The newly created crossover final will see the best two women’s Super Rugby teams from the two competitions go head-to-head, the first official step in increased alignment between the competitions.

For part of the tour, the Super Rugby teams could do some training sessions with their host teams. If the forwards got to do a few scrum sessions against each other, both would benefit.

Meanwhile, four development fixtures featuring Penina Pasifika will ensure the Australian Super Rugby Women's sides take the field each week of the regular season during the bye periods. The team ...

But unlike the previous iteration, which struggled for relevance after inventing made-up teams across the competition ... stick with the current four Super Rugby sides and run a rapid-fire ...

The regular Super Rugby tournament was suspended in March after seven rounds of matches, leaving teams from five countries in limbo. New Zealand will kick off a five-team domestic competition on ...