Super Rugby Aotearoa


Super Rugby Aotearoa is a domestic club rugby union tournament organised by New Zealand Rugby. It is a 10-week, round robin tournament being played between the five New Zealand-based teams of Super Rugby. The competition supplants the 2020 Super Rugby season, which was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Announced on 6 May, the competition began on 13 June, making it the first professional rugby union competition to occur since the beginning of the pandemic. On 8 June, with most non-travel restrictions relating to the pandemic having been lifted in New Zealand, it was announced that the matches would be played with spectators admitted, making it among the first professional sporting events not played behind closed doors since the beginning of the pandemic's global spread.

Law adaptions

On 2 June, New Zealand Rugby announced innovations designed to make the game more exciting for fans and players. The trials were adapted from the 10 optional law trials available for unions and competitions given by World Rugby in May 2020. The following innovations are being used during the competition:
In addition to the two law adaptations above, it was also announced that referees would be stricter in applying laws to the breakdown, to create faster attacking ball and a fairer contest.

Standings

Matches

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Players

Squads

The following Super Rugby Aotearoa squads have been named:

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