A blockbuster festival merging the best of New Zealand music and rugby, an Anzac Day return to Tauranga and double-header showdowns are among the games now on sale to the public for the Gallagher Chiefs and Chiefs Manawa 2025 campaigns.
Tickets went on sale at 10am on January 23 for the full slate of 2025 DHL Super Rugby Pacific and Sky Super Rugby Aupiki games.
The season opens with a clash against traditional foes the Crusaders on Friday, February 21 (7.05pm kick-off) and forms part of the University of Waikato Orientation Week.
On Saturday, March 1 (Round 3) some of New Zealand’s top musical acts converge for Super Rugby Pacific’s Culture Round at FMG Stadium Waikato for the Rugby & Rhythms Festival, with Ladi6, Muroki, Hollie Smith, Bailey Wiley and Dan Sharp among the confirmed line-up.
The festival will take place around a double-header which will see the Gallagher Chiefs take on the Brumbies (4.35pm kick-off) and Chiefs Manawa open their 2025 Sky Super Rugby Aupiki campaign against Matatū (2.05pm kick-off).
The Round 5 fixture on Saturday, March 15 will be full of family fun at FMG Stadium Waikato as part of Super Rugby Kids Round, with the Gallagher Chiefs playing their 2024 final opponent the Blues (7.05pm kick-off). The day will begin with Chiefs Manawa taking on Hurricanes Poua (4.35pm kick-off).
Saturday 22 March sees the Chiefs Manawa host a standalone home match at FMG Stadium Waikato when they host the Blues (4.35pm kick-off).
Round 8 sees the Reds return to Hamilton for the first time since the Gallagher Chiefs knocked them out of the quarter finals of last year’s competition, in what promises to be another huge trans-Tasman showdown.
It’s back to local derby action over Easter Weekend when the Highlanders visit.
On Friday, April 25 for the Round 11 fixture, the Gallagher Chiefs return to Tauranga for the first time in over a decade to host the Western Force in a special Anzac Day match at Bay Oval (7.05pm kick-off).
The final regular season home game will be a celebration of culture against Moana Pasifika on Saturday, May 24 (7.05pm kick-off).
Tickets and Chiefs Rugby Club season-long memberships are on sale for all home games at chiefs.co.nz.
Gallagher Chiefs 2025 Regular Season Draw
Round 1 (Away):
Blues v Gallagher Chiefs
Saturday February 15, 7.05pm
Eden Park, Auckland
Round 2 (Home):
Gallagher Chiefs v Crusaders
Friday February 21, 7.05pm
FMG Stadium Waikato
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Round 3 – Super Rugby Pacific Culture Round (Home):
Gallagher Chiefs v Brumbies
Saturday March 1, 4.35pm
FMG Stadium Waikato
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Round 4 (Away):
Fijian Drua v Gallagher Chiefs
Saturday March 8, 4.35pm
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Round 5 – Super Rugby Pacific Kids Round (Home):
Gallagher Chiefs v Blues
Saturday March 15, 7.05pm
FMG Stadium Waikato
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Round 6 (Away):
Moana Pasifika v Gallagher Chiefs
Friday March 21, 7.05pm
Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Tonga
Round 7 (BYE)
Round 8 (Home):
Gallagher Chiefs v Reds
Friday April 4, 7.05pm
FMG Stadium Waikato
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Round 9 (Away):
Waratahs v Gallagher Chiefs
Friday April 11, 9.35pm
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Round 10 (Home):
Gallagher Chiefs v Highlanders
Saturday April 19, 7.05pm
FMG Stadium Waikato
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Round 11 – Super Rugby Pacific Anzac Round (Home):
Gallagher Chiefs v Western Force
Friday April 25, 7.05pm
Bay Oval, Tauranga
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Round 12 (Away):
Hurricanes v Gallagher Chiefs
Saturday 3 May, 7.05pm
Sky Stadium, Wellington
Round 13 (Away):
Crusaders v Gallagher Chiefs
Saturday May 10, 7.05pm
Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch
Round 14 (BYE)
Round 15 (Home):
Gallagher Chiefs v Moana Pasifika
Saturday May 24, 7.05pm
FMG Stadium Waikato
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Round 16 (Away):
Highlanders v Gallagher Chiefs
Friday May 30, 7.05pm
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Chiefs Manawa 2025 Regular Season Draw
Round 1 (Home):
Chiefs Manawa v Matatū
Saturday March 1, 2.05pm
FMG Stadium Waikato
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Round 2 (Away):
Blues v Chiefs Manawa
Friday March 7, 5.05pm
Eden Park, Auckland
Round 3 (Home):
Chiefs Manawa v Hurricanes Poua
Saturday March 15, 4.35pm
FMG Stadium Waikato
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Round 4 (Home):
Chiefs Manawa v Blues
Saturday March 22, 4.35pm
FMG Stadium Waikato
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Round 5 (Away):
Hurricanes Poua v Chiefs Manawa
Saturday March 29, 4.35pm
NZCIS, Wellington
Round 6 (Away):
Matatū v Chiefs Manawa
Saturday April 5, 2.05pm
Ngā Puna Wai, Christchurch