Welcome to the Super Rugby Pacific Casualty Ward, the hub of all injury updates and news for the 2025 season.
All sides have named their squads for the opening week of action on Wednesday, with nearly all sides set to field many of their younger stars or new debutants in the first fixture of the year.
Other sides, like the Waratahs and Crusaders, have opted to go for a star-studded lineup, while the Brumbies are opting to leave nearly all of their Wallaby stars out on a daunting trip to Fiji.
Several star players have already been sidelined, with some already set to miss the entire season due to injuries sustained during the trials – with others set for even longer stints.
Big losses for the season include the likes of Wallace Sititi and Brett Cameron, with the Western Force losing two loosehead props for the year in Harry Johnson-Holmes and Harry Hoopert, putting their set piece depth to the test.
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The following list and summary below detail the current state of injuries confirmed by each Super Rugby side, with a type of injury and reported duration on the sidelines. We have also included the earliest return estimate based on the data available.
This acts as purely as a guide for team statuses and Super Rugby Fantasy, and can be subject to late change ahead of opening fixtures.
Lastly, this page will be under heavy construction throughout the season – the casualty ward is accurate as of Thursday, 13th February 2025, ahead of round one of Super Rugby Pacific.
Casualty Ward – Super Rugby Pacific, Round One
Australian sides
Rob Valenti is the big omission for the Brumbies, with the John Eales medalist set to miss the opening weeks. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images)
Brumbies
The Brumbies look to have progressed through the pre-season relatively unscathed, picking up a few injuries in the front row, loose forwards and in the back three. The big losses are Rob Valetini and Charlie Cale, who are dealing with hamstring and shoulder issues, respectively. Second-string props Tevita Alatini and Harry Vella have both sustained ACL injuries, while Ben O’Donnell and David Feliuai represent the current backs out of action.
- Charlie Cale – Shoulder – CONFIRMED: Round 3 earliest return
- David Feliuai – Finger – CONFIRMED: Round 3 earliest return
- Rob Valetini – Hamstring – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- Ben O’Donnell – Hamstring – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- Tevita Alatini – ACL – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- Harry Vella – ACL – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
Season losses:
N/A
Fergus Lee-Warner. Photo: Julius Dimataga, NSW Waratahs
NSW Waratahs
The Waratahs have enjoyed a strong pre-season, and luckily, have only sustained three injuries, with the biggest being Fergus Lee-Warner, who has been sidelined with a foot injury.
- Fergus Lee-Warner – Foot – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- Jack Barrett – Leg – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- Lucas Ripley – Shoulder – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
Season losses:
N/A
Harry Johnson-Holmes is set to endure a long stint on the sideline, picking up a season-ending injury at the Waratahs late last year, before a second season-ending injury for the Force in their final pre-season trial against the Brumbies. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)
Western Force
Simon Cron’s men have copped the brunt of the injuries in the Australian side of things, with props and centre combinations taking the brunt of the injuries. While the Force do have several quality options available to them this weekend, they’ll be hoping many of these backline players can make a speedy recovery.
They’ve become the first Aussie side to sustain season-ending injuries, both to props Harry Hoopert and new recruit Harry Johnson-Holmes, before succumbing to knee injuries.
- Bayley Kuenzle – Knee – Duration: TBC – Earliest return: TBC
- Kane Koteka – Ribs – Duration: TBC – Earliest return: TBC
- Matt Proctor – Shoulder – Duration: TBC – Earliest return: TBC
- Henry Robertson – Ribs – Duration: TBC – Earliest return: TBC
- Papillon Sevele – Knee Duration: TBC – Earliest return: TBC
Season losses:
- Harry Hoopert – Knee
- Harry Johnson-Holmes – Knee
Queensland Reds
The Reds are having the bye this week and will confirm their injury list at the commencement of round two next week.
Pacific Sides
Salestino Ravutaumada. (Photo by Pita Simpson/Getty Images)
Fijian Drua
The Drua have lost two of their back three stars in Etonia Waqa and Selestino Ravtaumada to knee and shoulder injuries, respectively. Loose forward Epeli Momo is expected to also sit out the majority of the season but could be a late inclusion in the latter half of the year.
- Etonia Waqa – Knee – Duration: Short term – Earliest Return: TBC
- Selestino Ravutaumada – Shoulder – Duration: Short term – Earliest Return: TBC
- Epeli Momo – Knee – Shoulder – Duration: Long term – Earliest Return: after Round ten
Season losses:
N/A
Moana Pasifika
Tana Umaga’s men have confirmed Moana Pasifika has sustained three injuries this pre-season, with Neria Fomani ruled out in late 2024 due to having ACL reconstructive surgery following an injury in the Bunnings NPC, which will rule him out for the year. Lotu Inisi and Wallaby Pone Fa’amausili are also injured, though the club has not disclosed the nature or duration of the injury.
- Lotu Inisi – Undisclosed – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- Pone Fa’amausili – Undisclosed – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
Season losses:
New Zealand sides
Sam Darry has been ruled out of the 2025 season. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)
Blues
The Kiwi sides across the board come into the season with lengthy injury concerns – and the Blues are no exception. While their All Blacks stars have made it through the season relatively unscathed, the side has lost several strong backup options, notably Kurt Eklund, PJ Sheck and critically, arguably the best player of the whole competition last year, Hoskins Sotutu. They have also lost All Black lock Sam Darry for the season with a shoulder injury.
- Kurt Eklund – Groin – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- James Mullan – Concussion – Duration: one-two weeks – Earliest Return: Round Two
- PJ Sheck – Shoulder – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- Hoskins Sotutu – Knee – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- Zarn Sullivan – Foot – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- Stephen Perofeta – Calf – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- Ben Ake – Shoulder – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
Season losses:
Wallace Sititi and Cortez Ratima of the Chiefs react during the Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
Chiefs
The Chiefs have copped one of the biggest losses of the year so far, with Wallace Sititi set to miss out on the entire season due to a knee injury. The side has also sustained losses of All Blacks Samisoni Taukei’aho and Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, though while their injuries are undisclosed, they are expected to make a return in 2025.
- Liam Coombes Fabling – Undisclosed – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- Fiti Sa – Undisclosed – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- Samisoni Taukei’aho – Undisclosed – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
- Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi – Undisclosed – Duration: TBC – Earliest Return: TBC
Season losses:
Codie Taylor. (Photo by Dianne Manson/Getty Images)
Crusaders
Rob Penney is facing a laundry list of injuries, with the Canterbury side coming into the season with by far the largest number in the casualty ward. Among the 14 men down include All Black Codie Taylor, George Bell and Dallas McLeod. While the side retains many of their front-line stars, should players start to drop due to further injury, the depth of the Crusaders’ squad could be significantly exposed.
- George Bell – Toe/foot – Duration: TBC – Earliest return: TBC
- Kershawl Sykes-Martin – Knee – Duration: Five-six weeks – Earliest return: Round seven
- Dallas McLeod – Hip – Duration: One week – Earliest return: Round two
- Codie Taylor – Hamstring – Duration: Two-three weeks – Earliest return: Round four
- Fletcher Anderson – Heel – Duration: Two-three weeks – Earliest return: Round four
- Rivez Reihana – Ankle – Duration: Two-three weeks – Earliest return: Round four
- Seb Calder – AC joint – Duration: Three-five weeks – Earliest return: Round four
- Quentin Strange – Pec/hamstring – Duration: Four-six weeks – Earliest return: Round five
- Dom Gardiner – Hamstring – Duration: Four-six weeks – Earliest return: Round five
- Jamie Hannah – Shoulder – Duration: Four-six weeks – Earliest return: Round five
- Aki Tuivailala – Finger – Duration: Four-six weeks – Earliest return: Round five
- Johnny McNicholll – Hamstring – Duration: Four-six weeks – Earliest return: Round five
- Braydon Ennor – Wrist – Duration: TBC – Earliest return: TBC
Season losses:
- Finlay Brewis – Shoulder
Highlanders
The Highlanders have picked several medium to long-term injuries, with key players in the back three set to spend an extended period of the season out. Many players will see a gradual return – however, with the side already having several questions about their depth, they cannot afford any more lengthy losses.
- Oliver Haig – Foot – Duration: Nine weeks – Earliest return: Round ten
- Jonah Lowe – ACL – Duration: Seven weeks – Earliest return: round eight
- Thomas Umaga-Jensen – Shoulder – Duration: Two weeks – Earliest return: Round three
- TK Howden – Hamstring – Duration: Four weeks – Earliest return: Round Five
- Jona Nareki – Ankle – Duration: Five weeks – Earliest return: Round six
- Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens – Neck – Duration: Nine weeks – Earliest return: Round ten
Season losses:
N/A
Brett Cameron. (Photo by Michael Bradley/Getty Images)
Hurricanes
Lastly, the Hurricanes will enter the season having lost star Brett Cameron for the season due to a knee injury. While several big stars like Ruben Love, Tyrel Lomax and Asafo Aumua are on the sidelines, their gradual return over the forthcoming weeks should see the Wellington side back to full strength relatively quickly, save for any other potential injuries.
- Zach Gallagher – Achilles – Duration: TBC – Earliest return: TBC
- Daniel Sinkinson – Hamstring – Duration: Seven weeks – Earliest return: Round eight
- Ruben Love – Ankle – Duration: Six weeks – Earliest return: Round seven
- Lucas Cashmore – Knee – Duration: Six weeks – Earliest return: Round seven
- Asafo Aumua – Foot – Duration: Two weeks – Earliest Return: Round three
- Tyrel Lomax – Ankle – Duration: TBC – Earliest return: TBC
- Devan Flanders – Ankle – Duration: TBC – Earliest return: TBC