Super Rugby Pacific 2026

[Wilson]

Jeff Miller (Wallabies flanker, former QRU chairman/CEO) has been announced as the new Drua CEO:

FIJIAN DRUA WELCOMES RUGBY WORLD CUP WINNER JEFF MILLER AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Fijian Drua

The Fijian Drua Board has today announced the appointment of World Cup winning player, highly respected rugby administrator and senior Finance executive Jeff Miller as the Club’s new Chief Executive Officer. Miller succeeds Mark Evans, who completes his three-year term in December 2025 and will...

drua.rugby

 

[Strewthcobber]

Jeff Miller (Wallabies flanker, former QRU chairman/CEO) has been announced as the new Drua CEO:

FIJIAN DRUA WELCOMES RUGBY WORLD CUP WINNER JEFF MILLER AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Fijian Drua

The Fijian Drua Board has today announced the appointment of World Cup winning player, highly respected rugby administrator and senior Finance executive Jeff Miller as the Club’s new Chief Executive Officer. Miller succeeds Mark Evans, who completes his three-year term in December 2025 and will...

drua.rugby

One of the great Queensland rugby men.

Having said that. appointing himself coach in 2003 from the position of CEO probably the highlight of rugby governance in this country!

 

[Red Runner]

Only person to be captain, coach, CEO and Chair of the QRU / Reds. Not all at the same time of course.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Only person to be captain, coach, CEO and Chair of the QRU / Reds. Not all at the same time of course.

Also President

The man has done it all

 

[Adam84]

Only person to be captain, coach, CEO and Chair of the QRU / Reds. Not all at the same time of course.

also Life Member..

Optics, and outputs of that coaching move weren't a great one, that's for sure.
To his credit he returned in an management role later on, and was part of the QRU revival post Jim Carmichael, and turned it's finances around, putting the QRU on a more sustainable path going forward

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Blues have poached Eli Oudenryn from CruSadists. Bastards.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

Harry Godfrey has done an ACL & needs surgery so will miss all of next season. @Dan54 your 'canes really need to take better care of their 10s, eh?

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[Dan54]

Blues have poached Eli Oudenryn from CruSadists. Bastards.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

Harry Godfrey has done an ACL & needs surgery so will miss all of next season. @Dan54 your 'canes really need to take better care of their 10s, eh?

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

Yep, guessing Love will get a bit of time at 10 now.

 

[Red Runner]

stuff it. NRL media are posting round 1 teams so why can't we?

Obviously we don't know all the squads yet, so some assumptions made

Reds

1 Ross 2 Faessler 3 Nonggorr 4 LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) 5 Canham 6 Brial 7 McReight 8 Wilson 9 Thomas 10 Gordon 11 Daugunu 12 Paisami 13 Flook 14 Anderson 15 Campbell. 16 Nasser 17 JTA (Jeffery Toomaga-Allen) 18 De Luttis 19 Uru 20 Bryant 21 Werchon 22 Lynagh 23 Pakeho

- Assuming Tate won't be back for round 1 and that Liam Wright is injured again.

Tahs

1 Kailea 2 Fainga'a 3 Botha 4 Amatosero 5 Blyth 6 Samu 7 Gamble 8 Talataina 9 Gordon 10 Jack Deb 11 Potter 12 Walton 13 JAS 14 Jorgo 15 Kellaway 16 Moananu 17 Lambert 18 Amone 19 Philip 20 Adamson 21 Wilson 22 Poolman 23 Reilly

Brumbies

1 Slipper 2 Pollard 3 AAA 4 Frost 5 Shaw 6 Valetini 7 Scott 8 Cale 9 Lonergan 10 Edmed 11 Muirhead 12 Feliuai 13 Sapsford 14 Muirhead 15 Meredith 16 Lonergan 17 Ieli 18 Van Nek 19 Tualima 20 Reimer 21 Thorn 22 McLeod 23 Wilcox

- Assume Wright won't be back for round 1.

Force

1 Robertson 2 BPA 3 HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes) 4 Swain 5 Williams 6 NCD 7 Tizzano 8 Harris 9 Hastie 10 Donaldson 11 Pietsch 12 Stewart 13 Kuenzle 14 Lancaster 15 Grealy 16 Dolly 17 Pearce 18 Smith 19 Molina 20 Kalapu 21 Robertson 22 Burey 23 Bridge

Ok, back to work

 

[WoodysRFC]

For those interested, kiwi teams likely as follows;

Blues

1. Tu'ungafasi 2. Slater 3. Renata 4. Tuipulotu 5. Darry 6. Beehre 7. Papali'i 8. Sotutu 9. Christie 10. Barrett 11. Clarke 12. Taele 13. Lam 14. Forbes 15. Sullivan 16. Eklund 17. Fusitua 18. Sheck? 19. McWhannell 20. Wrampling-Alec 21. Funaki 22. Perofeta 23. Evans

Chiefs

1. Norris 2. Taukei'aho 3. Dyer 4. Lord 5. Vai'i 6. Parker 7. Jacobson 8. Sititi 9. Ratima 10. McKenzie 11. Carter 12. Tupaea 13. Rona 14. Narawa 15. Nanai-Seturo 16. McAlister 17. Proffitt 18. Kumeroa 19. Ah Kuoi 20. Finau 21. Roe 22. Jacomb 23. Wrampling

Hurricanes

1. Mafile'o 2. Aumua 3. Lomax 4. Dearns 5. Walker-Leawere 6. Flanders 7. Kirifi 8. Lakai 9. Roigard 10. Cameron 11. Naholo 12. Barrett 13. Proctor 14. Moorby 15. Love 16. Devery 17. Nuumia 18. Tosi 19. Delaney 20. Iose 21. Viljoen 22. Sullivan 23. Fineanganofo

Crusaders

1. Williams 2. Taylor 3. Newell 4. Shalfoon 5. Hannah 6. Blackadder 7. Kellow 8. Lio-Willie 9. Hotham 10. Reihana 11. Fainga'anuku 12. Havili 13. Ennor 14. Reece 15. Jordan 16. Bell 17. Bower 18. Calder 19. Cahill 20. Grace 21. Preston 22. Kemara 23. Fihaki

Highlanders

1. De Groot 2. Taylor 3. Ma'u 4. Dunshea 5. Holland 6. Howden 7. Lasaqa 8. Withy 9. Fakatava 10. Millar 11. Tangitau 12. Tavatavanawai 13. Tele'a 14. Nareki 15. Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkins 16. Vikena 17. Bartlett 18. Kautai 19. Lavanini 20. Haig 21. Pledger 22. Robinson 23. Te Hiwi

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

I reckon Bridge will start before Darby for the Force and I'll be surprised if Poolman is in the 23 for the Tahs if everyone is available. O'Donnell, Ropata are better than him and then there's Hendren who was standout in Super Rugby Aus and could earn a shot at the bench.

 

[Red Runner]

I reckon Bridge will start before Darby for the Force and I'll be surprised if Poolman is in the 23 for the Tahs if everyone is available. O'Donnell, Ropata are better than him and then there's Hendren who was standout in Super Rugby Aus and could earn a shot at the bench.

I have high hopes for O'Donnell but haven't seem him replicate his club form yet. If you are leaning on Super Rugby AU form for Hendren (and he was good) you have to acknowledge how good Poolman was. I was one of many doubters, but he was excellent. His size and offload game could be fantastic asset for the Tahs, particularly given the star power they have outwide.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Might be right. Just haven't seen it in plenty of games thus far and it's not like he's been recruited as a gun of a well performing side. I reckon he was just off contract, Tahs gauged interest and he was keen to come home on a deal. Do we know if the Force tried to keep him?

Good experience though and they'll no doubt have to compete at training for the spot. With some of the games in Super Rugby Aus it was a questionable standard at times and guys form like Ropata for the Rats in SS should mean as much.

 

[Red Runner]

Might be right. Just haven't seen it in plenty of games thus far and it's not like he's been recruited as a gun of a well performing side. I reckon he was just off contract, Tahs gauged interest and he was keen to come home on a deal. Do we know if the Force tried to keep him?

Good experience though and they'll no doubt have to compete at training for the spot. With some of the games in Super Rugby Aus it was a questionable standard at times and guys form like Ropata for the Rats in SS should mean as much.

but that's just speculative....

 

[Major Tom]

but that's just speculative....

Welcome to the forum mate.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

but that's just speculative....

It is. I can admit it...