Based in Tel Aviv, the team competed annually in the Rugby Europe Super Cup until 2023.

Having won that slot in March 2021, a founding team was put together to build a professional franchise from scratch.

[3][4] A partnership with the French Top 14 club Stade Français was announced in May 2023, where both teams exchange training methods and organize friendly matches.

[5][6] In the 2023 Rugby Europe Super Cup, Tel Aviv Heat were second in Group A, despite playing their games away from home due to the Israel–Hamas war and winning the semi-final against the Romanian Wolves 31–6 in Bucharest.

[7] After the pool stage of the 2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup, Tel Aviv Heat played a friendly against the English Premiership side Saracens.