2022 Super Rugby Pacific season

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2022 Super Rugby Pacific season
Countries Australia (5 teams)
 Fiji (1 team)
 New Zealand (5 teams)
Pacific Islands (1 team)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Matches played91
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The 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season (known as Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific in Australia and DHL Super Rugby Pacific in New Zealand) is the 27th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the previous seasons were replaced with Super Rugby Unlocked, Super Rugby Aotearoa and Super Rugby AU in 2020, and Super Rugby Aotearoa, Super Rugby AU, and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman in 2021. The 2022 edition will revert to a 12-team competition, with a single pool replacing the geographical conference system, as well as introducing a new name for the reformatted competition.[1][2] The season is expected to run from 18 February, with the final to be played on 18 June - culminating before the start of the mid-year international window.[3]

With the exclusion or withdrawal of the Argentine Jaguares, the Japanese Sunwolves, and the South African Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers sides at the conclusion of the 2020 Super Rugby season,[4][5][6] three new teams were announced to make up the 12 team tournament. The Fiji Rugby Union's domestic team, the Fijian Fijian Drua, having previously competed in the Australian National Rugby Championship from 2017 to 2019, were announced as one addition to the competition.[7] The newly created Moana Pasifika franchise, representing players from Samoa and Tonga and other Pacific Islands, also successfully put forth a bid to join the competition. The Force also returned to Super Rugby, following their exclusion at the end of the 2017 Super Rugby season[8] and following on from their inclusion in Super Rugby AU and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman in both 2020 and 2021.[9]

The competition was again affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the competitions fixtures being revised in December 2021, due to border restriction in New Zealand.[10] Then in January, the Force announced their Round 1 and Round 4 home matches would be swapped to away matches, due to border restrictions in Western Australia.[11] In February, it was announced that the New Zealand sides (and Moana Pasifika) would enter a bio-bubble in Queenstown, New Zealand due to the threat of COVID-19 with all NZ-based matches being played at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin or Wakatipu Rugby Club, Queenstown.[12] Despite this, it was announced that the Round 1 match between Moana Pasifika and the Blues would be postponed due to COVID-19 cases within the Moana Pasifika squad.[13]

Competition format[edit]

The 12 participating teams will not be divided into geographical conferences, instead playing 14 regular season games: the 12 teams facing each other once in a home-and-away format for 11 games, and the remaining 3 games to be played with an emphasis on derby matches; with the Fijian Drua likely to be associated with the Australian sides and Moana Pasifika with the New Zealand sides, given they will be based there. It is likely that the Drua and Moana Pasifika will also develop a rivalry, both being Pacific Island teams.[14][2]

The top eight teams at the conclusion of the regular season qualify for the play-offs. For the quarterfinals, the first-ranked team play the eighth-ranked team, the second-ranked team play the seventh-ranked, the third-ranked play the sixth-ranked and the fourth-ranked team play the fifth-ranked. The Quarterfinal winners will progress to the Semifinal, and the winners of the semifinals will advance to the final. The higher ranked team will host each playoff match.[14]

Standings[edit]

The current standings for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season are:

2022 Super Rugby Pacific standings watch · edit · discuss
Overall standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Australia Brumbies 8 7 0 1 229 146 +83 33 17 3 0 31
2 New Zealand Blues 7 6 0 1 223 135 +88 30 17 2 1 27
3 New Zealand Crusaders 7 6 0 1 205 141 +64 27 17 2 1 27
4 Australia Reds 7 6 0 1 170 108 +62 22 10 1 1 26
5 Australia Waratahs 7 4 0 3 180 139 +41 21 15 2 2 20
6 New Zealand Chiefs 7 4 0 3 180 161 +19 24 20 1 1 18
7 New Zealand Hurricanes 7 3 0 4 208 178 +30 29 24 1 3 16
8 Australia Force 7 2 0 5 163 162 +1 18 19 1 4 13
9 Australia Rebels 7 2 0 5 134 190 −56 14 24 0 2 10
10 New Zealand Highlanders 7 1 0 6 145 179 −34 17 22 1 3 8
11 Fiji Drua 8 1 0 7 143 274 −131 16 39 0 2 6
12 New Zealand Moana Pasifika 7 1 0 6 112 279 −167 16 43 0 0 4


Round-by-round[edit]

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Team Progression
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 RM R7 R8 RM R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 QF SF Final
Blues 0
(7th) 		1
(8th) 		5
(7th) 		9
(5th) 		9
(7th) 		13
(6th) 		17
(4th) 		22
(4th) 		27
(2nd) 		27
(2nd)
Brumbies 4
(5th) 		9
(1st) 		13
(2nd) 		18
(1st) 		22
(1st) 		26
(1st) 		26
(1st) 		26
(1st) 		31
(1st) 		31
(1st) 		Bye
Chiefs 4
(4th) 		4
(6th) 		5
(8th) 		9
(6th) 		14
(5th) 		14
(5th) 		14
(6th) 		18
(6th) 		18
(6th) 		18
(6th)
Crusaders 4
(3rd) 		9
(2nd) 		14
(1st) 		15
(3rd) 		15
(4th) 		19
(3rd) 		19
(3rd) 		23
(3rd) 		27
(3rd) 		27
(3rd)
Drua 0
(12th) 		0
(12th) 		4
(9th) 		5
(9th) 		6
(9th) 		6
(10th) 		6
(10th) 		6
(10th) 		6
(11th) 		6
(11th) 		Bye
Force 1
(6th) 		6
(5th) 		6
(6th) 		7
(8th) 		11
(6th) 		12
(7th) 		12
(7th) 		12
(7th) 		13
(7th) 		13
(8th)
Highlanders 0
(10th) 		0
(10th) 		1
(10th) 		1
(10th) 		1
(11th) 		2
(12th) 		2
(12th) 		3
(12th) 		8
(10th) 		8
(10th)
Hurricanes 0
(9th) 		4
(7th) 		8
(4th) 		8
(7th) 		8
(8th) 		9
(8th) 		9
(8th) 		10
(8th) 		11
(8th) 		16
(7th)
Moana Pasifika 0
(8th) 		0
(9th) 		0
(12th) 		0
(12th) 		0
(12th) 		4
(11th) 		4
(11th) 		4
(11th) 		4
(12th) 		4
(12th)
Rebels 0
(11th) 		0
(11th) 		1
(11th) 		1
(11th) 		2
(10th) 		6
(9th) 		6
(9th) 		6
(9th) 		10
(9th) 		10
(9th)
Reds 4
(2nd) 		8
(3rd) 		13
(3rd) 		17
(2nd) 		18
(2nd) 		22
(2nd) 		22
(2nd) 		26
(2nd) 		26
(4th) 		26
(4th)
Waratahs 5
(1st) 		6
(4th) 		7
(5th) 		11
(4th) 		15
(3rd) 		15
(4th) 		15
(5th) 		20
(5th) 		20
(5th) 		20
(5th)
Key: win draw loss bye Posp. No match RM = Rescheduled match

Matches[edit]

Main article: List of 2022 Super Rugby Pacific matches

The fixtures for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific competition were released on 15 November 2021.[16] On 23 December 2021, a revised draw was announced due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

Home \ Away BLU BRU CHI CRU DRU FOR HIG HUR MOA REB RED WAR
Blues — — 24–22 — Round 10 — 32–20 32–33 46–16 Round 12 Round 13 —
Brumbies Round 14 — — Round 13 42–3 29–23 — Round 11 — — 16–12 27–20
Chiefs 0–25 Round 12 — 19–34 — Round 14 26–16 — Round 9 — — Round 10
Crusaders Round 5 — 21–24 — Round 14 — 17–14 42–32 — Round 10 Round 15 —
Drua — 12–33 Round 15 — — 18–20 Round 11 — Round 13 31–26 — 14–38
Force Round 11 38–39 — Round 12 — — — Round 15 — 21–22 16–29 Round 9
Highlanders 25–32 Round 10 — 19–34 — Round 13 — Round 9 37–17 — — Round 14
Hurricanes — — 29–30 21–24 Round 12 — 21–14 — 53–12 Round 14 Round 10 —
Moana Pasifika 19–32 Round 15 12–59 12–33 — Round 10 — 24–19 — — — Round 12
Rebels — 17–36 Round 13 — 42–27 3–28 Round 15 — Round 11 — Round 9 —
Reds — 21–7 Round 11 — 33–28 — Round 12 — Round 14 23–5 — 32–20
Waratahs Round 15 — — Round 11 40–10 22–17 — Round 13 — 24–19 16–20 —
First match(es) will be played on 18 February 2022. Source: https://sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/fixtures/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals[edit]

The finals fixtures are as follows:

 
Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
TBA
 
 
1st
 
TBA
 
8th
 
 
 
TBA
 
 
 
4th
 
TBA
 
5th
 
 
 
TBA
 
 
 
3rd
 
TBA
 
6th
 
 
 
TBA
 
 
 
2nd
 
 
7th
 

Statistics[edit]

As of 3 April 2022

Leading point scorers[edit]

No. Player Team Points Average Details
1 Australia James O'Connor Australia Reds 63 9.00 1 T, 12 C, 11 P, 0 D
2 Australia Matt To'omua Australia Rebels 56 8.00 0 T, 10 C, 12 P, 0 D
3 New Zealand Jordie Barrett New Zealand Hurricanes 54 9.00 2 T, 13 C, 6 P, 0 D
New Zealand Mitch Hunt New Zealand Highlanders 54 7.71 0 T, 9 C, 12 P, 0 D
5 New Zealand Stephen Perofeta New Zealand Blues 53 7.57 2 T, 14 C, 5 P, 0 D
Fiji Teti Tela Fiji Drua 53 8.83 0 T, 10 C, 11 P, 0 D
7 Australia Ian Prior Australia Force 48 6.86 0 T, 9 C, 10 P, 0 D
8 Australia Noah Lolesio Australia Brumbies 37 7.40 0 T, 11 C, 5 P, 0 D
9 Australia Ben Donaldson Australia Waratahs 36 7.20 0 T, 6 C, 7 P, 1 D
10 Australia Tom Wright Australia Brumbies 35 4.38 7 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D

Source: Points

Leading try scorers[edit]

No. Player Team Tries Average
1 Australia Tom Wright Australia Brumbies 7 0.88
2 New Zealand Kurt Eklund New Zealand Blues 5 0.83
New Zealand Leicester Fainga'anuku New Zealand Crusaders 5 0.71
4 New Zealand Caleb Clarke New Zealand Blues 4 0.80
Australia Kyle Godwin Australia Force 4 0.67
Australia Will Harris Australia Waratahs 4 0.57
Fiji Manasa Mataele Australia Force 4 0.57
Fiji Onisi Ratave Fiji Drua 4 0.67
9 7+ players 3 7+ players

Source: Tries

Discipline[edit]

Player Team Red card.svg Red Yellow card.svg Yellow Round (vs. Opponent)
Australia Reece Hodge Australia Rebels 1 2 Red card.svg Round 2 (vs. Force)
Yellow card.svg Round 2 (vs. Force)
Yellow card.svg Round 6 (vs. Drua)
New Zealand Caleb Clarke New Zealand Blues 1 1 Red card.svg Round 7 (vs. Moana Pasifika)
Yellow card.svg Round 3 (vs. Chiefs)
Australia Tom Banks Australia Brumbies 1 0 Red card.svg Round 6 (vs. Force)
New Zealand Shilo Klein New Zealand Crusaders 1 0 Red card.svg Round 7 (vs. Highlanders)
New Zealand Nepo Laulala New Zealand Blues 1 0 Red card.svg Round 1 (vs. Moana Pasifika)
Fiji Nemani Nagusa Fiji Drua 1 0 Red card.svg Round 7 (vs. Waratahs)
New Zealand Ray Nu'u Australia Rebels 1 0 Red card.svg Round 8 (vs. Force)
Australia Tuaina Taii Tualima Australia Reds 1 0 Red card.svg Round 7 (vs. Brumbies)
Australia Dane Zander Australia Reds 1 0 Red card.svg Round 6 (vs. Waratahs)
New Zealand Luke Romano New Zealand Blues 0 2 Yellow card.svg Round 4 (vs. Highlanders)
Yellow card.svg Round 8 (vs. Chiefs)
Australia Taniela Tupou Australia Reds 0 2 Yellow card.svg Round 1 (vs. Rebels)
Yellow card.svg Round 7 (vs. Brumbies)
New Zealand Levi Aumua New Zealand Moana Pasifika 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 6 (vs. Hurricanes)
New Zealand Kaylum Boshier New Zealand Chiefs 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 8 (vs. Blues)
New Zealand Fergus Burke New Zealand Crusaders 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 1 (vs. Hurricanes)
Australia Ollie Callan Australia Force 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 5 (vs. Drua)
Australia Cam Clark Australia Brumbies 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 7 (vs. Reds)
Australia Feao Fotuaika Australia Reds 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 3 (vs. Force)
Australia Harry Hoopert Australia Reds 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 4 (vs. Drua)
New Zealand Brayden Iose New Zealand Hurricanes 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 1 (vs. Crusaders)
Ireland Oli Jager New Zealand Crusaders 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 1 (vs. Hurricanes)
Australia Feleti Kaitu'u Australia Force 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 1 (vs. Waratahs)
New Zealand Sefo Kautai Australia Brumbies 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 4 (vs. Rebels)
Australia Sekope Kepu New Zealand Moana Pasifika 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 6 (vs. Hurricanes)
Fiji Jone Koroiduadua Fiji Drua 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 1 (vs. Waratahs)
Australia Kane Koteka Australia Force 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 8 (vs. Rebels)
Australia Christian Lealiifano New Zealand Moana Pasifika 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 5 (vs. Chiefs)
Fiji Frank Lomani Fiji Drua 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 7 (vs. Waratahs)
Australia Efi Ma'afu Australia Rebels 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 5 (vs. Waratahs)
Australia Tate McDermott Australia Reds 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 6 (vs. Waratahs)
Samoa Alamanda Motuga New Zealand Moana Pasifika 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 5 (vs. Highlanders)
Australia Josh Nasser Australia Reds 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 4 (vs. Drua)
New Zealand Sam Nock New Zealand Blues 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 8 (vs. Chiefs)
Australia Hunter Paisami Australia Reds 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 3 (vs. Force)
New Zealand Veikoso Poloniati New Zealand Moana Pasifika 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 5 (vs. Highlanders)
New Zealand Salesi Rayasi New Zealand Hurricanes 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 6 (vs. Moana Pasifika)
New Zealand Marcel Renata New Zealand Blues 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 8 (vs. Chiefs)
Fiji Ratu Leone Rotuisolia Fiji Drua 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 3 (vs. Rebels)
Fiji Tuidraki Samusamuvodre Fiji Drua 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 8 (vs. Brumbies)
Australia James Slipper Australia Brumbies 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 4 (vs. Rebels)
Australia Darcy Swain Australia Brumbies 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 5 (vs. Reds)
Australia Tiaan Tauakipulu Australia Waratahs 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 1 (vs. Drua)
Fiji Samu Tawake Fiji Drua 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 1 (vs. Reds)
Australia Carlo Tizzano Australia Waratahs 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 4 (vs. Force)
Australia Matt To'omua Australia Rebels 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 8 (vs. Force)
Australia Glen Vaihu Australia Rebels 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 4 (vs. Brumbies)
Australia Rob Valetini Australia Brumbies 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 7 (vs. Reds)
Australia Nic White Australia Brumbies 0 1 Yellow card.svg Round 4 (vs. Rebels)

Players[edit]

Squads[edit]

The following squads have been named. Players listed in italics denote non-original squad members:

Blues squad[18]
Forwards Adrian Choat • Sam Darry • Kurt Eklund • Vaiolini Ekuasi • Josh Fusitua • Josh Goodhue • Alex Hodgman • Akira Ioane • Nepo Laulala • James Lay • Jordan Lay • Dalton Papalii • Taine Plumtree • Marcel Renata • Ricky Riccitelli • Tom Robinson • Luke Romano • Anton Segner • Hoskins Sotutu • Cameron Suafoa • James Tucker • Karl Tu'inukuafe • Ofa Tu'ungafasi • Soane Vikena
Backs Beauden Barrett • Finlay Christie • Caleb Clarke • Corey Evans • Taufa Funaki • Bryce Heem • Rieko Ioane • AJ Lam • Jock McKenzie • Lisati Milo-Harris • Sam Nock • Stephen Perofeta • Harry Plummer • Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens • Zarn Sullivan • Mark Telea • Tanielu Teleʻa • Tamati Tua • Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Coach Leon MacDonald
Brumbies squad[19]
Forwards Allan Alaalatoa • Jahrome Brown • Folau Fainga'a • Nick Frost • Tom Hooper • Fred Kaihea • Sefo Kautai • Ed Kennedy • Lachlan Lonergan • Connal McInerney • Cadeyrn Neville • Billy Pollard • Luke Reimer • Tom Ross • Pete Samu • Rory Scott • Scott Sio • James Slipper • Darcy Swain • Rob Valetini
Backs Lachie Albert • Tom Banks • Cam Clark • Hudson Creighton • Chris Feauai-Sautia • Len Ikitau • Rodney Iona • Noah Lolesio • Ryan Lonergan • Andy Muirhead • Jesse Mogg • Ollie Sapsford • Irae Simone • Nic White • Tom Wright
Coach Dan McKellar
Chiefs squad[20]
Forwards Naitoa Ah Kuoi • Kaylum Boshier • Mitchell Brown • Hamilton Burr • Sam Cane • George Dyer • Samipeni Finau • Tom Florence • Luke Jacobson • Mitch Jacobson • Josh Lord • Sione Mafileo • Laghlan McWhannell • Atu Moli • Ollie Norris • Reuben O'Neill • Simon Parker • Brodie Retallick • Aidan Ross • Bradley Slater • Pita Gus Sowakula • Angus Ta'avao • Samisoni Taukei'aho • Tyrone Thompson • Solomone Tukuafu • Tupou Vaa'i
Backs Bryn Gatland • Josh Ioane • Anton Lienert-Brown • Jonah Lowe • Etene Nanai-Seturo • Alex Nankivell • Emoni Narawa • Rameka Poihipi • Cortez Ratima • Rivez Reihana • Xavier Roe • Shaun Stevenson • Chase Tiatia • Kaleb Trask • Quinn Tupaea • Brad Weber • Gideon Wrampling
Coach Clayton McMillan
Crusaders squad[21]
Forwards Scott Barrett • Ethan Blackadder • George Bower • Finlay Brewis • Tom Christie • Mitchell Dunshea • Zach Gallagher • Dominic Gardiner • Cullen Grace • Sione Havili Talitui • Ricky Jackson • Oli Jager • Corey Kellow • Shilo Klein • Pablo Matera • Brodie McAlister • Joe Moody • Fletcher Newell • Abraham Pole • Quinten Strange • Codie Taylor • Sam Whitelock • Tamaiti Williams
Backs George Bridge • Fergus Burke • Mitchell Drummond • Braydon Ennor • Leicester Fainga'anuku • Chay Fihaki • Inga Finau • Jack Goodhue • Bryn Hall • David Havili • Simon Hickey • Will Jordan • Dallas McLeod • Richie Mo'unga • Kini Naholo • Isaiah Punivai • Sevu Reece • Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
Coach Scott Robertson
Drua squad[22]
Forwards Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta • Meli Derenalagi • Mesu Dolokoto • Haereiti Hetet • Tevita Ikanivere • Jone Koroiduadua • Chris Minimbi • Vilive Miramira • Raikabula Momoedonu • Nemani Nagusa • Isoa Nasilasila • Rusiate Nasove • Viliame Rarasea • Ratu Leone Rotuisolia • Kitione Salawa Jr. • Manasa Saulo • Timoci Sauvoli • Joseva Tamani • Samu Tawake • Jone Tiko • Zuriel Togiatama • Sorovakatini Tuifagalele • Meli Tuna • Kaliopasi Uluilakepa
Backs Napolioni Bolaca • Vinaya Habosi • Baden Kerr • Simione Kuruvoli • Frank Lomani • Jona Mataiciwa • Ratu Peni Matawalu • Caleb Muntz • Kalione Nasoko • Leone Nawai • Onisi Ratave • Kitione Ratu • Kalaveti Ravouvou • Selestino Ravutaumada • Tuidraki Samusamuvodre • Kitione Taliga • Teti Tela • Alivereti Veitokani • Apisalome Vota • Serupepeli Vularika • Josh Vuta
Coach Mick Byrne
Force squad[23]
Forwards Bo Abra • Tim Anstee • Ollie Callan • Greg Holmes • Feleti Kaitu'u • Kane Koteka • Fergus Lee-Warner • Harry Lloyd • Ryan McCauley • Santiago Medrano • Jackson Pugh • Andrew Ready • Tom Robertson • Izack Rodda • Will Sankey • Brynard Stander • Jeremy Thrush • Angus Wagner • Jack Winchester
Backs Daniel Ala • Issak Fines-Leleiwasa • Kyle Godwin • Richard Kahui • Bayley Kuenzle • Brad Lacey • Grason Makara • Manasa Mataele • Michael McDonald • Jack McGregor • Jake McIntyre • Reesjan Pasitoa • Ian Prior • Toni Pulu • Byron Ralston • Jake Strachan • Reece Tapine
Coach Tim Sampson
Highlanders squad[24]
Forwards Jermaine Ainsley • Sam Caird • Liam Coltman • Ethan de Groot • Josh Dickson • Bryn Evans • Gareth Evans • Sam Fischli • Shannon Frizell • Billy Harmon • Max Hicks • Josh Hohneck • Fabian Holland • Luca Inch • Ayden Johnstone • James Lentjes • Daniel Lienert-Brown • Christian Lio-Willie • Andrew Makalio • Rhys Marshall • Saula Ma'u • Marino Mikaele-Tu'u • Pari Pari Parkinson • Hugh Renton • Manaaki Selby-Rickit • Jeff Thwaites • Sean Withy
Backs Solomon Alaimalo • James Arscott • Marty Banks • Liam Coombes-Fabling • Mosese Dawai • Folau Fakatava • Connor Garden-Bachop • Sam Gilbert • Scott Gregory • Kayne Hammington • Nathan Hastie • Mitch Hunt • Vilimoni Koroi • Jona Nareki • Fetuli Paea • Ngane Punivai • Aaron Smith • Denny Solomona • Vereniki Tikoisolomone • Josh Timu • Sio Tomkinson • Thomas Umaga-Jensen • Freedom Vahaakolo
Coach Tony Brown
Hurricanes squad[25]
Forwards Asafo Aumua • Dominic Bird • James Blackwell • Dane Coles • Caleb Delany • Jacob Devery • Alex Fidow • Devan Flanders • Owen Franks • Blake Gibson • TK Howden • Brayden Iose • Bruce Kauika-Petersen • Kianu Kereru-Symes • Du'Plessis Kirifi • Tyler Laubscher • Tyrel Lomax • Tevita Mafileo • Siua Maile • Ben May • Xavier Numia • James O'Reilly • Tom Parsons • Reed Prinsep • Jared Proffit • Pouri Rakete-Stones • Justin Sangster • Ardie Savea • Scott Scrafton • Pasilio Tosi • Raymond Tuputupu • Isaia Walker-Leawere
Backs Jordie Barrett • Jamie Booth • Jackson Garden-Bachop • Wes Goosen • Logan Henry • Richard Judd • Ruben Love • Josh Moorby • Aidan Morgan • Pepesana Patafilo • TJ Perenara • Billy Proctor • Salesi Rayasi • Cam Roigard • Julian Savea • Bailyn Sullivan • Peter Umaga-Jensen • Teihorangi Walden
Coach Jason Holland
Moana Pasifika squad[26]
Forwards Joe Apikotoa • Chris Apoua • Suetena Asomua • Xavier Cowley-Tuioti • Michael Curry • Penitoa Finau • Solomone Funaki • Lotu Inisi • Niko Jones • Josh Kaifa • Sekope Kepu • Tau Koloamatangi • Jack Lam • Ezekiel Lindenmuth • Don Lolo • Mike McKee • Alex McRobbie • Sam Moli • Alamanda Motuga • Mahonri Ngakuru • Ray Niuia • Abraham Pole • Veikoso Poloniati • Joe Royal • Sam Slade • Henry Stowers • Luteru Tolai • Sione Tuipulotu • Isi Tu'ungafasi
Backs Nigel Ah Wong • Tomasi Alosio • Levi Aumua • Ere Enari • Tima Fainga'anuku • Neria Fomai • William Havili • Fine Inisi • Solomone Kata • Christian Lealiifano • D'Angelo Leuila • Lincoln McClutchie • Manu Paea • Dwayne Polataivao • Henry Taefu • Jonathan Taumateine • Timoci Tavatavanawai • Danny Toala • Anzelo Tuitavuki • Lolagi Visinia
Coach Aaron Mauger
Rebels squad[27]
Forwards Isaac Aedo Kailea • Josh Canham • Cabous Eloff • Sef Fa'agase • Pone Fa'amausili • Matt Gibbon • James Hanson • Richard Hardwick • Ross Haylett-Petty • Josh Hill • Trevor Hosea • Michael Icely • Tamati Ioane • Josh Kemeny • Rob Leota • Sione Lolesio • Efi Ma'afu • Daniel Maiava • Tom Nowlan • Cameron Orr • Matt Philip • Emosi Tuqiri • Jordan Uelese • Rhys van Nek • Sam Wallis • Michael Wells • Brad Wilkin
Backs Lachie Anderson • Carter Gordon • Mason Gordon • Reece Hodge • Stacey Ili • Nick Jooste • Andrew Kellaway • Lebron Naea • Ray Nu'u • Joe Pincus • Joe Powell • Lukas Ripley • Jeral Skelton • Moses Sorovi • Young Tonumaipea • Matt To'omua • James Tuttle • Glen Vaihu • Ilikena Vudogo • George Worth
Coach Kevin Foote
Reds squad[28]
Forwards Richie Asiata • George Blake • Angus Blyth • Matt Faessler • Lopeti Faifua • Feao Fotuaika • Harry Hoopert • Alex Mafi • Fraser McReight • Josh Nasser • Zane Nonggorr • Lukhan Salakaia-Loto • Angus Scott-Young • Ryan Smith • Tuaina Taii Tualima • Taniela Tupou • Seru Uru • Connor Vest • Harry Wilson • Liam Wright • Dane Zander
Backs Jock Campbell • Lawson Creighton • Filipo Daugunu • Ilaisa Droasese • Josh Flook • Mac Grealy • Isaac Henry • Spencer Jeans • Tom Lynagh • Tate McDermott • James O'Connor • Hunter Paisami • Jordan Petaia • Hamish Stewart • Kalani Thomas • Suliasi Vunivalu
Coach Brad Thorn
Waratahs squad[29]
Forwards Angus Bell • Hugh Bokenham • Adrian Brown • Geoff Cridge • Max Douglas • Tetera Faulkner • Charlie Gamble • Langi Gleeson • Ned Hanigan • Will Harris • Jed Holloway • Archer Holz • Michael Hooper • Tom Horton • Harry Johnson-Holmes • Dave Porecki • Hugh Sinclair • Ruan Smith • Lachlan Swinton • Tiaan Tauakipulu • Carlo Tizzano • Hamdahn Tuipulotu • Mahe Vailanu • Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco • Jeremy Williams
Backs Kurtley Beale • Ben Donaldson • Tane Edmed • Lalakai Foketi • Tevita Funa • Jake Gordon • Jack Grant • Will Harrison • Mark Nawaqanitawase • Alex Newsome • Izaia Perese • Dylan Pietsch • James Ramm • Triston Reilly • Jamie Roberts • Henry Robertson • Mosese Tuipulotu • James Turner • Joey Walton • Teddy Wilson
Coach Darren Coleman

Referees[edit]

The following referees were selected to officiate the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season:[30][31][32]

2022 Super Rugby referees
Australia Nic Berry • Graham Cooper • Angus Gardner • Reuben Keane • Damon Murphy • Jordan Way
New Zealand James Doleman • Mike Fraser • Angus Mabey • Ben O'Keeffe • Brendon Pickerill • Dan Waenga • Paul Williams

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