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tournament organised by

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. Announced on 11 November 2020, the tournament was the second season of

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, featuring the same 5 teams from the inaugural 2020 season, and ran from 19 February to 8 May 2021. The tournament was won by the , who defeated the 19–16 in the final at

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, winning their first

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competition since 2011. The tournament ran parallel to New Zealand's

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followed the conclusion of both seasons, a crossover tournament featuring each Australian team playing each New Zealand team once, followed by a final.

Law variations

The 2021 season of Super Rugby AU will see changes to kick-offs and restarts, with a free kick awarded if the a kickoff has not taken place 30 seconds following the opposition scoring, a restart is kicked out on the full or if teammates of the kicker are not behind the ball. The free kick will take place at half way. These rules are similar to those that are currently used in Rugby sevens. Also the 'Golden point' law brought in during the 2020 season is tweaked so that full-time will only occur after a try is scored, rather than any form of points. Penalties and drop goals will still count towards the score during extra time, but will not end the game, with play only ending if a try is scored or the 10-minute extra time period ends. All other law changes from the 2020 season will also occur in the 2021 season.

Standings

Round-by-round

The table below shows the progression of all teams throughout the 2021 Super Rugby AU season. Each team's tournament points on the standings log is shown for each round, with the overall log position in brackets.

Matches

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Qualifying final

Final

Notes

Statistics

Leading point scorers

Source
Points
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Leading try scorers

Source
Tries
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Discipline

Players

Squads

The following 2021 Super Rugby AU squads have been named. Players listed in ''italics'' denote non-original squad members.

Referees

The following referees were selected to officiate the 2021 Super Rugby AU season:

References

External links

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