Super Rugby Aotearoa
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Super Rugby Aotearoa was a professional rugby union competition featuring New Zealand’s Super Rugby franchises, created as a domestic replacement during the COVID-19 disruption to the traditional Super Rugby tournament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Super Rugby Aotearoa canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional sports league
ⓘ
rugby union competition ⓘ |
| attendanceType | initially restricted crowds due to COVID-19 ⓘ |
| broadcaster | Sky Sport (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion |
Crusaders (2020)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crusaders (2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionCategory | men's rugby union ⓘ |
| competitionScope | domestic ⓘ |
| confederation | SANZAAR (wider Super Rugby framework) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| COVID19Related | true ⓘ |
| endDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| format |
double round-robin (in 2020)
ⓘ
round-robin league followed by final (in 2021) ⓘ |
| governingBody | New Zealand Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeAndAway | yes (double round-robin between franchises) ⓘ |
| inception | 2020 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Māori ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | top tier ⓘ |
| literalMeaningOfName | Super Rugby New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| matchType | professional club rugby ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClub | Crusaders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuleChange |
introduction of golden point extra time (2020)
ⓘ
red card replacement after 20 minutes (trial) ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 5 ⓘ |
| organiser | New Zealand Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Super Rugby structure ⓘ |
| previouslyCompetedIn | Super Rugby (for all participating franchises) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation | COVID-19 pandemic disruption to international travel ⓘ |
| region | Aotearoa New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Super Rugby (traditional multinational competition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruleSet | World Rugby Laws of the Game with experimental variations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season |
2020 Super Rugby Aotearoa season
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season ⓘ |
| shortDescription | domestic New Zealand Super Rugby competition during COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| startDate | 2020-06-13 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Super Rugby Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| team |
Blues
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ Crusaders NERFINISHED ⓘ Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Hurricanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venueType | outdoor stadiums ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.