Super Smash round one teams and news

Posted Friday, 26 December, 2025 in Domestic News

Boxing Day signals the first games of the fresh Super Smash season, with Northern Brave men and the Auckland Aces opening the bill in Hamilton, followed by the Hearts and Brave women under lights.

Scroll down for the women's overseas signings announced so far, key news from all the teams - including Martin Guptill returning for the Aces, imagine Gup and Bevon Jacobs teeing off together!

Plus - see the opening round squads.

The Super Smash presented by KFC begins at 2.10pm at Seddon Park with every match this summer available to watch live and free on TVNZ+ and TVNZ DUKE in New Zealand, and livescoring at www.nzc.nz and on the NZC App.

Get tickets and see the full schedule at www.supersmash.co.nz - and in case you missed it, school up on the new bonus point system introduced for the women's division (only) this season - and what that means for the six female sides across the country.

Let's play!

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