Super Rugby Aotearoa

Super Rugby Aotearoa
Current season, competition or edition:; 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]

Law adaptions

On 2 June, New Zealand Rugby announced that it would implement two optional

breakdowns to increase the pace of play.^[5]

Broadcasters

Super Rugby Aotearoa is shown by the following broadcasters:

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

Corporate relations

Sponsorship

The 2020 tournament was run by

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.

References

^ "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.
^ "World Rugby creates access to optional domestic law trials to further reduce COVID-19 risk". World Rugby. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
^ "Golden point, red card replacements introduced in Super Rugby Aotearoa". www.rugby.com.au. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] "Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa Draw Announced". NZ Rugby. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[2] "Super Rugby Aotearoa draw and 'experimental' rules". Otago Daily Times. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

[SR_Aotearoa_2021-3] "Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa draw announced". Super Rugby NZ. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

[4] "World Rugby creates access to optional domestic law trials to further reduce COVID-19 risk". World Rugby. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

[5] "Golden point, red card replacements introduced in Super Rugby Aotearoa". www.rugby.com.au. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

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