Queensland Reds Super Rugby Pacific 2026 Season Preview & Schedule
Queensland Reds Super Rugby Pacific 2026 Season Preview & Schedule
Here's a Queensland Reds Super Rugby Pacific 2026 preview with full schedule, 2025 results and team overview.
The Queensland Reds enter the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season at a moment of transition, with the year set to be head coach Les Kiss’ final campaign before he departs to take over the Wallabies.
That reality places added weight on every result, as the Reds attempt to push forward under a coach guiding the program through its final chapter of continuity.
Kiss also wants to build personal momentum as he prepares to take over an improving Australian national team.
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That urgency follows a solid 2025 season in which the Reds finished fifth with an 8-6 record and qualified for the finals.
While they remained firmly in the playoff picture across the 14-match schedule, the campaign ultimately ended without a deep postseason run, leaving room for both belief and unfinished business entering the new year.
As the Reds move into 2026, Kiss’s impending exit becomes the defining backdrop.
With co-captains Liam Wright and Tate McDermott leading the side at Suncorp Stadium, the Reds begin the season balancing immediate competitiveness with the knowledge that this group represents the closing phase of a coaching era before national duties take precedence.
Queensland Reds Super Rugby Pacific Schedule 2026
- Feb. 13: 3:35 a.m.: NSW Waratahs vs. Queensland Reds
- Feb. 27: 3:35 a.m.: Queensland Reds vs. Highlanders
- March 7: 3:35 a.m.: ACT Brumbies vs. Queensland Reds
- March 14: 4:35 a.m.: Queensland Reds vs. NSW Waratahs
- March 20: 11:35 p.m.: Fijian Drua vs. Queensland Reds
- March 27: 11:35 p.m.: Hurricanes vs. Queensland Reds
- April 4: 4:35 a.m.: Queensland Reds vs. Western Force
- April 11: 5:35 a.m.: Queensland Reds vs. Crusaders
- April 25: 3:35 a.m.: Blues vs. Queensland Reds
- May 2: 5:35 a.m.: Queensland Reds vs. ACT Brumbies
- May 8: 5:35 a.m.: Queensland Reds vs. Chiefs
- May 16: 5:35 a.m.: Western Force vs. Queensland Reds
- May 22: 12:35 a.m.: Moana Pasifika vs. Queensland Reds
- May 29: 5:35 a.m.: Queensland Reds vs. Fijian Drua
What Did Queensland Reds Do In 2025?
The Queensland Reds finished fifth in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific standings with an 8-6 record and 38 points, qualifying for the finals after remaining in the top half of the table throughout the season.
2025 Super Rugby Pacific Standings
- Chiefs, 11–3 (51 points)
- Crusaders, 11–3 (49 points)
- ACT Brumbies, 9–5 (44 points)
- Hurricanes, 8–1–5 (39 points)
- Queensland Reds, 8–6 (38 points)
- Blues, 6–8 (33 points)
- Moana Pasifika, 6–8 (28 points)
- NSW Waratahs, 6–8 (26 points)
- Western Force, 4–1–9 (23 points)
- Fijian Drua, 4–10 (20 points)
- Highlanders, 3–11 (20 points)
The Queensland Reds Coach Is Les Kiss
Les Kiss is the head coach of the Queensland Reds and will leave the role at the end of the 2026 season to become the next head coach of the Australian national team, replacing Joe Schmidt.
When Does The Super Rugby Pacific Season Start?
The 30th season of Super Rugby begins with Round 1 on Feb. 13, with the first game being in Dunedin between the Highlanders and Crusaders at 1:05 a.m. ET.
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