Super Rugby

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professional sports league rugby union competition

Super Rugby is a professional international rugby union competition featuring top provincial and regional teams from countries such as Australia, New Zealand, and previously South Africa, Argentina, and Japan.

Aliases (5)

Super Rugby Pacific ×4
Super Rugby (Australian participation) ×1
Super Rugby 2011 ×1
Super Rugby 2014 ×1
Super Rugby AU ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	professional sports league → rugby union competition →
broadcastIn	Argentina → Australia → Japan → New Zealand → South Africa →
competitionLevel	professional →
confederation	World Rugby →
continent	Asia → Oceania → South America →
country	Argentina → Australia → Japan → New Zealand → South Africa →
format	knockout stage → round-robin →
formerName	Super 12 → Super 14 → Super 15 →
fullName	Super Rugby →
governingBody	Argentine Rugby Union → Japan Rugby Football Union → New Zealand Rugby → Rugby Australia → South African Rugby Union →
hasDerivativeCompetition	Super Rugby Aupiki → Super Rugby Pacific → Super W →
inception	1996 →
notableTeam	Blues → Brumbies → Bulls → Chiefs → Crusaders → Highlanders → Hurricanes → Jaguares → Reds → Sharks → Stormers → Sunwolves → Waratahs →
numberOfTeams	12 → 14 → 15 → 18 → Super Rugby Pacific: 12 →
organisedBy	SANZAAR → SANZAR →
region	Southern Hemisphere →
sponsor	Asteron Life → Investec → Telecom → Vodacom →
sport	rugby union →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ACT Brumbies → Dan Carter → New South Wales Waratahs → Queensland Reds ("Super Rugby Pacific") → Reds ("Super Rugby Pacific") → Richie McCaw →	league
ACT Brumbies → New South Wales Waratahs → Queensland Reds → Reds →	competition
New South Wales Waratahs ("Super Rugby 2014") →	championshipWon
Les Kiss →	coachedInCompetition
Super Rugby →	fullName
Super Rugby ("Super Rugby Pacific") →	hasDerivativeCompetition
Queensland Reds →	homeCompetition
Lang Park →	hostsCompetition
Ian Foster →	leagueCoached
Beauden Barrett →	leagueParticipatedIn
Rugby Australia ("Super Rugby (Australian participation)") →	overseesCompetition
Reds ("Super Rugby Pacific") →	playsIn
Jonah Lomu →	playsInLeague
Reds ("Super Rugby AU") →	previousCompetition
Queensland Reds ("Super Rugby 2011") →	wonTitle