Super Rugby

Super Rugby is a professional men’s rugby union international club competition involving teams from Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hemisphere competitions dating back to the South Pacific Championship in 1986, with teams from a number of southern nations, the Super Rugby started as the Super 12 in the 1996 season with 12 teams from 3 nations: Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The Super 12 was established by SANZAAR after the sport became professional in 1995. With the top players from nations that represent 16 of the 24 top-three finishes in the history of the Rugby World Cup, the competition is widely regarded as rugby union’s toughest provincial competition

Melbourne Rebels scrumhalf Joe Powell back where Super Rugby journey began against ACT Brumbies

Melbourne Rebels scrumhalf Joe Powell back where Super Rugby journey began against ACT Brumbies

Saturday night's clash at Canberra Stadium marks Powell's first Super Rugby AU game against his former team after linking up with the Rebels ahead of the 2021 campaign. Powell rose through the ranks in Canberra before making his debut for the Brumbies six years ago,

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'Sour taste': James Slipper sidelined as Scott Sio returns for ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby AU

'Sour taste': James Slipper sidelined as Scott Sio returns for ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby AU

"Friendly fire" is set to keep James Slipper sidelined for the next stretch of the ACT Brumbies Super Rugby AU campaign after a training mishap left him in a knee brace. Slipper's absence opens the door for Scott Sio to return to the Brumbies' starting XV for a clash with …

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