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The Crusaders and Hurricanes will play at Alpine Stadium on Saturday 2 February to kick off proceedings between Kiwi teams, while that same night the Chiefs and Highlanders will square off at Owen Delany Park.
The Blues will play the Reds at Toowoomba Sports Gound that same evening across the Tasman.
The Highlanders and Crusaders will play at Whitestone Contracting Stadium on Friday 8 February.
That same night at Stockland Stadium in the Sunshine Coast, the last two sides to win a Super Rugby title will play against each other, with the defending champion Chiefs playing their first match since winning the final against the Sharks last year.
The Hurricanes will play the Rebels at Simonds Stadium in Geelong on Saturday 9 February, while the Blues will host the Waratahs at Toll Stadium that same day.
On Thursday 14 February the NSW side travels home to host the Crusaders at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, the next day the Highlanders play the Blues at the Recreational Ground in Queenstown - while on the Saturday the Hurricanes and the Chiefs travel to Mangatainoka RFC.
2013 SUPER RUGBY PRE SEASON FIXTURES
| DATE | FIXTURE | KICK OFF TIME (Local) | VENUE |
| Wednesday 23 January | Lions v Cheetahs | 17:00 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| Friday 1 February | Western Force v Brumbies | 19:00 | Marrara Rugby Oval, Darwin |
| Saturday 2 February | Crusaders v Hurricanes | 15:00 | Alpine Stadium, Timaru |
| Saturday 2 February | Chiefs v Highlanders | 15:00 | Owen Delany Park , Taupo |
| Saturday 2 February | Reds v Blues | 19:00 | Toowoomba Sports Ground, Toowoomba |
| Saturday 2 February | Rebels v Waratahs | 17:30 | North Hobart Stadium, Tasmania |
| Saturday 2 February | Lions v Bulls | 15:00 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg |
| Saturday 2 February | Cheetahs v Stormers | 17:00 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| Friday 8 February | Highlanders v Crusaders | 16:30 | Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru |
| Friday 8 February | Brumbies v ACT | 19:00 | Viking Park, Canberra |
| Friday 8 February | Western Force v Tonga Select | 19:00 | Mandurah, Perth |
| Friday 8 February | Reds v Chiefs | 19:00 | Stockland Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
| Friday 8 February | Sharks v Leopards | 19:00 | Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg |
| Saturday 9 February | Rebels v Hurricanes | 17:30 | Simonds Stadium Geelong |
| Saturday 9 February | Blues v Waratahs | 14:30 | Toll Stadium, Whangarei |
| Saturday 9 February | Lions v Kings | 15:00 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| Saturday 9 February | Bulls v Cheetahs | 17:00 | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane |
| Saturday 9 February | Boland v Stormers | 16:00 | Boland Stadium, Wellington |
| Wednesday 13 February | Kings v Griquas | 19:00 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| Thursday 14 February | Waratahs v Crusaders | 19:30 | Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| Friday 15 February | Highlanders v Blues | 17:30 | Recreational Ground, Queenstown |
| Friday 15 February | Pumas v Sharks | 19:00 | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspuit |
| Saturday 16 February | Hurricanes v Chiefs | 15:00 | Mangatainoka RFC, Mangatainoka |
