Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It has previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Super Rugby started as the Super 12 in the 1996 season with 12 teams from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, building on competitions dating back to the South Pacific Championship in 1986. The Super 12 was established by SANZAR after the sport became professional in 1995. After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the competition to split into three, the reformed competition in 2021 only included teams from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands.
Nicholas Barrett is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays as a prop for the Crusaders in Super Rugby and Southland Stags in the ITM Cup.
Nepo Eti Laulala is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Top 14 club Toulouse. Born in Samoa, he represented New Zealand at international level from 2015-2023, after qualifying on residency grounds.
Joseph Paul Tamatea Moody is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays as a prop for the Crusaders in Super Rugby and Canterbury in the Bunnings NPC. He made his debut for New Zealand in 2014 and has 57 international caps.
Codie Joshua Dane Taylor is a New Zealand professional rugby union player, who currently plays as a hooker for the Crusaders in Super Rugby and is contracted to Canterbury for New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. He represents New Zealand internationally.
Kurt Eklund is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Blues in Super Rugby. His playing position is hooker. He has signed for the Blues squad in 2020.
Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Blues in Super Rugby. His primary playing position is flanker, but he can also play lock. He has signed for the Blues squad in 2020.
Emoni Narawa is a Fijian-born New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Hamilton-based Chiefs in Super Rugby. His playing position is wing. He has been selected for the All Blacks for the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship.
Jared Page is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Blues in Super Rugby. His playing position is fullback. He has signed for the Blues squad in 2020.
Naitoa Ah Kuoi is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock. He has signed for the Chiefs squad in 2020.
Kiniviliame Naholo is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing for Taranaki in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition and for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby. He was previously part of the Chiefs squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season and the Crusaders squad for 2022.
Kaleb Trask is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. His playing position is fly-half. He has signed for the Chiefs squad in 2020.
Cullen James Grace is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Crusaders in Super Rugby and Canterbury in the Bunnings NPC. His position is lock. He was named in the Crusaders squad for the 2020 season.
Ethan Roots is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Exeter Chiefs. Born in New Zealand, he represents England at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
Fergus Burke is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Crusaders in Super Rugby. His playing position is fly-half. He has signed for the Crusaders squad in 2020.
Dallas McLeod is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a Second Five-Eighth and Wing for the Crusaders in Super Rugby. He signed for the Crusaders squad in 2020.
Teariki Ben-Nicholas is a New Zealand rugby union player of Cook Islands descent, who plays for Castres Olympique in the French Top 14. His playing position is flanker. He has signed for the Highlanders squad in 2020.
Connor Garden-Bachop is a New Zealand rugby union player of Cook Islands descent who plays for the Highlanders in Super Rugby. His regular playing position is wing. He has signed for the Highlanders squad in 2020.
The 2020 Super Rugby season was the 25th season of Super Rugby, an international men's rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR involving teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. It is the third tournament in its current 15 team format, the last before the Japanese side the Sunwolves withdraw from the tournament ahead of a new format in 2021. The current champions are the Crusaders, who won their 10th title in 2019.
The 2020 Super Rugby Aotearoa season was a domestic club rugby union tournament organised by New Zealand Rugby. It was a 10-week, round robin tournament played by the five New Zealand-based teams of Super Rugby. The competition supplanted the 2020 Super Rugby season, which was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
