Current season, competition or edition: 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season | |
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| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 |
| First season | 2020 |
| Ceased | 2021 |
| Owner(s) | SANZAAR |
| CEO | Greg Peters |
| Divisions | New Zealand |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| 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.
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]
- ^ "Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa Draw Announced". NZ Rugby. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Super Rugby Aotearoa draw and 'experimental' rules". Otago Daily Times. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa draw announced". Super Rugby NZ. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.