2025 is here and it's set to be one of the biggest in Australian Rugby history.
From Lions tours to a World Cup, there is plenty to be excited about and Australia looms as a major player in the season to come.
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Here are just 10 events to keep your eye on in 2025.
The British and Irish Lions tour is set to be one of the biggest yet as it heads Down Under.
Most tickets have already been sold out for the three Tests along with the tour matches (which we'll get to) after the Wallabies finished the year on a high.
On top of this, the COVID-affected 2021 tour in South Africa means Lions fans will be hungry to get back on the road and pack the pubs and stadiums with a sea of red.
The Wallabies will be underdogs but they'll fancy their chances of achieving what the 2013 team couldn't
The gem on the British and Irish Lions touring game schedule has to be the AU/NZ fixture in Adelaide.
How strong the side will be remains up in the air with the All Blacks set to play France at the same time.
But if Scott Robertson keeps his domestic-only selection policy, there's a host of superstars available for selection, headlined by Richie Mo'unga. There's also a bunch of overseas Aussies that could appear for the side.
There is also a rumoured First Nations/Pacific side set to be added in place of the Rebels, which would add a completely fresh element to the Lions tour.
Jo Yapp's Wallaroos will head to England looking to create history after their WXV 2 success in 2024.
They have been drawn in a pool that they'll back themselves to get out of, with a clash with the USA in York set to decide their fate.
If they win this, they'll head into the quarter-finals with a nothing-to-lose attitude, likely against a Canadian side who they are very familiar with.
It'll be a tough start to the season for the Wallaroos as they head to Suva to face the Fijians.
This begins a blockbuster build to the World Cup for the side that includes the Pacific Four series returning to Australia. They finished last in 2024 and will feel like multiple games got away from them, including the USA defeat in Melbourne.
They will get to face their World Cup opponents in Canberra, their first game at GIO Stadium.
A two-Test series against Wales will conclude their preparation, having split their series last year.
For the Sevens sides, Perth looms as the major event on the schedule outside of the Grand Final.
The Men's and Women's sides made the Final last year but will be disappointment they couldn't hoist the title.
This will the chance to rectify the wrongs, with Tim Walsh's side coming off a lacklustre fourth-place finish in Cape Town following their Dubai success.
For the Men, it'll be the maiden game in charge for Liam Barry after overseeing their tough start to the season from the grandstands
Super Rugby Pacific has been flipped on its head for 2025 as teams revamp their sides for the upcoming seasons.
The loss of the Rebels has led to a revamped finals system, with just six teams qualifying for the playoffs.
The NSW Waratahs and Queensland Reds were the big signees of their stars, with the Waratahs getting the biggest fish in Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.
Still, the benchmark will be the ACT Brumbies for the Australian sides after another semi-final appearance.
Super Rugby Women's has been livened up by the introduction of Sevens players across the eastern seaboard.
Nine in total will go between the Sevens program and 15-a-side teams, including Charlotte Caslick, the Levis, Bienne Terita and Sariah Paki.
The Western Force have also added a host of Wallaroos from the successful WXV 2 campaign, including Cecilia Smith.
The NSW Waratahs are still the team to beat after reclaiming the title against the Fijian Drua.
The trans-Tasman championship Final will give fans a first look at a combined Australia-NZ Women's club competition.
There have been three different winners of the Kiwi competition, with the Blues the defending champions.
It's imperative that whatever Australian team that wins Super Rugby Women's is competitive against their Aupiki counterparts.
The Wallabies will hunt to end their Bledisloe drought as they face the All Blacks in Perth.
Joe Schmidt's team were narrowly close to pulling off the comeback in Sydney before being swept away in Wellington.
It'll be a tough ask as the All Blacks return to Eden Park for their Bledisloe Test.
But with rumours of the series returning to a three-game format in 2026, a win in either test adds leverage to returning it to a more favourable format.
The All Blacks-Springboks series is looming as one of the best rivalries in modern sport.
Both games ended within a converted try margin as the South Africans continued their run of claiming tight games against their Kiwi counterparts.
However, the All Blacks' record in NZ against South Africa is dominant, with the Springboks hunting for their first with there since 2018.
