The inaugural Super Rugby Trans-Tasman season is set to finish with a blockbuster as the Blues take on the Highlanders at Eden Park in the Final.
Both teams have been the standouts throughout the tournament, maintaining their unbeaten run across the five-week format.
With both teams missing the Aotearoa Final last month, they will be eager to finish their season with some silverware and to be crowned the first Trans-Tasman champion.
Ahead of the big game, here is everything that you need to know about the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Final.
Every minute of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Final will be live and ad-free on Stan Sport.
Along with this, the game will be shown live on 9Gem.
For those outside Australia, Please see our list of international broadcasters (subject to change):
- New Zealand: Sky Sports
- South Africa/Africa and adjacent islands: SuperSport
- Argentina/South America/North America: ESPN
- USA: Flo Sports
- Japan: Wowow
- Pacific: Digicel
- Middle East: RugbyPass
- Italy/Vatican/San Marino/Switzerland: Sky Italia
- France: Canal+
- Andorra/Monaco/Luxembourg: RugbyPass
- UK & Ireland (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man): RugbyPass
- Spain/Andorra: Telefonica
- Portugal: RugbyPass
- Non-core Europe: RugbyPass
- Premier Sports: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Nepal, Northern Marianas, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Tajikistan, Taiwan (Republic of China), Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam
The Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Final between the Blues and Highlanders will start around 5:05 pm at Eden Park.
Coverage will begin on Gem from 4:30 pm on free-to-air.
Meanwhile, coverage will be ad-free and continue throughout the game on Stan Sport.
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BLUES (1-15): Alex Hodgman, Kurt Eklund, Nepo Laulala, Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, Patrick Tuipulotu (c), Akira Ioane, Dalton Papalii, Hoskins Sotutu, Finlay Christie, Otere Black, Mark Telea, TJ Faiane, Rieko Ioane, Bryce Heem, Zarn Sullivan
Reserves: Ray Niula, Karl Tu'inukuafe, Marcel Renata, Josh Goodhue, Blake Gibson, Jonathan Ruru, Harry Plummer, AJ Lam
INs: Marcel Renata, Josh Goodhue, Ray Niula
OUTs: Ofa Tuungafasi, Jacob Pierce, Soane Vikena
HIGHLANDERS (1-15): Ethan De Groot, Ash Dixon (co-c), Siate Tokolahi, Pari Pari Parkinson, Bryn Evans, Hugh Renton, Billy Harmon, Kazuki Himeno, Aaron Smith (co-c), Mitch Hunt, Jona Nareki, Scott Gregory, Michael Collins, Sio Tomkinson, Josh Ioane
Reserves: Liam Coltman, Ayden Johnstone, Josh Hohneck, Josh Dickson, James Lentjes, Kayne Hammington, Sam Gilbert, Teariki Ben-Nicholas
INs: Ayden Johnstone
OUTs: Daniel Lienert-Brown
The two sides have split games in 2021 throughout Super Rugby Aotearoa.
In Round Three, the Blues would dominate their first encounter at Eden Park, with flyhalf Otere Black scoring 19 points in the 39-17 victory.
The Highlanders would gain a measure of revenge as they took advantage of a red card to Alex Hodgman, claiming the 35-29 win.
The hosts had won the past four encounters before that loss, although Clarke Dermody's men have come away with the win in six of their last 10 encounters dating back to 2017.
