A brand new season of Super Rugby Women's offers up a new chance for players to break out and take their opportunities.
With the road to the home World Cup in 2029 underway, this year's competition marks the perfect occasion for players to make their name.
Watch every second of the 2026 Super Rugby Women's season live and on demand via Stan Sport.
There have been several standouts from last year that have debuted for the Wallaroos in 2026 and with a host of Tests remaining, there's a big chance for others to step up and press their claims.
Rugby.com.au breaks down 10 to watch in the 2026 season.
Whitaker has the perfect chance to stake her Wallaroos claims after the injury to Maya Stewart opened up a spot on the wing.
The flyer has dominated the Next Gen Sevens competition, spending time with the Australia A program in the seven-a-side program.
Making her Super Rugby W debut last year, Whitaker is a bright prospect that seems destined for the gold jersey, it’s just down to which one she pulls on first: 7s or 15s?
The hard-hitting Nathan has long been earmarked for big things, like her big hits on the field.
The versatile forward slots into the second row this week, but has played in the back row and even in the centres.
Nathan is out to follow in the footsteps of her identical sister Leilani, with the pair packing down together on Saturday.
The rugby league convert has been backed to start at flyhalf with Carys Dallinger moving back to New Zealand.
Kelly got the nod in the pre-season trials and hasn’t looked back, coming across from the Ipswich Jets, where she was named halfback of the year.
Her combination with Sarah Dougherty will be massive for the Reds if they wish to go one further in 2026.
Flynn has lit up the pre-season in the quest to break a competitive Wallaroos back-three.
With four tries in two games, the speedster looms as a key weapon for the Reds heading forward, especially with Caitlin Urwin on the move in 2026.
Wigley is another turning heads during the preseason after making the Force fullback jersey her own.
Injuries have plagued her career so far, and she has spent two years out of the game after an ACL injury.
But the Wanneroo young gun is making up for lost time in the west.
Elliot came out of nowhere to be selected for the Wallaroos Pacific Four squad, still yet to make her Western Force debut.
The converted second-row is still learning the dark arts of the front-row under ex-Force props Chris Heiberg and Kieran Longbottom.
But all the signs are there that the powerlifter can use Super Rugby W as the perfect launchpad to assert herself into the front-row picture for the Tests to come.
Enyi is an athletic freak, able to change a game on a dime in the back row.
She was one of the finds of last year for the Brumbies and it seems like the sky is the limit for the Canberra-born flanker.
Her pedigree as a national sprint champion gives her a real edge, while only injuries hold her back.
The former Waratahs hooker made the move down south, looking to emulate the greats who have turned that same trip into a gold jersey.
Parker has the chance to push Wallaroos hooker Tania Naden for a starting spot whilst learning under a mainstay of the Test set-up.
Passi is one of several young guns who have caught the eyes of Wallaroos selectors, added to the managed group for the upcoming season.
Coming through the Next Gen Sevens pathways, the back is only just out of school but has already shown her class throughout that series and the trials.
Like Passi, Monk is another who has had a taste of Wallaroos camp, hunting for that maiden cap.
The midfielder was called into the squad for the ANZAC Day Test, having come through the WA pathways.
She has the perfect mentor in Trilleen Pomare, soaking in all her experience as she looks to impress in the west.
