The 2026 Super Rugby Aupiki season is the fifth season of Super Rugby Aupiki, the top-flight women's rugby union competition organised by New Zealand Rugby between four teams from New Zealand. The regular season begins on 13 June 2026, when Blues Women and Hurricanes Poua play the opening match in Auckland. The Grand Final will be played on 25 July 2026. The defending champions are , who won their second title in 2025.
As in 2025, the Super Rugby Aupiki champions will play the champions of Australia's Super Rugby competition, Super Rugby Women's, at the end of the season. The 2026 Women's Super Rugby Champions final will be played on 1 August 2026 in Sydney.
New this year is the introduction of the "All In" Round, which similar to Super Round in Super Rugby Pacific will see all four teams play a double header at in round 3.
Teams, personnel and locations
Union Team Coach Captain Stadia information Stadia Capacity New Zealand Willie WalkerMaia Roos 50,000 18,500 Dwayne Sweeney Kennedy Tukuafu Fred Jones Park, Hamilton — Hayden TriggsTe Rauoriwa GapperSamantha Taylor Maidstone Park, Upper Hutt 8,000 Blair BaxterGrace Brooker 25,000 Fraser Park, Timaru 12,500 Ngā Puna Wai, Christchurch 1,000 all teams (All In Round) — — 12,000
Standings
Matches The draw for the fifth season of Super Rugby Aupiki was announced on 18 February 2026. The competition starts on 13 June 2026, when Blues Women host Hurricanes Poua in Auckland. The Grand Final will take place on Saturday 25 July 2026.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3 – All In Round
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Grand Final
LP 1 Maddi Robinson HK 2 Natalie Delamere TP 3 Santo Taumata LL 4 Laura Bayfield RL 5 Emma Dermody BF 6 Sarah Jones OF 7 Elinor-Plum KingN8 8 Kaipo Olsen-BakerSH 9 Maia Joseph FH 10 Charntay Poko LW 11 Alena SailiIC 12 Grace Brooker (c)OC 13 Amy du PlessisRW 14 Winnie PalamoFB 15 Maia DavisReplacements:HK 16 Georgia Ponsonby PR 17 Phillipa Love PR 18 Wikitoria Rogers LF 19 Paris Lokotui LF 20 Lucy Jenkins HK 21 Holly GreenwaySH 22 Kelsyn McCookWG 23 Lialanie Muamua Coach: Blair BaxterLP 1 Chryss Viliko HK 2 Atlanta LoloheaTP 3 Aldora Itunu LL 4 Maia Roos (c) RL 5 Ma'ama Mo'onia Vaipulu BF 6 Amarante SititiOF 7 Danny-Elle Alefosio Fesolai N8 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'uSH 9 Tara TurnerFH 10 Ruahei DemantLW 11 Jaymie KoloseIC 12 Hollyrae MeteOC 13 Sylvia BruntRW 14 Mererangi PaulFB 15 Braxton Sorensen-McGee Replacements:HK 16 Grace GagoPR 17 Nijiho Nagata PR 18 Harono Te Iringa LK 19 Eloise BlackwellLF 20 Taufa Bason LF 21 Tafito LafaeleFH 22 Hazel TubicWG 23 Katelyn Vaha'akolo Coach: Willie Walker
Statistics
Leading point scorers No. Player Team Points Average Details 1 Renee Holmes 71 11.83 2 , 20 , 7 , 0 2 Braxton Sorensen-McGee 45 6.43 3 , 15 , 0 , 0 3 Hannah King 41 10.25 1 , 12 , 4 , 0 4 Kaipo Olsen-Baker 40 5.71 8 , 0 , 0 , 0 5 Katelyn Vaha'akolo 30 5.00 6 , 0 , 0 , 0 6 Shyrah Tuliau-Tua'a 25 4.17 5 , 0 , 0 , 0 Wikitoria Viljoen 25 5.00 5 , 0 , 0 , 0 8 Ariana Bayler 24 4.00 2 , 7 , 0 , 0 9 Ruahei Demant 23 3.29 1 , 9 , 0 , 0 10 Carys Dallinger 21 10.50 1 , 8 , 0 , 0
Leading try scorers No. Player Team Tries Average 1 Kaipo Olsen-Baker 8 1.14 2 Katelyn Vaha'akolo 6 1.00 3 Shyrah Tuliau-Tua'a 5 0.83 Wikitoria Viljoen 5 1.00 5 Iritana Hohaia 4 0.67 Jaymie Kolose 4 0.67 Atlanta Lolohea 4 0.57 8 Mia Anderson 3 0.60 Vici-Rose Green 3 0.50 Elinor-Plum King 3 0.43 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u 3 0.43 Lialanie Muamua 3 0.43 Angel Mulu 3 0.60 Mererangi Paul 3 0.43 Braxton Sorensen-McGee 3 0.43
Discipline PlayerTeam Red Yellow Round (vs. opponent) Santo Taumata 1 1 Round 4 (vs. ) Round 4 (vs. ) Ngano Tavake 1 1 Round 3 (vs. ) Round 2 (vs. ) Ma'ama Mo'onia Vaipulu 1 1 Round 1 (vs. ) Final (vs. ) Taufa Bason 0 1 Round 2 (vs. ) Vici-Rose Green 0 1 Round 6 (vs. ) Anahera Hamahona 0 1 Round 2 (vs. ) Maia Joseph 0 1 Final (vs. ) Fia Laikong 0 1 Round 5 (vs. ) Phillipa Love 0 1 Round 2 (vs. ) Veisinia Mahutariki-Fakalelu 0 1 Round 5 (vs. ) Justine McGregor 0 1 Round 2 (vs. ) Krystal Murray 0 1 Round 1 (vs. ) Nicole Purdom 0 1 Round 6 (vs. ) Maia Roos 0 1 Round 3 (vs. ) Shyrah Tuliau-Tua'a 0 1 Round 5 (vs. )
Players Squads The following squads have been named. Players listed in italics denote non-original squad members:
+ squad Forwards Glory Aiono • Danny-Elle Alefosio Fesolai • Taufa Bason • Eloise Blackwell • Dajian Brown • Zara Feaunati • Grace Gago • Aldora Itunu • Tafito Lafaele • Atlanta Lolohea • Liana Mikaele-Tu'u • Nijiho Nagata • Cilia-Marie Po'e-Tofaeono • Maia Roos • Amarante Sititi • Harono Te Iringa • Cheyenne Tuli-Fale • Ma'ama Mo'onia Vaipulu • Chryss Viliko Backs Sylvia Brunt • Ruahei Demant • Ella Henderson • Jaymie Kolose • Mele Latu'ila • Danii Mafoe • Hollyrae Mete • Sariyah Paitai • Mererangi Paul • Ffion Penney • Braxton Sorensen-McGee • Aleiyah Tuala • Hazel Tubic • Tara Turner • Katelyn Vaha'akolo Coach Willie Walker
+ squad Forwards Mia Anderson • Jade Coates • Tynealle Fitzgerald • Vici-Rose Green • Chyna Hohepa • Olivia Holten • Chyann Kaitapu • Leomie Kloppers • Finau Mafi • Veisinia Mahutariki-Fakalelu • Te Urupounamu McGarvey • Amber Mundell • Lonita Ngalu • Leata Puni Lio • Nicole Purdom • Kennedy Tukuafu • Jessie Wharekura Backs Reese Anderson • Ariana Bayler • Louise Blyde • Carys Dallinger • Madison Flutey • Huia Harding • Lela Ieremia • Justine McGregor • Levonah Motuliki • Kaea Nepia • Kiriana Nolan • Manaia Nuku • Holli O'Sullivan • Shoshanah Seumanutafa • Presayus Singh • Shyrah Tuliau-Tua'a Coach Dwayne Sweeney
+ squad Forwards Neve Anglesey • Keelah Bodle • Faythe Finau • Anahera Hamahona • Tegan Hollows • Greer Muir • Angel Mulu • Krystal Murray • Lily Murray-Wihongi • Stacey Niao • Mo'omo'oga Palu • Brooke Rempel • Keiana Roffey • Layla Sae • Ngano Tavake • Samantha Taylor • Jordyn Tihore • Valini Vaka • Brianna Wallace Backs Litia Bulicakau • Te Rauoriwa Gapper • Leilani Hakiwai • Iritana Hohaia • Renee Holmes • Fia Laikong • Arene Landon-Lane • Ayesha Leti-I'iga • Paige Lush • Kokako Raki • Hinemaringi Scott • Molly Scuffil-McCabe • Rangimarie Sturmey • Keira Su'a-Smith • Wikitoria Viljoen Coach Hayden Triggs
+ Matatū squad Forwards Laura Bayfield • Chelsea Bremner • Natalie Delamere • Emma Dermody • Eilis Doyle • Holly Greenway • Jett Hayward • Lucy Jenkins • Sarah Jones • Sophie Kerr • Elinor-Plum King • Paris Lokotui • Phillipa Love • Kaipo Olsen-Baker • Marcelle Parkes • Georgia Ponsonby • Maddi Robinson • Wikitoria Rogers • Fiaali'i Solomona • Santo Taumata Backs Poppy Baxter • Grace Brooker • Maia Davis • Maia Joseph • Hannah King • Kelsyn McCook • Lialanie Muamua • Winnie Palamo • Abigail Paton • Amy du Plessis • Charntay Poko • Alena Saili • Naomi Sopoaga • Charlotte Va'afusuaga Coach Blair Baxter
See also 2026 Super Rugby Women's season 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season
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