STAN SPORT AND RUGBY AUSTRALIA CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF THE 2023 SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC SEASON AHEAD OF FEB 24 KICK OFF

STAN SPORT AND RUGBY AUSTRALIA CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF THE 2023 SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC SEASON AHEAD OF FEB 24 KICK OFF

Australian stars and coaches assembled at the Sydney Opera House this morning to celebrate the huge 2023 Super Rugby Pacific Season. 

Kicks off next Friday, February 24.

Watch Every Match. Ad-free. Live and On Demand on the Home of Rugby, Stan Sport.

February 15, 2023 - Stan Sport and Rugby Australia today celebrated the Super Rugby Pacific 2023 season launch at the Sydney Opera House ahead of the Friday, February 24 kick off on the Home of Rugby. Stan Sport will be the only place Aussie fans can see every Super Rugby Pacific match, ad-free, live and on demand.

Images and vision from the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific Season Launch can be found on the Stan Publicity Dropbox here.

In attendance were star representatives from all Australian clubs: the NSW Waratahs (Jake Gordon), Queensland Reds (Tate McDermott), ACT Brumbies (Allan Alaalatoa), Melbourne Rebels (Rob Leota) and Western Force (Tom Robertson) - along with their respective coaches. 

Also on hand was Wallabies coach Eddie Jones, who will be keeping a close eye on the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season as it acts as an audition for the Wallabies ahead of this year's Rugby World Cup - come Spring, every Rugby World Cup match will be available to watch ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport.

Stan CEO Martin Kugeler and Rugby Australia CEO Andy Marinos got the proceedings started speaking with host Nic McArdle, outlining the additions to the season and why fans should be excited for a big year of rugby. All coaches and players also shared their thoughts and predictions on the impending season, detailing their plans to improve on 2022's campaign.

Stan Sport's Sean Maloney and Morgan Turinui were also on deck recording a special Super Rugby Pacific Season Launch episode of Between Two Posts, streaming tonight on Stan Sport.

The Super Rugby Pacific 2023 season kicks off next Friday, February 24 on Stan Sport with a massive doubleheader, beginning with a fiery NZ clash between the Crusaders and Chiefs (5:05pm AEDT), followed by a blockbuster showdown between Aussie powerhouses the Waratahs and Brumbies at the brand new, state-of-the-art Allianz Stadium, which will be anticipating a huge crowd to welcome the NSW side to their new home.

Stan Sport is the only place to watch every match of the Super Rugby Pacific, Rugby World Cup, Six Nations, The Rugby Championship, Bledisloe Cup, Shute Shield, Hospital Challenge Cup, Currie Cup, New Zealand’s National Provincial Championship plus every match of the Super W, Wallabies and Wallaroos test series' and more.

ROUND 1

Crusaders v Chiefs

Waratahs v Brumbies 

Moana Pasifika v Fijian Drua

Highlanders v Blues

Reds v Hurricanes

Force v Rebels