2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season
The 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season is an upcoming professional club rugby union tournament organised by New Zealand Rugby. Announced on 11 November 2020, the tournament will be the second season of Super Rugby Aotearoa, featuring the 5 New Zealand Super Rugby sides, and will run from 26 February to 8 May 2021.[1]
| 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | New Zealand | ||
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin tournament | ||
| Matches played | 21 | ||
| Official website | Official site | ||
| |||
The tournament will run parallel to Australia's 2021 Super Rugby AU season, and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman will follow the conclusion of both seasons, a crossover tournament featuring each Australian team playing each New Zealand team once, followed by a final.[2]
Standings
| Table | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Blues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Highlanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points allocation | |||||||||||||
|
Matches
Final
8 May 2021 |
| 1st Seed | v | 2nd Seed |
|---|---|---|
Players
Squads
The following 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa squads have been named:
| Forwards | Gerard Cowley-Tuioti • Sam Darry • Kurt Eklund • Blake Gibson • Josh Goodhue • Alex Hodgman • Dillon Hunt • Akira Ioane • Nepo Laulala • James Lay • Ray Niuia • Dalton Papalii • Jacob Pierce • Taine Plumtree • Marcel Renata • Tom Robinson • Hoskins Sotutu • Karl Tu'inukuafe • Patrick Tuipulotu • Ofa Tu'ungafasi • Soane Vikena |
| Backs | Otere Black • Finlay Christie • Caleb Clarke • TJ Faiane • Rieko Ioane • AJ Lam • Jone Macilai-Tori • Emoni Narawa • Sam Nock • Stephen Perofeta • Harry Plummer • Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens • Jonathan Ruru • Zarn Sullivan • Mark Telea • Tanielu Teleʻa |
| Coach | Leon MacDonald |
| Forwards | Michael Alaalatoa • Scott Barrett • Ethan Blackadder • George Bower • Tom Christie • Whetu Douglas • Mitchell Dunshea • Cullen Grace • Sione Havili • Oliver Jager • Brodie McAlister • Joe Moody • Fletcher Newell • Luke Romano • Tom Sanders • Quinten Strange • Codie Taylor • Isi Tu'ungafasi • Nathan Vella • Sam Whitelock • Tamaiti Williams |
| Backs | George Bridge • Fergus Burke • Brett Cameron • Mitchell Drummond • Ere Enari • Braydon Ennor • Leicester Fainga'anuku • Chay Fihaki • Jack Goodhue • Bryn Hall • David Havili • Will Jordan • Manasa Mataele • Josh McKay • Dallas McLeod • Richie Mo'unga • Isaiah Punivai • Rene Ranger • Sevu Reece |
| Coach | Scott Robertson |
References
- "20 NZ derbies, one final! Super Rugby Aotearoa draw announced for 2021". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "2021 set for thrilling Trans-Tasman crossover". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "2021 Squad Named" (Press release). Blues. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "2021 Gallagher Chiefs Squad Announced" (Press release). Chiefs. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Four players promoted from Crusaders Academy as Scott Robertson names 2021 Crusaders squad" (Press release). Crusaders. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Highlanders name squad for 2021" (Press release). Highlanders. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Hurricanes 2021 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.