The 2024 Super Rugby Aupiki season was the third season of Super Rugby Aupiki (known as Sky Super Rugby Aupiki for sponsorship reasons), a professional women's rugby union club competition organised by New Zealand Rugby. The competition ran from 2 March 2024when Chiefs Manawa and Hurricanes Poua played the opening match in Hamiltonto 13 April 2024.

The tournament was won by Blues Women, who defeated Chiefs Manawa 24–18 in the final in Auckland, earning them their first Super Rugby Aupiki title.

Competition format In 2024, the competition was extended from three regular season matches and two play-off matches to a complete home and away round-robin format, followed by a final. This meant that each of the four teams played at least six games during the regular seasonthree at home and three away. The two highest ranked teams at the end of the regular season contested the final at the home ground of the highest placed team. The new competition format resulted in a total of thirteen matches played over a seven-week period.

Standings The standings at the end of the round-robin of the 2024 Super Rugby Aupiki season were:

Fixtures The draw for the third season of Super Rugby Aupiki was announced on 5 December 2023. The competition started on 2 March 2024, when Chiefs Manawa hosted Hurricanes Poua in Hamilton. The final between Blues Women and Chiefs Manawa took place on Saturday 13 April 2024 in Auckland. Some of the regular season matches were standalone fixtures, while others were double-headers with matches played by the teams' Super Rugby Pacific counterparts.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Final

LP 1 Chryss VilikoHK 2 Grace GagoTP 3 Aldora ItunuLL 4 Eloise BlackwellRL 5 Ma'ama VaipuluBF 6 Maia Roos (cc)OF 7 Niall GuthrieN8 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'uSH 9 Mel PuckettFH 10 Krysten CottrellLW 11 Jaymie KoloseIC 12 Ruahei Demant (cc)OC 13 Daynah NankivellRW 14 Katelyn Vaha'akoloFB 15 Patricia MaliepoReplacements:HK 16 Nijiho NagataPR 17 Maddi RobinsonPR 18 Cheyenne Tuli-FaleLF 19 Charmaine McMenaminLF 20 Elizabith MoimoiSH 21 Kahlia AwaOC 22 Kerri Johnson / Angelica Mekemeke VahaiWG 23 Renee Woodman-WickliffeCoach: Willie WalkerLP 1 Kate HenwoodHK 2 Luka ConnorTP 3 Tanya KalounivaleLL 4 Charmaine SmithRL 5 Chelsea BremnerBF 6 Mia AndersonOF 7 Kennedy Simon (c)N8 8 Chyna HohepaSH 9 Arihiana Marino-TauhinuFH 10 Hazel TubicLW 11 Reese AndersonIC 12 Grace SteinmetzOC 13 Mererangi PaulRW 14 Ruby TuiFB 15 Renee HolmesReplacements:HK 16 Vici-Rose GreenPR 17 Krystal MurrayPR 18 Bitila TawakeLK 19 Grace KukutaiLF 20 Victoria EdmondsSH 21 Ariana BaylerFH 22 Chelsea SempleOC 23 Azalleyah MaakaCoach: Crystal Kaua Assistant referees: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand) Chloe Sampson (New Zealand) Statistics

Leading point scorers No. Player Team Points Average Details 1 Krysten Cottrell 49 7 2 , 18 , 1 , 0 2 Renee Holmes 48 6.8 2 , 13 , 4 , 0 3 Katelyn Vaha'akolo 40 5.7 8 , 0 , 0 , 0 4 Luka Connor 30 4.3 6 , 0 , 0 , 0 5 Rosie Kelly 29 4.8 2 , 8 , 1 , 0 6 Georgia Ponsonby 25 4.2 5 , 0 , 0 , 0 7 Ruby Tui 20 2.8 4 , 0 , 0 , 0 Monica Tagoai 20 3.33 4 , 0 , 0 , 0 Jaymie Kolose 20 3.33 4 , 0 , 0 , 0 10 Aldora Itunu 15 2.14 3 , 0 , 0 , 0 Leading try scorers No. Player Team Tries Average 1 Katelyn Vaha'akolo 8 1.142 Luka Connor 6 0.863 Georgia Ponsonby 5 0.834 Ruby Tui 4 0.6 Monica Tagoai 4 0.7 Jaymie Kolose 4 0.67 Aldora Itunu 3 0.43 Kennedy Tukuafu 3 0.43 Tafito Lafaele 3 0.43 Harmony Kautai 3 0.5 Source:

Players Squads The following squads have been named for the 2024 season.

+ Blues Women squad Forwards Eloise Blackwell • Dajian Brown • Rebecca Burch • Esther Faiaoga-Tilo • Sophie Fisher • Grace Gago • Aldora Itunu • Paris Mataroa • Charmaine McMenamin • Liana Mikaele-Tu′u • Elizabith Moimoi • Nijiho Nagata • Alakoka Po′oi • Maddi Robinson • Maiakawanakaulani Roos • Cheyenne Tuli-Fale • Ma′ama Vaipulu • Chryss VilikoBacks Kahlia Awa • Sylvia Brunt • Krysten Cottrell • Ruahei Demant • Kerri Johnson • Jaymie Kolose • Patricia Maliepo • Angelica Mekemeke-Vahai • Daynah Nankivell • Mel Puckett • Tara-Leigh Turner • Katelyn Vaha′akolo • Niall Williams-GuthrieCoach Willie Walker

+ Chiefs Manawa squad ForwardsMia Anderson • Chelsea Bremner • Luka Connor • Victoria Edmonds • Ashlee Gaby-Sutherland • Vici-Rose Green • Kate Henwood • Chyna Hohepa • Tanya Kalounivale • Te Urupounamu McGarvey • Krystal Murray • Seina Saito • Kennedy Simon • Charmaine Smith • Bitila TawakeBacks Reese Anderson • Ariana Bayler • Renee Holmes • Grace Kukutai • Azalleyah Ma′aka • Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu • Apii Nicholls • Merania Paraone • Mererangi Paul • Chelsea Semple • Grace Steinmetz • Georgia Thompson • Hazel Tubic • Ruby Tui • Olive WatherstonCoach Crystal Kaua

+ Hurricanes Poua squad Forwards Tamia Edwards • Marilyn Fanoga • Maddie Feaunati • Rhiarna Ferris • Tori Iosefo • Joanah Ngan-Woo • Te Uarangi Olsen-Baker • Jackie Patea-Fereti • Leilani Perese • Elinor Plum-King • Cilia-Marie Po′e-Tofaeono • Rachael Rakatau • Layla Sae • Kahurangi Sturmey • Samantha Taylor • Cristo TofaBacks Shakira Baker • Teilah Ferguson • Te Rauoriwa Gapper • Leilani Hakiwai • Iritana Hohaia • Harmony Kautai • Hannah King • Paige Lush • Holly-Rae Mete • Rangimarie Sturmey • Monica Tagoai • Kalyn Takitimu-Cook • Isabella WatermanCoach Ngatai Walker

+ Matatū squad ForwardsLaura Bayfield • Alana Bremner (c) • Emma Dermody • Eilis Doyle • Tegan Hollows • Lucy Jenkins • Atlanta Lolohea • Pip Love • Leah Miles • Stacey Niao • Kaipo Olsen-Baker • Mo'omo'oga Palu • Marcelle Parkes • Georgia Ponsonby • Kendra Reynolds • Amy Rule • Fiaali'i Solomona • Holly Wratt-GroenewegBacksGrace Brooker • Georgia Cormick • Cheyenne Cunningham • Amy du Plessis • Di Hiini • Maia Joseph • Rosie Kelly • Martha Mataele • Liv McGoverne • Winnie Palamo • Chey Robins-Reti • Charlotte WoodhamCoach Whitney Hansen

References

External links Official website