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Super Rugby in 2021 will comprise three competitions in Australia and New Zealand: first the separate Super Rugby AU and Super Rugby Aotearoa, before Super Rugby Trans-Tasman. Here are the full fixture and draws for both tournaments.
Super Rugby AU will kick off on February 19 and run through to early May. While Super Rugby Aotearoa will start a week later, the New Zealand competition has just one week of finals rather than the two used in Australia, so both will have ten rounds of the regular season and the finals on Saturday, May 8.
With five teams in each tournament, one side will have a bye each round.
Super Rugby Trans-Tasman will begin the week after the conclusion of the two domestic competitions, and run for six weeks: five rounds where each Australian side plays each New Zealand franchise and vice-versa, before the final between the top two teams on June 19.
All Super Rugby games in 2021 can be streamed in Australia via Stan Sport, while the season opener, both finals and all Saturday night games in the Australian competition will be shown live and free on Channel Nine.
Super Rugby Trans-Tasman will have a similar broadcast arrangement as the AU competition: every match on Stan, and one fixture per week shown on free-to-air TV on the Nine Network.
Please note that all times below are in Sydney/Melbourne time, and that “Broadcast” refers to the Australian broadcaster.
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Round 1
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Feb 19
Reds vs Waratahs
Suncorp Stadium
TBC
Nine, Stan
Feb 19
Force vs Brumbies
HBF Park
TBC
Stan
Bye: Rebels
Round 2
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Feb 26
Reds vs Rebels
Suncorp Stadium
TBC
Stan
Feb 27
Brumbies vs Waratahs
GIO Stadium
TBC
Nine, Stan
Bye: Force
Round 3
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Mar 5
Waratahs vs Force
TBC
TBC
Stan
Mar 6
Rebels vs Brumbies
AAMI Park
TBC
Nine, Stan
Bye: Reds
Round 4
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Mar 12
Force vs Rebels
HBF Park
TBC
Stan
Mar 13
Brumbies vs Reds
GIO Stadium
TBC
Nine, Stan
Bye: Waratahs
Round 5
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Mar 19
Rebels vs Waratahs
AAMI Park
TBC
Stan
Mar 20
Reds vs Force
Suncorp Stadium
TBC
Nine, Stan
Bye: Brumbies
Round 6
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Mar 26
Brumbies vs Force
GIO Stadium
TBC
Stan
Mar 27
Waratahs vs Reds
TBC
TBC
Nine, Stan
Bye: Rebels
Round 7
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Apr 2
Waratahs vs Brumbies
TBC
TBC
Stan
Apr 3
Rebels vs Reds
AAMI Park
TBC
Nine, Stan
Bye: Force
Round 8
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Apr 9
Rebels vs Force
AAMI Park
TBC
Stan
Apr 10
Reds vs Brumbies
Suncorp Stadium
TBC
Nine, Stan
Bye: Waratahs
Round 9
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Apr 16
Brumbies vs Rebels
GIO Stadium
TBC
Stan
Apr 17
Force vs Waratahs
HBF Park
TBC
Nine, Stan
Bye: Reds
Round 10
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Apr 23
Force vs Reds
HBF Park
TBC
Stan
Apr 24
Waratahs vs Rebels
TBC
TBC
Nine, Stan
Bye: Brumbies
Qualifying final
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
May 1
2nd vs 3rd
TBC
TBC
Nine, Stan
Grand final
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
May 8
1st vs winner, qualifying final
TBC
TBC
Nine, Stan
2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa fixtures
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Round 1
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Feb 26
Highlanders vs Crusaders
Forsyth Barr Stadium
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Feb 27
Hurricanes vs Blues
Sky Stadium
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Bye: Chiefs
Round 2
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Mar 5
Chiefs vs Highlanders
FMG Stadium Waikato
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Mar 6
Crusaders vs Hurricanes
Orangetheory Stadium
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Bye: Blues
Round 3
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Mar 13
Crusaders vs Chiefs
Orangetheory Stadium
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Mar 14
Blues vs Highlanders
Eden Park
1:05 PM
Stan Sport
Bye: Hurricanes
Round 4
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Mar 20
Hurricanes vs Chiefs
Sky Stadium
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Mar 21
Blues vs Crusaders
Eden Park
1:05 PM
Stan Sport
Bye: Highlanders
Round 5
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Mar 26
Highlanders vs Hurricanes
Forsyth Barr Stadium
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Mar 27
Chiefs vs Blues
FMG Stadium Waikato
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Bye: Crusaders
Round 6
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Apr 2
Crusaders vs Highlanders
Orangetheory Stadium
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Apr 3
Blues vs Hurricanes
Eden Park
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Bye: Chiefs
Round 7
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Apr 10
Highlanders vs Chiefs
Forsyth Barr Stadium
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Apr 11
Hurricanes vs Crusaders
Sky Stadium
1:05 PM
Stan Sport
Bye: Blues
Round 8
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Apr 16
Highlanders vs Blues
Forsyth Barr Stadium
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Apr 17
Chiefs vs Crusaders
FMG Stadium Waikato
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Bye: Hurricanes
Round 9
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Apr 23
Chiefs vs Hurricanes
FMG Stadium Waikato
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Apr 25
Crusaders vs Blues
Orangetheory Stadium
1:05 PM
Stan Sport
Bye: Highlanders
Round 10
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
Apr 30
Hurricanes vs Highlanders
Sky Stadium
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
May 1
Blues vs Chiefs
Eden Park
5:05 PM
Stan Sport
Bye: Crusaders
Final
Date
Fixture
Venue
Kick-off
Broadcast
May 8
1st vs 2nd
TBC
TBC
Stan Sport
All times are in Australian Eastern Daylight Savings time until April 1, when the time reverts to Australian Eastern Standard Time.
Note: We go to every effort to make sure this information is up to date. If in doubt, check with the official SANZAAR copy before taking any action based on this information.
2021 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman fixtures
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