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Le Super Rugby est-il en train de relancer le rugby en Australie ?

Napier (Nouvelle-Zélande), 22 février 2025 – Des supporters des Fijian Drua lors de la 2e journée de Super Rugby Pacific entre les Hurricanes et les Fijian Drua, au McLean Park. (Photo : Kerry Marshall / Getty Images)

Ce qui se passe down under, en Australie, mérite qu’on s’y attarde quelques minutes. On connait la santé moribonde du rugby en Australie – complètement dépassé par le succès du rugby à XIII, véritable institution ici-bas – ce qui a de quoi créer quelques inquiétudes en prévision de la Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2027.

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Les Wallabies ont du mal à se remettre de leur mondial 2023 complètement raté sous l’impulsion d’Eddie Jones avec une 9e place au classement général, incapable de se sortir de leur poule C (3e) et de se qualifier pour les quarts de finale pour la première fois en dix éditions. Et la fin du contrat de l’entraîneur Joe Schmidt, juste avant les tests de l’automne 2025, n’annonce encore pas l’impérieuse stabilité dont le rugby australien a besoin.

Et pourtant, dans ce paysage actuel où rien n’annonce d’éclaircie, un frémissement se fait sentir via le Super Rugby Pacific (ainsi baptisé depuis 2022), digne descendant de feu le Super 6 (1992), le Super 10 (1993-1995), le Super 12 (1996-2005), le Super 14 (2006-2010), le Super Rugby (2011-2020) et l’éphémère Super Rugby Trans-Tasman version Covid (2021).

Or, les données fournies par Opta semblent démontrer une édition 2025 particulièrement relevée, plus rapide, plus spectaculaire, et en pleine croissance.

Après les huit premières journées, les quatre équipes australiennes (Reds, Force, Brumbies, Warathas) se classent parmi les six premières (11 équipes en tout). Lors de la septième journée, les Reds avaient même réussi l’exploit de se hisser en tête du classement pour la première fois depuis… 2012 ! Sur le plan de la compétitivité, l’Australie semble revenir au niveau. Mais pas que.

1/3 de la population des Fidji regarde

À mi-saison, les indicateurs de performance sur le terrain vont de pair avec une forte progression des audiences TV (payante), de l’engagement digital et du public en tribunes. Par exemple, plus d’une minute de temps mort a disparu des matchs de Super Rugby Pacific en 2025, alors que les scores élevés et les fins de match à suspens continuent de booster les audiences, l’engagement numérique et la fréquentation dans tout le championnat.

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Grâce à une combinaison de nouvelles règles et à une meilleure gestion des rencontres par les arbitres, les matchs sont plus rapides que jamais, avec moins d’arrêts de jeu et des remises en jeu plus fluides.

+30% d’audience en Australie

Voici les principaux chiffres qu’Opta vient de dévoiler à mi-saison :

  • Les matchs sont plus rapides : le temps statique a baissé de 1 min 13, et la durée totale des matchs a diminué d’1 min 39 par rapport à 2024.
  • La saison 2025 est la plus prolifique de l’histoire : 61 points et 8,8 essais en moyenne par match.
  • Les matchs sont plus serrés : l’écart moyen est de 11,6 points, et près de la moitié se jouent à 7 points ou moins.
  • Il y a plus de suspense : 4,3 changements de leader par match en moyenne, et 28 % des rencontres basculent dans les 10 dernières minutes.
  • Plus d’un match sur deux (59 %) a eu un vainqueur différent de l’an passé. Les équipes ont en moyenne bougé de 4 places au classement par rapport à 2024.
  • Le jeu est plus offensif : seulement 2,2 tentatives de pénalité par match, un minimum historique.
  • Le public suit : +21,5 % de spectateurs dans les stades à la 8e journée
  • Les audiences TV explosent : +30 % en Australie, +12 % en Nouvelle-Zélande, et plus de 395 000 téléspectateurs aux Fidji – soit plus d’un tiers de la population !
  • Les réseaux sociaux s’envolent : +55 % d’abonnés depuis le début de saison.

« On s’attend à une deuxième moitié de saison tout aussi excitante, avec des équipes prêtes à tout pour accrocher le Top 6 et viser une place stratégique pour décrocher une seconde chance en phase finale », anticipe déjà Jack Mesley, directeur général du Super Rugby Pacific.

Par rapport à la saison 2024, les phases statiques ont été largement raccourcies :

  • Les mêlées se forment 19 secondes plus vite (26 s en 2025 vs 45 s en 2024)
  • Les touches sont mises en place 8 secondes plus rapidement (17 s vs 25 s)
  • Les buteurs prennent moins de temps :

    • Pénalités : 40 s en moyenne (vs 1 min 8 s)
    • Transformations : 55 s (vs 1 min 9 s)

Indicateurs de rythme – Super Rugby Pacific :

Statistique20252024
Durée moyenne (hors mi-temps)1h29m28s1h31m07s
Temps statique (hors mi-temps)54m51s56m04s
Temps pour taper une pénalité40s1m08s
Temps pour taper une transformation55s1m09s
Temps mêlée (marquage à « crouch »)26s45s
Temps touche (dès l’alignement)17s25s
Points par match6153,7
Essais par match8,87,3

Maintenant que les éléments sont posés, reprenons la démonstration du début.

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A 906 jours du début de la Coupe du Monde de Rugby en Australie (du 1er octobre au 13 novembre 2027), le rugby à XV semble donc opérer un véritable tournant qui devrait réjouir les organisateurs, du moins les rassurer. La tournée des British & Irish Lions en juillet s’annonce complète avec des billets super chers qui se sont vite arrachés.

C’est en ce moment que Rugby Australia doit bien jouer le coup pour surfer sur cette vague car la fédération s’apprête à prolonger de cinq ans son accord de droits télé avec Nine Entertainment, pour un montant de 210 millions de dollars australiens (115 millions d’euros). Si l’accord se concrétise, il couvrira la période 2026-2030, incluant les deux prochaines Coupes du Monde : la masculine en 2027 et la féminine en 2029.

Ceci devrait enfin permettre de diffuser du rugby à XV gratuitement (Channel 9) en plus de la plateforme payante Stan, chose que le rugby à XIII a compris de très longue date ce qui l’a rendu très populaire dans la société australienne. Dans un pays où le XV est toujours considéré comme un sport d’élite, réservé à un public averti et fortuné, cinquième sport au total, le défi qui se joue aujourd’hui est immense pour déterminer l’avenir du rugby down under.

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