughlin-Phillips | Centres Josh Flook Frankie Goldsbrough Isaac Henry Hunter Paisami Dre Pakeho Outside backs Lachie Anderson Jock Campbell Filipo Daugunu Jude Gibbs Will McCulloch Heremaia Murray Tim Ryan |
| (cc) denotes team co-captains, Bold denotes internationally capped, $^{DEV}$ denotes a development squad player, $^{ST}$ denotes a short-term signing, denotes a player ruled out for the season with injury. |

#### Academy squad

| Reds academy squad |
| Props Nick Bloomfield Locks Ben Daniels | Loose forwards Dom Thygesen Joe Liddy | Centres Xavier Rubens |
| Bold denotes internationally capped at youth level. |

## Season results
### Pre-season

Reds score shown first.
2025 Pre-season results :
| Date | Venue | Team | Score | Result (Margin) |
| Sunday, 27 October (2024) | Kumagaya Rugby Ground, Kumagaya, Saitama (Japan) | Saitama Wild Knights | 59–29 | Won (30 points) |
| Monday, 4 November (2024) | Kumagaya Rugby Ground, Kumagaya, Saitama (Japan) | Saitama Wild Knights | 42–28 | Won (14 points) |
| Friday, 31 January | Ashton Gate, Ashton Gate, Bristol (England) | Bristol Bears | 82–21 | Won (61 points) |
| Friday, 7 February | Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast, Ulster (Northern Ireland) | Ulster | 38–31 | Won (7 points) |

### Summary and fixtures

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Ground | — | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | — | H | A | A | A | H | H |
| Result | — | W | W | L | W | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reds score shown first; only non-Australian teams with flag displayed.
2025 Super Rugby season :
| Rnd. | Date | Venue | Team | Score | Result (Margin) | Attendance | Pos. | Ref. |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 9th | — |
| 2 | Friday, 21 February | Lang Park, Milton (Brisbane) | Moana Pasifika | 56–36 | Won (20 points) | 13,785 | 3rd | |
| 3 | Saturday, 1 March | Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth | Western Force | 28–24 | Won (4 points) | 7,377 | 2nd | |
| 4 | Sunday, 9 March | Rugby League Park, Addington (Christchurch) | Crusaders | 43–19 | Lost (24 points) | 11,700 | 5th | |
| 5 | Saturday, 15 March | Lang Park, Milton (Brisbane) | Waratahs | 35–15 | Won (20 points) | 20,072 | 3rd | |
| 6 | Saturday, 22 March | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Central Dunedin | Highlanders | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 7 | Saturday, 29 March | Lang Park, Milton (Brisbane) | Western Force | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 8 | Friday, 4 April | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | Chiefs | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 9 | Saturday, 12 April | Lang Park, Milton (Brisbane) | ACT Brumbies | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | |
| 11 | Friday, 25 April | Lang Park, Milton (Brisbane) | Blues | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 12 | Saturday, 3 May | HFC Bank Stadium, Laucala Bay (Suva) | Fijian Drua | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 13 | Friday, 9 May | Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney) | Waratahs | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 14 | Saturday, 17 May | Canberra Stadium, Bruce (Canberra) | ACT Brumbies | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 15 | Friday, 23 May | Lang Park, Milton (Brisbane) | Hurricanes | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 16 | Saturday, 31 May | Lang Park, Milton (Brisbane) | Fijian Drua | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |

### Season standings

2025 Super Rugby Pacific standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chiefs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 131 | +48 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 18 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Crusaders | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 126 | +29 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 14 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Reds | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 118 | +20 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 14 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Brumbies | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 167 | +4 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Waratahs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 105 | +10 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Highlanders | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 107 | +7 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 10 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Hurricanes | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 158 | −15 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 8 | Force | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 203 | −46 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 9 | Blues | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 136 | −17 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 10 | Drua | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 139 | 165 | −26 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 11 | Moana Pasifika | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 163 | −14 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |

### British & Irish Lions tour

Reds score shown first.
2025 British & Irish Lions tour :
| Date | Venue | Team | Score | Result (Margin) | Ref. |
| Wednesday, 2 July | Lang Park, Milton (Brisbane) | British and Irish Lions | TBD | TBD | |

## Statistics

    As of 17 March 2025.
Top point-scorers :
| Pos. | Player | Position | Tries | Con. | Pen. | Drop. | Points |
| 1 | Tom Lynagh | Fly-half | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2 | Filipo Daugunu | Outside back | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Harry McLaughlin-Phillips | Fly-half | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Josh Flook | Centre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Harry Wilson | Flanker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Angus Blyth | Lock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Fraser McReight | Flanker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Lachie Anderson | Outside back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Matt Faessler | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Tim Ryan | Outside back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Ryan Smith | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Seru Uru | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Richie Asiata | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Heremaia Murray | Outside back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Kalani Thomas | Flanker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Top try-scorers :
| Pos. | Player | Position | Tries |
| 1 | Filipo Daugunu | Outside back | 3 |
| 2 | Josh Flook | Centre | 2 |
| 2 | Harry Wilson | Flanker | 2 |
| 2 | Angus Blyth | Lock | 2 |
| 2 | Fraser McReight | Flanker | 2 |
| 6 | Lachie Anderson | Outside back | 1 |
| 6 | Tom Lynagh | Fly-half | 1 |
| 6 | Matt Faessler | Hooker | 1 |
| 6 | Harry McLaughlin-Phillips | Fly-half | 1 |
| 6 | Tim Ryan | Outside back | 1 |
| 6 | Ryan Smith | Lock | 1 |
| 6 | Seru Uru | Flanker | 1 |
| 6 | Richie Asiata | Hooker | 1 |
| 6 | Heremaia Murray | Outside back | 1 |