Super Rugby Aotearoa

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Super Rugby Aotearoa
Current season, competition or edition:
Rugby football current event.svg 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season
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Official Logo
Sport Rugby Union
Founded2020;4 years ago (2020)
First season 2020
Ceased 2021
Owner(s) SANZAAR
CEO Greg Peters
Divisions New Zealand
No. of teams5
Country New Zealand
Last
champion(s)
Crusaders (2nd title)
(2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season)
Most titles Crusaders (2 titles)
TV partner(s) Digicel
ESPN
ESPN International
Nine Network
RugbyPass
Sky Sport
Stan Sport
SuperSport
Telefónica
Wowow
Sponsor(s) Sky
Related
competitions
Super Rugby
Super Rugby AU
Super Rugby Unlocked
Mitre 10 Cup
Official website SuperRugby.com

Super Rugby Aotearoa named the Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa for sponsorship purposes [1] was a professional men's rugby union national club competition in New Zealand. Originally created to supplement the 2020 Super Rugby season, which was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament continued in 2021, with a competition being confirmed later that year, including 12 teams in a brand new competition named Super Rugby Pacific.

Contents

In its first season, the tournament was a 10-week round robin tournament played by the five New Zealand–based teams of Super Rugby. [2] However, for 2021, the tournament had an additional final between the two highest placed teams in the tournament, with a finals system being used by the similarly created Super Rugby AU tournament in Australia. [3]

Law adaptions

On 2 June, New Zealand Rugby announced that it would implement two optional law trials being offered by World Rugby, [4] including a golden point format for extra time, and that players who receive a red card can be substituted after 20 minutes. It was also stated that referees would be stricter in applying laws for breakdowns to increase the pace of play. [5]

Broadcasters

Super Rugby Aotearoa is shown by the following broadcasters:

BroadcasterCountry(ies)
Digicel Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
ESPN
ESPN International
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Nine Network
Stan Sport
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
RugbyPass Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Flag of Alderney.svg  Alderney
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Palestine.svg  Gaza Strip
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
Flag of Herm.svg  Herm
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Marianas
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Romandy
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Flag of Sark.svg  Sark
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Canton of Ticino.svg  Ticino
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of Palestine.svg  West Bank
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Sky Sport Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
SuperSport Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Telefónica Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Wowow Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Corporate relations

Sponsorship

The 2020 tournament was run by Rugby New Zealand with the sponsorship of Foxtel which provided television coverage on its Fox Sports channels with Sky (New Zealand) being the naming rights sponsor. Gilbert is the official supplier of all rugby balls.

Merchandising

Official match-day attire together with other club merchandise is sold through the Super Rugby Aotearoa's stores and website as well as through the clubs and some retailers.

See also

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