Will Blues find their Super Rugby form against Crusaders?

Can last season's champions, the Blues, get back on track against a resurgent Crusaders outfit at home in Auckland?; its fourth versus fifth in an all-Australian clash in Sydney when the Waratahs host the Brumbies; and can Moana Pasifika stop the table topping Chiefs at home in Pukekohe?

Fixtures

(All times local for the home team)

Friday

Moana Pasifika v Chiefs @ Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe (7.05pm)

Opta Pack - Super Rugby Pacific 2025 Round 6 - Moana Pasifika v Chiefs.pdf

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Saturday

Highlanders v Queensland Reds @ Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin (4.35pm)

Opta Pack - Super Rugby Pacific 2025 Round 6 - Highlanders v Queensland Reds.pdf

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Blues v Crusaders @ Eden Park, Auckland (7.05pm)

Opta Pack - Super Rugby Pacific 2025 Round 6 - Blues v Crusaders.pdf

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Waratahs v Brumbies @ Allianz Stadium, Sydney (7.35pm)

Opta Pack - Super Rugby Pacific 2025 Round 6 - NSW Waratahs v ACT Brumbies.pdf

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Sunday

Western Force v Fijian Drua @ HBF Park, Perth (2.05pm)

Opta Pack - Super Rugby Pacific 2025 Round 6 - Western Force v Fijian Drua.pdf

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The race to the top of the Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year has narrowed up after a wild Round Four.

Ardie Savea retains the lead but there's seven players sitting within three points of the Moana Pasifika captain.

In 2025, Super Rugby Pacific will crown the competition's most outstanding player with the presentation of the inaugural Player of the Year Award.

The captains and head coaches of both teams nominate their top three players from the opposing team each week, allocating three votes, two votes, and one vote, respectively.

Here is how they voted

Blues v Brumbies

6 - Patrick Tuipulotu (BLU)

5 - Tom Hooper (BRU)

3 - Declan Meredith (BRU), Rory Scott (BRU)

2 - Beauden Barrett (BLU), Cameron Suafoa (BLU)

1 - Allan Alaalatoa (BRU), AJ Lam (BLU), Finlay Christie (BLU)

Fijian Drua v Chiefs

4 - Ponipate Loganimasi (DRU), Meli Derenalagi (DRU), Emoni Narawa (CHI)

3 - Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula (DRU), Leroy Carter (CHI)

2 - Josh Jacomb (CHI), Tupou Vaa'i (CHI)

1 - Frank Lomani (DRU), Naitoa Ah Kuoi (CHI)

Moana Pasifika v Hurricanes

5 - Brayden Iose (HUR), Miracle Faiilagi (MOA), Patrick Pellegrini (MOA)

4 - Peter Lakai (HUR)

2 - Bailyn Sullivan (HUR)

1 - Caleb Delany (HUR), Tom Savage (MOA), Kyren Taumoefolau (MOA)

NSW Waratahs v Western Force

5 - Max Jorgensen (WAR)

3 - Hugh Sinclair (WAR), Carlo Tizzano (FOR), Darcy Swain (FOR)

2 - Lawson Creighton (WAR), Hamish Stewart (FOR), Nick Champion De Crespigny (FOR)

1 - Angus Bell (WAR), David Porecki (WAR), Ben Donaldson (FOR), Nic White (FOR)

Crusaders v Queensland Reds

6 - Will Jordan (CRU)

5 - Harry Wilson (RED)

4 - Fraser McReight (RED)

2 - Filipo Daugunu (RED), Sevu Reece (CRU), Ethan Blackadder (CRU)

1 - Tate McDermott (RED), Kyle Preston (CRU), Christian Lio-Willie (CRU)

Super Rugby Pacific POTY Ladder

12 - Ardie Savea (MOA)

11 - Harry Godfrey (HUR), Harry Wilson (RED), Vuate Karawalevu (DRU)

10 - Patrick Tuipulotu (BLU), Tom Hooper (BRU), Quinn Tupaea (CHI),

9 - Fraser McReight (RED)

Motikiai Murray suspended for three weeks

• The Super Rugby Pacific Foul Play Review Committee (FPRC) has found Murray (Fijian Drua) guilty of committing a dangerous tackle in contravention of Law 9.13. The tackle occurred in the 79th minute of the match between the Drua and ACT Brumbies at GIO Stadium on Friday. The FPRC upheld the red card issued to Murray and determined the mid-range entry point of six weeks/matches was appropriate. In light of the player accepting he committed an act of foul play as well as mitigating factors such as an exemplary disciplinary record, the FPRC applied the full 50% reduction in sanction.