The 2019 Super Rugby draw has been announced, with this year's competition still yet to wrap up.
SANZAAR sprung the announcement on Tuesday morning, almost three months earlier than the usual unveiling, with venue details still yet to be confirmed for each match.
The competition will kick off a week earlier next year for Australian teams and run uninterrupted for 21 weeks, with the World Cup to follow the provincial competition.
Aside from those tweaks, the tournament will run similarly to this season's, with a three-conference, 15-team format, with eight finalists including three conference winners and five wildcard teams.
Venues for the fixtures are yet to be confirmed, with a number of teams still to finalise their home venues for next year.
The Waratahs are one of those, with the NSW side still mulling where to take its home games while Allianz Stadium is being refurbished, with options including Parramatta Stadium, the SCG and Brookvale Oval among them.
Next year's tournament will finish on July 6, and will be the beginning of a new era for international rugby, with a global calendar being introduced in 2020 to stop the competition from having to pause for mid-year Test windows.
See the Australian schedule below, and click here for the full draw.
DRAW
2019 Super Rugby draw - Australian teams
Venues TBC
Round 1
All times AEDT.
Friday February 15
Brumbies vs Rebels, 7:45pm
Saturday February 16
Waratahs vs Hurricanes, 7:45pm
Bye - Reds
Round 2
All times AEDT.
Friday February 22
Highlanders vs Reds, 5:35pm
Saturday February 23
Sunwolves vs Waratahs, 3:15pm
Brumbies vs Chiefs, 7:45pm
Bye - Rebels
Round 3
All times AEDT.
Friday March 1
Hurricanes vs Brumbies, 5:35pm
Rebels vs Highlanders, 7:45pm
Saturday March 2
Reds vs Crusaders, 7:45pm
Bye – Waratahs
Round 4
All times AEDT
Friday March 8
Rebels vs Brumbies, 7:45pm
Saturday March 9
Waratahs vs Reds, 7:45pm
Round 5
All times AEDT
Friday March 15
Brumbies vs Waratahs, 7:45pm
Saturday March 16
Sunwolves vs Reds, 3:15pm
Sunday March 17
Lions vs Rebels, 12:05am
Round 6
All times AEDT
Saturday March 23
Waratahs vs Crusaders, 7:45pm
Sunday March 24
Sharks vs Rebels, 12:15am
Reds vs Brumbies, 4:05pm
Round 7
All times AEDT
Friday March 29
Waratahs vs Sunwolves, 7:45pm
Saturday March 30
Reds vs Rebels, 7:45pm
Round 8
All times AEDT
Friday April 5
Reds vs Stormers, 8pm
Saturday April 6
Crusaders vs Brumbies, 3:15pm
Blues vs Waratahs, 5:35pm
Rebels vs Sunwolves, 7:45pm
Round 9
All times AEST
Friday April 12
Rebels vs Stormers, 7:45pm
Saturday April 13
Brumbies vs Lions, 7:45pm
Sunday April 14
Bulls vs Reds, 1:15am
Round 10
All times AEST
Friday April 19
Sharks vs Reds, 11:05pm
Saturday April 20
Waratahs vs Rebels, 7:45pm
Stormers vs Brumbies, 11:05pm
Round 11
All times AEST
Saturday April 27
Waratahs vs Sharks, 7:45pm
Sunday April 28
Jaguares vs Brumbies, 7:40am
Byes – Rebels, Reds
Round 12
All times AEST
Friday May 3
Reds vs Sunwolves, 7:45pm
Saturday May 4
Hurricanes vs Rebels, 3:15pm
Brumbies vs Blues, 7:45pm
Bulls vs Waratahs, 11:05pm
Round 13
All times AEST.
Friday May 10
Rebels vs Reds, 7:45pm
Saturday May 11
Lions vs Waratahs, 11:05pm
Sunday May 12
Brumbies vs Sunwolves, 4:05pm
Round 14
All times AEST
Friday May 17
Rebels vs Bulls, 7:45pm
Saturday May 18
Reds vs Waratahs, 7:45pm
Bye – Brumbies
Round 15
All times AEST.
Friday May 24
Chiefs vs Reds, 5:35pm
Brumbies vs Bulls, 7:45pm
Saturday May 25
Sunwolves vs Rebels, 3:15pm
Waratahs vs Jaguares, 7:45pm
Round 16
All times AEST
Friday May 31
Rebels vs Waratahs, 7:45pm
Saturday June 1
Sunwolves vs Brumbies, 3:15pm
Reds vs Jaguares, 7:45pm
Round 17
All times AEST
Friday June 7
Reds vs Blues, 7:45pm
Saturday June 8
Crusaders vs Rebels, 5:35pm
Waratahs vs Brumbies, 7:45pm
Round 18
All times AEST.
Friday June 14
Highlanders vs Waratahs, 5:35pm
Rebels vs Chiefs, 7:45pm
Saturday June 15
Brumbies vs Reds, 7:45pm
FINALS
Weekend of June 22
Qualifying finals
Weekend of June 29
Semi-finals
Weekend of July 6
Super Rugby final
