Draws for 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season announced
The tournament will kick-off on 23rd February
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SANZAAR have announced the draws for the 2024 season of the Super Rugby Pacific season that will involve 84 regular round matches.
The season will kick-off with a rematch of the 2023 final with Crusaders locking horns with Chiefs at FMG Stadium on 23rd February which will also see Rebels locking horns with Brumbies and Western Force hosting Hurricanes in Perth.
The first round will conclude on Saturday 24th February, with Blues, Highlanders and Reds having home matches against Fijian Drua, Moana Pasifika and Waratahs.
The second round will be a Super Round with the teams heading to Melbourne with the matches scheduled between 1st and 3rd March while ANZAC Day will be honoured in Round 10 while Culture Round in Round 12 will see the competition celebrate the diverse communities and traditions brought together by rugby.
The regular season will end with the 15th round that will be played on 31st May and 1st June, 2024.
SANZAAR also confirmed that Fijian Drua will be playing their home matches in Fiji while Moana Pasifika is currently exploring exciting opportunities to host fixtures in Samoa and other destinations across the Pacific.
"Super Rugby Pacific continues to set the bar as the most entertaining professional club competition in the world and it’s exciting to launch the draw for 2024," Super Rugby Pacific Tournament Director Matt Barlow said.
"The 84-match regular season showcases the fastest and most free-flowing rugby on the planet with world class talent on show across the squads.
"As we enter the third year of Super Rugby Pacific it’s exciting to see how far the competition has come, how fans have engaged, how law variations have improved the flow of the game, and how richly the Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika have enhanced the tournament.
"The announcement of the match schedule and venues for the 2024 edition of the Super Rugby Pacific tournament will allow fans to plan their attendance and get set to follow their favourite teams and players.
"We will once again see matches played in Australia, Fiji and New Zealand, whilst we continue to work with our teams in potentially confirming matches in other countries throughout the Pacific region.
"Super Rugby Pacific 2024 promises to be the most competitive and most engaging competition ever seen and I can’t wait for kick off."
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