The Highlanders have created history in winning their first title and it is also the last time the competition will be played by 15 teams.
The Super rugby competition is to expand next year to 18 teams and if it appears confusing now with wildcards and conferences, it is going to get even more complicated next season.
But what is complicated for some can be simple for another.
Basically, it is best to remember the six-five-four formula. Six games against sides from your own country, five against teams from across the ditch or in another conference, and four against sides from a country a long way away.
The new competition will have the same 15 teams as this year, a sixth team from South Africa - the Kings, which lasted one year, in 2013 - and teams from Japan and Argentina.
No draw has been released for next year, though the 18 teams will be divided into two regional groups.
The two regional groups will be split into two conferences.
The Australasian group has five teams in the Australian conference and five teams in the New Zealand conference.
The South African group will have the six South African teams and the Japanese team and Argentinian team, split into two conferences of four teams.
The draw has not been put to bed but to use the Highlanders as an example, they will play six games against New Zealand teams.
So they may play the Chiefs and the Blues twice and then the Crusaders and Hurricanes once. The following year, it will change that around.
It will play the five Australian sides. The final four games for the franchise will be against teams from one of the South African conferences.
With teams playing 15 games a season, one less than this season, teams will have eight home games one season followed by seven home games the next.
Teams will have two byes a season.
After the regular season, there will be three weeks of playoffs, starting with quarterfinals. The top teams from each conference make the quarterfinals and will be the four top seeds.
The other four teams to make up the quarterfinals will be the next four teams on the ladder. Three of those teams will come from the Australasian group and one team will come from the South African group.
That means it will be possible for four New Zealand teams to make the quarterfinals, although that looks unlikely.
Under the new system an overall table for all 18 teams will be more or less redundant.
The highest seed will host the semifinals and final, which may lead to one team being at home for all three stages of the playoffs.
The competition is due to kick off in late February.
Both the Argentinian and Japanese teams appear to be a fair way away from being finalised. The Japanese team does not even have a name, although a competition was expected to reveal the name of the side by the end of this month.
Current Japanese coach Eddie Jones will be involved as director of rugby for the side. He has indicated five imports will be in the team along with Japanese players.
The Argentinian side is a bit more down the line as far as players go and has 27 players on its books. But the side has no coach and no name and it is not known where it will play, although it is expected to be based in the capital, Buenos Aires.
Super 18
• 18 teams
• Spilt into two regional groups (Australasian and Africa)
• Two regional groups split into four conferences along country lines
• Play 15 games a season, with two byes.
• Six games against fellow conference sides
• Five games against other conference sides
• Four matches against conference sides from another group.
• Top team in each conference qualify for playoffs, next four teams in regional groups are wildcard teams and also make the quarterfinals.