1 day ago Super Rugby Pacific Full list: 2026 Super Rugby Pacific pre-season fixtures confirmed
Australian rivals the Western Force and Queensland Reds will play the first 2026 Super Rugby Pacific pre-season fixture next week.
Reds face off against Highlanders in Super Rugby Pacific Round 9 on Fri 19th April 2024 at Suncorp Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 10:35. In South Africa it’s at 11:35 SAST, 21:35 NZST in New Zealand, 19:35 AEST in Australia and 02:35 EST in the US.
Reds won the last encounter but Reds are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Highlanders in 5th and Reds in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Reds vs Highlanders will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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Lawson Creighton converts the try.
Suliasi Vunivalu gathers the kick to score the try for Queensland Reds.
The Queensland Reds supporters go wild as Lawson Creighton successfully kicks the conversion.
Great hands by Queensland Reds leads to a try for Lawson Creighton
Tom Lynagh makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
The pressure has finally told as Ryan Smith scores from close range.
Tom Lynagh does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
Tom Lynagh has kicked a conversion.
Queensland Reds are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Hunter Paisami touching down.