The Super W is a
women's rugby union
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competition held in
Australia
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. The inaugural season was in
2018
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[ when it replaced the former ]National Women's Rugby Championship
The National Women's Championship was the highest-tier competition of women's rugby union in Australia through the 2017 season. It was superseded as the top level of the women's sport by the new Super W competition from the 2018 season forward.
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. The are the most successful team so far, .
Teams
Six women's rugby teams compete in the Super W:
Champions
By year
;Notes
By overall placings
;Notes
Players
For the inaugural season, the teams' playing lists were constructed from scratch throughout the later stages of 2018.
Clubs were asked to nominate a list of desired players, with the Super W assigning two of these "marquee" players to each club. In addition, clubs were able to sign a number of players with existing connections to the club, or with arrangements for club sponsored work or study.
All participants are required to be 17 years of age or older.
Media coverage
Television
During the 2020 season all matches were televised live by affiliate partners Fox Sports
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. Following Rugby Australia's broadcast deal with Nine Network
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, all games will be broadcast on streaming service Stan Sport
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, with one game a round being simulcast on Nine's flagship free to air channel.
Online
All matches are streamed live by Stan Sport
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.
Corporate relations
Sponsorship
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People and fictional characters
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*Gilbert (surname), including a list of people
Places Australia
* Gilbert River (Queensland)
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is the official supplier of all rugby ball
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s.
Merchandising
Official match day attire together with other club merchandise is sold through the Super W's stores and website as well through the clubs and through some retailers.
See also
*Australia women's national rugby union team
The Australia women's national rugby union team, also known as the Wallaroos, has competed at all Women's Rugby World Cups since 1998, with their best result finishing in third place in 2010.
Australian women have been playing rugby since the ...
*Australia women's national rugby sevens team
The Australia women's national rugby sevens team, are the Australia national rugby sevens team of women. They were champions of the inaugural Women's Sevens World Cup in 2009. The team plays in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series a ...
*Women's rugby union in Australia
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*Super Rugby Aupiki
Super Rugby Aupiki is a professional women's rugby union club competition in New Zealand. Its inaugural season was held in March 2022. It is a steppingstone between the Farah Palmer Cup and the Black Ferns. Aupiki translates as ‘''the ascent to ...
References
External links
Official page on Rugby Australia webpage
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Super Rugby
2018 establishments in Australia
Sports leagues established in 2018
Women's
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Women's rugby union competitions in Australia
Rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
Fox Sports (Australian TV network)
Rugby union competitions for provincial teams
Professional sports leagues in Australia