2021 Super W season

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2021 Super W
Countries Australia
Number of teams6
Champions NSW Waratahs Women
Runners-up Queensland Reds Women
Matches played10
Tries scored59
(average 5.9 per match)
Top point scorerArabella McKenzie (51)
Top try scorerMaya Stewart (7)
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The 2021 Super W season had a different format to previous seasons. With the inclusion of the President's XV, teams were split into two pools of three. This format however was only for the 2021 season. The competition will revert to the usual home and away format in 2022. [1] After the first round of the season the Western Force withdrew from the competition due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales. [2] [3] NSW Waratahs won their fourth consecutive Super W title after defeating Queensland 45 - 12 in the final. [4] [5] A Super W Select team played the Presidents XV in the finals, they replaced the Western Force. The Super W Select were only given 48 hours to prepare. [6]

Contents

Teams

Team nameLocation
Brumbies Women Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
NSW Waratahs Women Sydney, New South Wales
Queensland Reds Women Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne Rebels Women Melbourne, Victoria
Western Force Women Perth, Western Australia
President's XV Coffs Harbour, New South Wales [7]

Ladder

Pool A

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-BPPts
1 Queensland Reds Women 3201976433210
2 Western Force Women 130301717006
3 Brumbies Women 31024648-226

Pool B

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-BPPts
1 NSW Waratahs Women 13210712942212
2President's XV Women31114184-4306
3 Melbourne Rebels Women 1 230121747-3013

1Following Western Force Women's withdrawal from the competition, their remaining two matches were recorded as 0-0 draws.

2Western Force Women were replaced by the Super W Select for the finals.

Regular season

Round 1

19 June 2021
03:30 pm
Queensland Reds Women26–47NSW Waratahs Women
Try: Smith 79'
Kaleti 71'
Cheatham 49'
Sekona 28'
Con: Lockhart 80+1', 72', 50'
 Report Try: Murphy 74'
Stewart 45', 39', 20', 13'
Vella 36'
Duck 6'
Con: Piliae 75'
McKenzie 46', 40', 37', 20', 7'
Bottomley Park
Referee: James Palmer
19 June 2021
05:00 pm
Brumbies Women30–5Melbourne Rebels Women
Try: Derera 80+1'
Wilson 47'
Palu 42'
Waihape-Andrews 30'
Con: Ryan 48', 32'
Pen: Ryan 40', 25'
 Report Try: Kareta 58'
Seiffert Oval
Referee: Madeline Putz
24 June 2021
04:00 pm
Western Force Women17–17President's XV Women
Try: Paul 58'
Barnes 11'
Pomare 7'
Con: Henry 59'
 Report Try: McCalman 67', 63'
Huriwai 35'
Con: Clay 68'

Round 2

27 June 2021
01:00 pm
Brumbies Women13–19President's XV Women
Try: Derera 28', 18'
Pen: Ryan 40+1'
 Report Try: Huriwai 51'
Clay 5'
Nielson 2'
Con: Vallance 52', 3'
C.ex Coffs International Stadium
27 June 2021
03:00 pm
Melbourne Rebels Women12–17Queensland Reds Women
Try: Kawa 61'
Marsters 20'
Con: Cormick 22'
 Report Try: Ngatupuna 70'
Lopa 35'
Wong 16'
Con: Lockhart 72'
C.ex Coffs International Stadium
27 June 2021
NSW Waratahs WomenN/A
(Cancelled)		Western Force Women
C.ex Coffs International Stadium

Round 3

30 June 2021
Western Force WomenN/A
(Cancelled)		Melbourne Rebels Women
C.ex Coffs International Stadium
30 June 2021
03:00 pm
Queensland Reds Women54–5President's XV Women
Try: Wright 75'
Brill 55'
Bass 49'
Lopa 39', 30'
Wong 18'
Brill 14'
Kreis 3'
Con: Lockhart 57', 56', 50', 30', 19', 15', 4'
 Report Try: Huriwai 58'
C.ex Coffs International Stadium
30 June 2021
05:00 pm
NSW Waratahs Women24–3Brumbies Women
Try: Stewart 50', 40+1'
McKenzie 21', 4'
Con: McKenzie 40+3', 6'
 Report Pen: Ryan 26'
C.ex Coffs International Stadium

Finals

03 July, 2021
11:00 am
Melbourne Rebels Women8–10Brumbies Women
Try: Ratu 31'
Pen: Cormick 78'
 Report Try: Hetaraka 65'
Con: Bishop 67'
Pen: Hetaraka 79'
C.ex Coffs International Stadium
03 July, 2021
01:00 pm
President's XV Women15–17Super W Select
Try: Norman-Bell 47'
McCalman 10'
Con: Vallance 11'
Pen: Vallance 57'
 Report Try: McLaren 52'
Aho-Fangaloka 40+2'
Con: Cramer 53', 40+3'
Pen: Cramer 80'
C.ex Coffs International Stadium
03 July, 2021
03:30 pm
NSW Waratahs Women45–12Queensland Reds Women
Try: Vella 75'
Chancellor 65'
Murphy 58'
McKenzie 48'
Vella 40'
Karpani 31'
Stewart 13'
Con: McKenzie 67', 60', 50', 40+1', 33'
 Report Try: Cheatham 55'
Patu 4'
Con: Lockhart 56'
C.ex Coffs International Stadium

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