This was the best weekend Super Rugby Pacific has seen

April 26, 2026 — 7:41pm

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A winless weekend for the Australian teams was disappointing, but Super Round in Christchurch was the best few days in Super Rugby Pacific’s short history, with daylight second.

The magnificent new stadium looked a picture, but the real story was the range of fans in the stands, easily identifiable by the Super Rugby jerseys on display.

For once, Super Rugby Pacific felt whole, not just a series of games between teams lacking genuine connections. The weekend felt like a European rugby event with an Anzac twist.

Ironically, the absence of the in-form Western Force reduced the chances of an Australian victory, but the weekend will surely be revisited next year with the Force on board.

The date is important, not just the venue

The Anzac weekend is the perfect time on the calendar for Super Round because it is deep enough into the season for every game to matter.

If it were moved to the earlier rounds, it would lose some context. And that is the looming problem for Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby as they consider a Bledisloe Test on the same weekend.

Super Round in Christchurch has just given the competition an enormous boost – every club played in front of its biggest crowd of........

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