The 2025 Super Rugby Aupiki season was the fourth and most recent season of the top-flight New Zealand women's rugby union competition, Super Rugby. The season fixtures were released on 20 November 2024, consisting of six rounds and a Grand Final to decide the season champions.
It was revealed during the season draw that the Super Rugby Aupiki champions would play the champions of the Australian Super Rugby competition, Super Rugby Women's, at the end of the season. This new competition, which is formatted similarly to a super cup, is called the Super Rugby Champions Final. It was the first edition of the new competition.
The defending champions were the Blues, who defeated two-time runners-up Chiefs Manawa 24–18 in last seasons (2024) Grand Final. The Blues successfully defended their title against Matatū in the final and won their second consecutive championship.
Teams
Stadia and locations Union Team Location(s) Stadia Capacity Auckland Blues Kingsland, Auckland Region Eden Park Whangārei, Northland Region Okara Park Waikato Chiefs Manawa Hamilton, Waikato Region Waikato Stadium Wellington Hurricanes Poua Pipitea, Wellington Region Wellington Regional Stadium Upper Hutt, Wellington Region NZCIS Canterbury Matatū Addington, Canterbury Region Rugby League Park Nelson, Tasman District Trafalgar Park, Nelson Aidanfield, Canterbury Region Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub
Personnel Team Coach Captain Blues Willie Walker Maia Roos Chiefs Manawa Dwayne Sweeney Kennedy Tukuafu Hurricanes Poua Fusi Feaunati Jackie Patea-Fereti Matatū Whitney Hansen Alana Bremner
Ladder
Matches Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Grand Final
LP 1 Chryss VilikoHK 2 Atlanta LoloheaTP 3 Aldora ItunuLL 4 Maiakawanakaulani Roos (c) RL 5 Ma'ama VaipuluBF 6 Holly GreenwayOF 7 Taufa BasonN8 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'uSH 9 Tara TurnerFH 10 Krysten CottrellLW 11 Jaymie KoloseIC 12 Ruahei DemantOC 13 Portia Woodman-WickliffeRW 14 Katelyn Vaha'akoloFB 15 Braxton Sorensen-McGeeReplacements:HK 16 Grace GagoPR 17 Awhina Tangen-WainohuPR 18 Harono Te IringaLF 19 Eloise BlackwellLF 20 Dajian BrownSH 21 Kahlia AwaOC 22 Sylvia BruntWG 23 Patricia MaliepoCoach: Willie WalkerLP 1 Pip LoveHK 2 Georgia PonsonbyTP 3 Mo'omo'oga PaluLL 4 Stacey NiaoRL 5 Chelsea BremnerBF 6 Alana Bremner (c)OF 7 Laura BayfieldN8 8 Kaipo Olsen-BakerSH 9 Maia JosephFH 10 Hannah KingLW 11 Cheyelle Robins-RetiIC 12 Grace BrookerOC 13 Amy du PlessisRW 14 Winnie PalamoFB 15 Kaea NepiaReplacements:HK 16 Tegan HollowsPR 17 Maddi RobinsonPR 18 Amy RuleLK 19 Sarah JonesLF 20 Fiaali'i SolomonaSH 21 Kelsyn McCookFH 22 Hollyrae MeteOC 23 Fia LaikongCoach: Whitney Hansen Assistant referees: Erin Doherty (New Zealand) Todd Petrie (New Zealand)
TMO: Estelle Whaiapu (New Zealand) Source:
Statistics
Leading point scorers No. Player Team Points Average Details 1 Hannah King 51 7.3 1 , 16 , 4 , 0 2 Krysten Cottrell 44 6.3 1 , 17 , 1 , 0 3 Ruahei Demant 43 6.14 5 , 9 , 0 , 0 4 Renee Holmes 39 6.50 3 , 9 , 2 , 0 5 Ruby Tui 30 5.0 5 , 0 , 0 , 0 6 Portia Woodman-Wickliffe 25 3.6 5 , 0 , 0 , 0 Winnie Palamo 25 3.6 5 , 0 , 0 , 0 8 Cassie Siataga 21 3.5 1 , 8 , 0 , 0 9 Kaipo Olsen-Baker 20 3.33 4 , 0 , 0 , 0 Sylvia Brunt 20 3.33 4 , 0 , 0 , 0
Leading try scorers No. Player Team Tries Average 1 Ruby Tui 6 1.02 Portia Woodman-Wickliffe 5 0.71 Ruahei Demant 5 0.71 Winnie Palamo 5 0.715 Kaipo Olsen-Baker 4 0.67 Sylvia Brunt 4 0.67 Lucy Jenkins 4 0.67 Braxton Sorenson-McGee 4 0.679 Amy du Plessis 3 0.43 Renee Holmes 3 0.43
Players Squads The following squads were named for the 2025 season.
+Blues Women squad ForwardsEloise Blackwell • Dajian Brown • Oceane Donelley • Sophie Fisher • Holly Greenway • Aldora Itunu • Atlanta Lolohea • Liana Mikaele-Tu′u • Paris Mataroa • Elizabith Moimoi • Lily Murray-Wihongi • Cheyenne Tuli-Fale • Maiakawanakaulani Roos • Awhina Tangen-Wainohu • Harono Te Iringa • Ma′ama Vaipulu • Chryss VilikoBacksKahlia Awa • Sylvia Brunt • Krysten Cottrell • Ruahei Demant • Kerri Johnson • Jaymie Kolose • Danii Mafoe • Patricia Maliepo • Daynah Nankivell • Braxton Sorensen-McGee • Tara-Leigh Turner • Katelyn Vaha'akolo • Portia Woodman-WickliffeCoachWillie Walker
+Chiefs Manawa squad ForwardsMia Anderson • Rebecca Burch • Jade Coates • Luka Connor • Veisinia Mahutariki-Fakalelu • Vici-Rose Green • Logan Hauraki • Kate Henwood • Chyna Hohepa • Grace Houpapa-Barrett • Tanya Kalounivale • Grace Kukutai • Martha Mataele • Krystal Murray • Charmaine Smith • Santo Taumata • Kennedy TukuafuBacksReese Anderson • Ariana Bayler • Kelly Brazier • Renee Holmes • Rosie Kelly • Azalleyah Ma′aka • Kiriana Nolan • Holli O'Sullivan • Mererangi Paul • Shoshanah Seumanutafa • Hazel Tubic • Ruby Tui • Tenika WillisonCoachDwayne Sweeney
+Hurricanes Poua squad ForwardsDenise Aiolupotea • Forne Burkin • Natalie Delamere • Lavinia Lea • Olioli Mua • Angel Mulu • Joanah Ngan-Woo • Jayme Nuku • Jackie Patea-Fereti • Elinor Plum-King • Nina Poletti • Layla Sae • Ngano Taveke • Samantha Taylor • Kahurangi Sturmey • Esther Faiaoga-TiloBacksShakira Baker • Raedeen Blake • Teilah Ferguson • Te Rauoriwa Gapper • Leilani Hakiwai • Iritana Hohaia • Harmony Kautai • Ayesha Leti-I'iga • Paige Lush • Cassie Siataga • Rangimarie Sturmey • Monica Tagoai • Payton Takimoana • Isabella WatermanCoachFusi Feaunati
+Matatū squad ForwardsLaura Bayfield • Alana Bremner (c) • Chelsea Bremner • Grace Brooker • Emma Dermody • Eilis Doyle • Jett Hayward • Tegan Hollows • Lucy Jenkins • Sarah Jones • Pip Love • Kaipo Olsen-Baker • Mo'omo'oga Palu • Marcelle Parkes • Georgia Ponsonby • Amy Rule • Fiaali'i SolomonaBacksAmy du Plessis • Maia Joseph • Hannah King • Fia Laikong • Kelsyn McCook • Hollyrae Mete • Kaea Nepia • Winnie Palamo • Abigail Paton • Chey Robins-Reti • Keighley Simpson • Tayla Simpson • Charlotte Va'afusagaCoachWhitney Hansen
See also 2025 Super Rugby Women's season 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season 2025 Women's Super Rugby Champions final
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