Super Rugby Trans-Tasman

Super Rugby Trans-Tasman
Official Logos for Australia (left) and New Zealand (right)
Countries	Australia New Zealand
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin tournament
Champions	Blues (1st title)
Matches played	26
Tries scored	219 (8.42 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	68 points – Richie Mo'unga (Crusaders)
Top try scorer(s)	6 tries – Sevu Reece (Crusaders)
Official website	Official site

Super Rugby Trans-Tasman (known as Harvey Norman Super Rugby Trans-Tasman in Australia and Sky Super Rugby Trans-Tasman in New Zealand) was a professional men's rugby union club competition in Australia and New Zealand. It featured the five Super Rugby AU teams playing the five Super Rugby Aotearoa teams, followed by a final, and ran from 14 May to 19 June 2021.

Announced on 13 November, the competition followed the 2021 Super Rugby AU season and the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season, with the fixtures being confirmed on 14 December. Each team hosted two home games, while the third round was expected to be a 'Super Round', with all the games being played at a single venue.^[1][2] Ahead of the start of the competition, the Super Round was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, with the matches held at separate venues, although they were still classified as 'neutral venues'.^[3] Full venues for Round 3 were announced on 23 April 2021.^[4]

Law variations

Super Rugby Trans-Tasman saw the same law variations that were used in the 2021 Super Rugby AU season used in the competition. Goal-line dropouts and the ability to replace a red carded player after 20 minutes were carried over to this competition as were used in both Super Rugby AU and the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. The captain's referral and Golden Point extra time used in the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season though were not used in Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, while the 50/22 kicking law, restart variation and Golden Try extra time used in the 2021 Super Rugby AU season were also not used in the competition.^[5]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Blues	5	5	0	0	198	79	+119	26	10	3	0	23
2	Highlanders	5	5	0	0	199	96	+103	30	13	3	0	23
3	Crusaders	5	5	0	0	229	132	+97	35	18	3	0	23
4	Hurricanes	5	4	0	1	195	93	+102	29	13	4	1	21
5	Chiefs	5	4	0	1	170	111	+59	26	17	2	1	19
6	Brumbies	5	1	0	4	82	152	−70	12	22	0	1	5
7	Reds	5	1	0	4	125	211	−86	18	30	0	1	5
8	Force	5	0	0	5	82	148	−66	11	23	0	1	1
9	Rebels	5	0	0	5	95	215	−120	14	31	0	0	0
10	Waratahs	5	0	0	5	127	265	−138	16	40	0	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification:

• 4 points to the winning team
• 2 points to each team if match is drawn
• 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or fewer
• 1 bonus point to any team scoring at least three tries more than the opposition

Round-by-round

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

Super Rugby Trans-Tasman team progression
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Final
Blues	5 (1st)	10 (1st)	15 (1st	19 (1st)	23 (1st)	Won
Brumbies	1 (7th)	1 (7th)	1 (8th)	5 (6th)	5 (6th)	DNQ
Chiefs	4 (5th)	9 (5th)	10 (5th)	14 (5th)	19 (5th)	DNQ
Crusaders	4 (4th)	9 (3rd)	14 (3rd)	18 (3rd)	23 (3rd)	DNQ
Force	1 (6th)	1 (6th)	1 (7th)	1 (8th)	1 (8th)	DNQ
Highlanders	5 (2nd)	9 (4th)	13 (4th)	18 (2nd)	23 (2nd)	Lost
Hurricanes	5 (3rd)	10 (2nd)	15 (2nd)	16 (4th)	21 (4th)	DNQ
Rebels	0 (10th)	0 (10th)	0 (10th)	0 (9th)	0 (9th)	DNQ
Reds	0 (9th)	0 (9th)	4 (6th)	5 (7th)	5 (7th)	DNQ
Waratahs	0 (8th)	0 (8th)	0 (9th)	0 (10th)	0 (10th)	DNQ
Key:	Win	Draw	Loss	DNQ

Matches

Round 1

14 May 2021 19:05 (UTC+12)

(1 BP) Highlanders	40–19	Reds
Try: Gregory 1' c A. Dixon (2) 28' c, 50' m Tomkinson 34' c Coltman 71' c N. Punivai 74' c Con: Hunt (5/6) 2', 29', 35', 72', 76'	Report	Try: Thomas 5' c Vunivalu (2) 46' m, 80+1' c Con: J. O'Connor (1/2) 6' Hegarty (1/1) 80+2'

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 10,862[6] Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

14 May 2021 19:45 (UTC+10)

Waratahs	48–64	Hurricanes (1 BP)
Try: Newsome 7' c Bell 16' c J. Gordon 39' c Johnson-Holmes (2) 49' c, 59' m Swinton 70' c Maddocks 80+1' m Con: Donaldson (5/7) 8', 17', 40', 50', 71' Pen: Donaldson (1/1) 21'	Report	Try: J. Savea (2) 4' m, 46' c B. Proctor (2) 12' c, 37' c J. Barrett 24' c Coles 32' c Iose 55' c P. Umaga-Jensen 61' c Patafilo 74' m Aumua 78' m Con: J. Barrett (7/8) 13', 24', 33', 37', 47', 55', 63'

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 7,202[7] Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

15 May 2021 19:05 (UTC+12)

Crusaders	31–29	Brumbies (1 BP)
Try: Blackadder 5' m Mo'unga 29' c D. Havili 36' c B. O'Connor 63' m Grace 69' c Con: Mo'unga (3/5) 30', 37', 70'	Report	Try: Sio 27' c Simone 50' c Banks 72' c Valetini 80' m Con: Lolesio (3/4) 28', 51', 74' Pen: Lolesio (1/1) 59'

Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch Attendance: 11,000[8] Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

15 May 2021 19:45 (UTC+10)

Rebels	3–50	Blues (1 BP)
Pen: To'omua (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: Robinson 40+2' m Sotutu (2) 47' c, 56' c A. Ioane (2) 61' m, 74' c A. Lam 66' c Con: Black (2/3) 48', 57' Plummer (2/3) 67', 75' Pen: Black (3/3) 7', 17', 26' Z. Sullivan (1/1) 32'

AAMI Park, Melbourne Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

15 May 2021 19:55 (UTC+8)

(1 BP) Force	19–20	Chiefs
Try: Penalty try 36' Kahui 69' c Miotti 80+1' m Con: Miotti (1/2) 70'	Report	Try: Nankivell 6' c Harris 54' m Lowe 57' m Con: McKenzie (1/3) 7' Pen: McKenzie (1/1) 40'

HBF Park, Perth Attendance: 13,028[9] Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

Round 2

21 May 2021 19:05 (UTC+12)

(1 BP) Hurricanes	35–13	Rebels
Try: J. Savea (2) 20' c, 55' c B. Proctor 24' c Goosen 66' c Aumua 73' c Con: J. Barrett (4/4) 20', 25', 56', 67' Leger (1/1) 75'	Report	Try: Wells 47' m Magnay 60' m Pen: To'omua (1/1) 23'

Sky Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 7,629[10] Referee: Graham Cooper (Australia)

21 May 2021 17:45 (UTC+8)

Force	15–25	Highlanders
Try: Cubelli 39' c Wagner 79' m Con: Miotti (1/2) 40' Pen: Miotti (1/1) 29'	Report	Try: Nareki 12' c Johnstone 23' m Gregory (2) 36' m, 61' m Con: Hunt (1/4) 13' Pen: Hunt (1/1) 32'

HBF Park, Perth Attendance: 13,587[11] Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

22 May 2021 16:35 (UTC+12)

(1 BP) Blues	48–21	Waratahs
Try: Heem (3) 8' m, 68' m, 78' c Robinson 28' c Eklund 37' c R. Ioane 48' c Penalty try 58' Con: Black (4/6) 29', 38', 50', 79' Pen: Black (1/1) 4'	Report	Try: Bell 31' c J. Gordon 34' c Porecki 63' c Con: Harrison (3/3) 32', 35', 64'

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 10,230[12] Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

22 May 2021 19:05 (UTC+12)

(1 BP) Chiefs	40–19	Brumbies
Try: Vaa'i 4' m Jacobson (2) 21' c, 30' c McKenzie 45' c Nankivell 51' c A. Lienert-Brown 65' c Con: McKenzie (5/6) 21', 31', 47', 51', 65'	Report	Try: Ikitau 12' m Kuenzle 58' c Valetini 80' c Con: Lolesio (2/3) 58', 80+1'

FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton Attendance: 10,684[13] Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

22 May 2021 19:45 (UTC+10)

Reds	28–63	Crusaders (1 BP)
Try: McDermott 36' c Wilson 61' c Vunivalu 64' c Paenga-Amosa 79' c Con: J. O'Connor (4/4) 37', 62', 65', 79'	Report	Try: Mo'unga (3) 6' c, 29' c, 54' c Reece (2) 12' c, 44' c Grace 15' c Williams 69' c Taylor 75' c Con: Mo'unga (8/8) 7', 13', 16', 31', 46', 55', 70', 76'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 22,088[14] Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

Round 3

28 May 2021 19:05 (UTC+12)

(1 BP) Hurricanes	43–6	Force
Try: Aumua 13' c Rayasi (2) 21' c, 58' c Kirifi 38' m Goosen 47' m Laumape 73' c J. Barrett 80+2' m Con: J. Barrett (4/7) 14', 23', 59', 74'	Report	Pen: Miotti (2/2) 6', 11'

McLean Park, Napier[n 1] Attendance: 9,226[15] Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

29 May 2021 15:05 (UTC+10)

Waratahs	28–54	Crusaders (1 BP)
Try: Maddocks 52' c Perese 54' c Newsome 80' m Con: Harrison (2/3) 53', 55' Pen: Harrison (3/3) 16', 26', 39'	Report	Try: Drummond 8' c Taylor 30' m Reece 36' c McLeod 40' c S. Barrett 42' c Fainga'anuku 58' c Hall 64' c Jordan 75' c Con: Mo'unga (7/8) 9', 37', 40+2', 43', 59', 65', 76'

WIN Stadium, Wollongong[n 2] Attendance: 5,486[16] Referee: Graham Cooper (Australia)

29 May 2021 19:15 (UTC+12)

(1 BP) Blues	38–10	Brumbies
Try: Eklund 16' c F. Christie 39' c Heem 48' c A. Lam 49' c Faiane 71' c Con: Black (4/4) 17', 40', 49', 61' Plummer (1/1) 72' Pen: Black (1/1) 38'	Report	Try: McInerney 34' c Con: Lolesio (1/1) 36' Pen: Lolesio (1/1) 23'

Eden Park, Auckland[n 3] Attendance: 6,150[12] Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

29 May 2021 19:05 (UTC+10)

Reds	40–34	Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 15' Henry (2) 22' m, 37' c Vunivalu 24' c Fotuaika 31' c Daugunu 57' c Con: J. O'Connor (4/5) 26', 32', 38', 58'	Report	Try: Sowakula 52' m Vaa'i 64' c O'Neill 68' c B. Sullivan 76' c Roe 78' m Con: Trask (3/5) 65', 69', 77' Pen: McKenzie (1/1) 19'

Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville[n 4] Attendance: 9,238[17] Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

30 May 2021 15:00 (UTC+10)

Highlanders	42–27	Rebels
Try: Collins 2' c Tomkinson 15' c Penalty try 48' Dickson 52' c Nareki 56' c Harmon 79' c Con: Hunt (5/5) 3', 16', 53', 57', 79'	Report	Try: Koroibete (2) 27' m, 77' m Eloff 39' c Gibbon 61' c Con: To'omua (2/4) 40', 63' Pen: Worth (1/1) 44'

Leichhardt Oval, Sydney[n 5] Attendance: 1,387[18] Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Round 4

4 June 2021 19:05 (UTC+12)

Crusaders	29–21	Force
Try: Mataele 13' c Jordan (2) 20' m, 47' m Douglas 28' m S. Havili 40+2' c Con: Burke (2/5) 15', 40+2'	Report	Try: Pulu 3' c O. Callan 32' c Olowofela 80' c Con: Miotti (2/2) 5', 33' Prior (1/1) 80+2'

Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

4 June 2021 19:45 (UTC+10)

(1 BP) Reds	24–31	Blues
Try: Wilson 21' c Paenga-Amosa 49' c Daugunu 71' c Con: Henry (3/3) 23', 50', 72' Pen: Daugunu (1/1) 80'	Report	Try: Papalii 27' c Tele'a 34' c P. Tuipulotu 44' c Christie 54' c Con: Black (4/4) 29', 36', 45', 55' Pen: Black (1/1) 12'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 13,218[19] Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

5 June 2021 19:05 (UTC+12)

(1 BP) Highlanders	59–23	Waratahs
Try: Collins 2' c Tomkinson 15' c De Groot (2) 21' m, 45' c A. Dixon 33' c Nareki (2) 40+1' c, 71' c Himeno 62' m Ben-Nicholas 76' c Con: Hunt (7/9) 3', 16', 35', 40+3', 47', 73', 78'	Report	Try: Maddocks 11' c Nawaqanitawase 18' c Con: Harrison (2/2) 12', 19' Pen: Harrison (3/3) 9', 29', 39'

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

5 June 2021 19:45 (UTC+10)

Brumbies	12–10	Hurricanes (1 BP)
Try: R. Lonergan 12' c Ikitau 52' m Con: Lolesio (1/1) 13'	Report	Try: Coles 17' c Con: J. Barrett (1/1) 19' Pen: J. Barrett (1/4) 37'

GIO Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 6,013[20] Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

6 June 2021[n 6] 15:00 (UTC+10)

Chiefs	36–26	Rebels
Try: Trask (2) 16' m, 53' m A. Lienert-Brown (2) 21' c, 25' c Tiatia (2) 44' c, 65' m Con: Gatland (3/6) 22', 26', 45'	Report	Try: Naisarani (2) 28' c, 40' c Ili 35' m Kellaway 56' c Con: To'omua (3/4) 30', 40+1', 57'

Leichhardt Oval, Sydney[n 7] Attendance: 1,353[21] Referee: Graham Cooper (Australia)

Round 5

11 June 2021 19:05 (UTC+12)

(1 BP) Hurricanes	43–14	Reds
Try: Laumape 4' c Love 45' c Coles (2) 59' m, 76' c Penalty try 64' Flanders 71' c Con: J. Barrett (4/5) 5', 46', 72', 77' Pen: J. Barrett (1/1) 35'	Report	Try: McDermott 27' c Paenga-Amosa 49' c Con: Hegarty (2/2) 27', 50'

Sky Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 9,736[10] Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

11 June 2021 19:45 (UTC+10)

Brumbies	12–33	Highlanders (1 BP)
Try: Ikitau 15' m L. Lonergan 33' c Con: Kuenzle (1/2) 34'	Report	Try: A. Dixon 20' c A. Smith (2) 26' c, 47' c Harmon 57' m Tomkinson 63' c Con: Hunt (4/5) 21', 28', 47', 65'

GIO Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 5,175[22] Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

12 June 2021 14:35 (UTC+10)

Rebels	26–52	Crusaders (1 BP)
Try: Hosea 14' c Powell 34' m G. Vaihu 56' c Lomani 63' c Con: C. Gordon (3/4) 15', 57', 63'	Report	Try: Drummond 3' c Jordan 5' c L. Fainga'anuku 19' m Reece (3) 21' c, 46' m, 59' c Jager 66' c Ennor 73' c Con: Mo'unga (6/8) 4', 6', 23', 60' 67', 73'

Leichhardt Oval, Sydney[n 8] Attendance: 2,496[23] Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

12 June 2021 19:05 (UTC+12)

Blues	31–21	Force
Try: Sotutu (2) 10' c, 38' c Tele'a 28' c Papalii 34' c Con: Black (4/4) 12', 30', 35', 40' Pen: Black (1/1) 64'	Report	Try: Kaitu'u 48' c Kuridrani 56' c Kearney 77' c Con: Prior (2/2) 49', 58' Miotti (1/1) 78'

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 11,400[12] Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

12 June 2021 19:45 (UTC+10)

Waratahs	7–40	Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Nawaqanitawase 34' c Con: Harrison (1/1) 35'	Report	Try: Wainui (5) 2' c, 15' c, 45' c, 51' c, 80+1' m Taulani 70' c Con: Gatland (4/4) 3', 16', 46', 53' Trask (1/2) 71'

Brookvale Oval, Sydney Attendance: 5,641[24] Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

Final

19 June 2021 19:05 (UTC+12)

Blues	23–15	Highlanders
Try: Tele'a 17' c Gibson 77' c Con: Black (1/1) 18' Plummer (1/1) 78' Pen: Plummer (2/2) 25', 70' Black (1/1) 40+2'	Report Summary	Pen: Hunt (4/4) 6', 35', 60', 65' J. Ioane (1/1) 67'

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 31,800[12] Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

Blues

Highlanders

FB 15 Zarn Sullivan RW 14 Bryce Heem OC 13 Rieko Ioane IC 12 TJ Faiane LW 11 Mark Tele'a FH 10 Otere Black  24'  35'  67' SH 9 Finlay Christie  67' N8 8 Hoskins Sotutu OF 7 Dalton Papalii BF 6 Akira Ioane  67' RL 5 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti LL 4 Patrick Tuipulotu (c)  58'  64' TP 3 Nepo Laulala  51' HK 2 Kurt Eklund  80+1' LP 1 Alex Hodgman  49' Substitutes: HK 16 Ray Niuia  80+1' PR 17 Karl Tu'inukuafe  49' PR 18 Marcel Renata  51' LK 19 Josh Goodhue  58'  64' LF 20 Blake Gibson  67' SH 21 Jonathan Ruru  67' FH 22 Harry Plummer  24'  35'  67' OB 23 AJ Lam Coach: Leon MacDonald

FB 15 Josh Ioane RW 14 Sio Tomkinson  28'  35'  73' OC 13 Michael Collins IC 12 Scott Gregory LW 11 Jona Nareki FH 10 Mitchell Hunt SH 9 Aaron Smith (cc) N8 8 Kazuki Himeno  78' OF 7 Billy Harmon BF 6 Hugh Renton  54' RL 5 Pari Pari Parkinson  49' LL 4 Bryn Evans TP 3 Siate Tokolahi  54' HK 2 Ash Dixon (cc) 24' to 34'  49' LP 1 Ethan de Groot  49' Substitutes: HK 16 Liam Coltman  28'  35'  49' PR 17 Ayden Johnstone  49' PR 18 Josh Hohneck  54' LK 19 Josh Dickson  49' LF 20 James Lentjes  54' SH 21 Kayne Hammington OB 22 Sam Gilbert  73' LF 23 Teariki Ben-Nicholas  78' Coach: Clarke Dermody

Man of the Match: Hoskins Sotutu (Blues)[25] Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Paul Williams (New Zealand) Television match official: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Statistics

As of 19 June 2021

Leading point scorers

No.	Player	Team	Points	Average	Details
1	Richie Mo'unga	Crusaders	68	17.00	4 T, 24 C, 0 P, 0 D
2	Otere Black	Blues	62	10.33	0 T, 19 C, 8 P, 0 D
3	Mitchell Hunt	Highlanders	59	9.83	0 T, 22 C, 5 P, 0 D
4	Jordie Barrett	Hurricanes	56	11.20	2 T, 20 C, 2 P, 0 D
5	Will Harrison	Waratahs	34	6.80	0 T, 8 C, 6 P, 0 D
6	Sevu Reece	Crusaders	30	7.50	6 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D
7	Sean Wainui	Chiefs	25	25.00	5 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D
8	Domingo Miotti	Force	24	4.80	1 T, 5 C, 3 P, 0 D
9	Damian McKenzie	Chiefs	23	7.67	1 T, 6 C, 2 P, 0 D
10	11 players		20	11 players

Source: Points

Leading try scorers

No.	Player	Team	Tries	Average
1	Sevu Reece	Crusaders	6	1.50
2	Sean Wainui	Chiefs	5	5.00
3	Dane Coles	Hurricanes	4	1.00
	Ash Dixon	Highlanders	4	0.67
	Bryce Heem	Blues	4	0.67
	Will Jordan	Crusaders	4	1.00
	Richie Mo'unga	Crusaders	4	1.00
	Jona Nareki	Highlanders	4	0.67
	Julian Savea	Hurricanes	4	1.00
	Hoskins Sotutu	Blues	4	0.80
	Sio Tomkinson	Highlanders	4	0.67
	Suliasi Vunivalu	Reds	4	1.00

Source: Tries

Discipline

Player	Team	Red	Yellow	Round (vs. opponent)
Luke Jacobson	Chiefs	1	0	Round 1 (vs. Force)
Damian McKenzie	Chiefs	1	0	Round 3 (vs. Reds)
Lachlan Swinton	Waratahs	1	0	Round 5 (vs. Chiefs)
Will Jordan	Crusaders	0	2	Round 2 (vs. Reds) Round 5 (vs. Rebels)
Lachlan Boshier	Chiefs	0	1	Round 5 (vs. Waratahs)
Adrian Choat	Blues	0	1	Round 1 (vs. Rebels)
Steve Cummins	Rebels	0	1	Round 5 (vs. Crusaders)
Filipo Daugunu	Reds	0	1	Round 5 (vs. Hurricanes)
Ash Dixon	Highlanders	0	1	Final (vs. Blues)
Cabous Eloff	Rebels	0	1	Round 2 (vs. Hurricanes)
Ere Enari	Crusaders	0	1	Round 1 (vs. Brumbies)
Folau Fainga'a	Brumbies	0	1	Round 3 (vs. Blues)
Bryn Hall	Crusaders	0	1	Round 5 (vs. Rebels)
Billy Harmon	Highlanders	0	1	Round 3 (vs. Rebels)
David Havili	Crusaders	0	1	Round 3 (vs. Waratahs)
Bryce Hegarty	Reds	0	1	Round 5 (vs. Hurricanes)
Greg Holmes	Force	0	1	Round 2 (vs. Highlanders)
Harry Hoopert	Reds	0	1	Round 2 (vs. Crusaders)
Oliver Jager	Crusaders	0	1	Round 3 (vs. Waratahs)
Harry Johnson-Holmes	Waratahs	0	1	Round 2 (vs. Blues)
Du'Plessis Kirifi	Hurricanes	0	1	Round 4 (vs. Brumbies)
Tyrel Lomax	Hurricanes	0	1	Round 5 (vs. Reds)
Anton Lienert-Brown	Chiefs	0	1	Round 1 (vs. Force)
Ray Niuia	Blues	0	1	Round 5 (vs. Force)
Jordan Olowofela	Force	0	1	Round 1 (vs. Chiefs)
Brandon Paenga-Amosa	Reds	0	1	Round 4 (vs. Blues)
Darcy Swain	Brumbies	0	1	Round 2 (vs. Chiefs)
Chase Tiatia	Chiefs	0	1	Round 3 (vs. Reds)
Jordan Uelese	Rebels	0	1	Round 3 (vs. Highlanders)
Tupou Vaa'i	Chiefs	0	1	Round 5 (vs. Waratahs)
Nathan Vella	Crusaders	0	1	Round 3 (vs. Waratahs)
Jack Whetton	Waratahs	0	1	Round 3 (vs. Crusaders)

Squads

The following squads have been named. Players listed in italics denote non-original squad members.

Blues squad^[26]

Forwards	Adrian Choat • Gerard Cowley-Tuioti • Sam Darry • Kurt Eklund • Blake Gibson • Josh Goodhue • Alex Hodgman • Dillon Hunt • Akira Ioane • Nepo Laulala • James Lay • Ray Niuia • Dalton Papalii • Jacob Pierce • Taine Plumtree • Marcel Renata • Tom Robinson • Hoskins Sotutu • Karl Tu'inukuafe • Patrick Tuipulotu • Ofa Tu'ungafasi • Soane Vikena
Backs	Otere Black • Finlay Christie • Caleb Clarke • TJ Faiane • Bryce Heem • Rieko Ioane • AJ Lam • Jone Macilai-Tori • Emoni Narawa • Sam Nock • Stephen Perofeta • Harry Plummer • Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens • Jonathan Ruru • Zarn Sullivan • Mark Tele'a • Tanielu Teleʻa
Coach	Leon MacDonald

Brumbies squad^[27]

Forwards	Allan Alaalatoa • Jahrome Brown • Tom Cusack • Folau Fainga'a • Nick Frost • Archer Holz • Tom Hooper • Sefo Kautai • Harry Lloyd • Lachlan Lonergan • Connal McInerney • Will Miller • Cadeyrn Neville • Billy Pollard • Luke Reimer • Tom Ross • Pete Samu • Rory Scott • Scott Sio • James Slipper • Darcy Swain • Henry Stowers • James Tucker • Rob Valetini
Backs	Lachlan Albert • Tom Banks • Issak Fines • Mack Hansen • Len Ikitau • Solomone Kata • Bayley Kuenzle • Noah Lolesio • Ryan Lonergan • Andy Muirhead • Reesjan Pasitoa • Irae Simone • Reece Tapine • Nic White • Tom Wright
Coach	Dan McKellar

Chiefs squad^[28]

Forwards	Naitoa Ah Kuoi • Joe Apikotoa • Kaylum Boshier • Lachlan Boshier • Mitchell Brown • Sam Cane • Tom Florence • Nathan Harris • Luke Jacobson • Zane Kapeli • Mitchell Karpik • Josh Lord • Sione Mafileo • Laghlan McWhannell • Liam Messam • Atu Moli • Ollie Norris • Reuben O'Neill • Simon Parker • Aidan Ross • Bradley Slater • Pita Gus Sowakula • Angus Ta'avao • Samisoni Taukei'aho • Viliami Taulani • Tupou Vaa'i
Backs	Bryn Gatland • Anton Lienert-Brown • Jonah Lowe • Damian McKenzie • Etene Nanai-Seturo • Alex Nankivell • Rameka Poihipi • Rivez Reihana • Xavier Roe • Shaun Stevenson • Bailyn Sullivan • Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi • Chase Tiatia • Kaleb Trask • Quinn Tupaea • Sean Wainui • Brad Weber
Coach	Clayton McMillan

Crusaders squad^[29]

Forwards	Michael Alaalatoa • Liam Allen • Scott Barrett • Ethan Blackadder • George Bower • Tom Christie • Whetu Douglas • Mitchell Dunshea • Cullen Grace • Sione Havili • Oliver Jager • Quentin MacDonald • Andrew Makalio • Brodie McAlister • Joe Moody • Fletcher Newell • Brendon O'Connor • Luke Romano • Tom Sanders • Quinten Strange • Codie Taylor • Isi Tu'ungafasi • Nathan Vella • Sam Whitelock • Tamaiti Williams
Backs	George Bridge • Fergus Burke • Brett Cameron • Mitchell Drummond • Ere Enari • Braydon Ennor • Leicester Fainga'anuku • Chay Fihaki • Jack Goodhue • Bryn Hall • David Havili • Will Jordan • Manasa Mataele • Josh McKay • Dallas McLeod • Richie Mo'unga • Isaiah Punivai • Sevu Reece
Coach	Scott Robertson

Force squad^[30]

Forwards	Bo Abra • Tim Anstee • Ollie Callan • Victor Harris • Chris Heiberg • Greg Holmes • Feleti Kaitu'u • Kane Koteka • Fergus Lee-Warner • Tomás Lezana • Kieran Longbottom • Ryan McCauley • Santiago Medrano • Jackson Pugh • Andrew Ready • Tom Robertson • Brynard Stander • Jeremy Thrush • Sitaleki Timani • Angus Wagner • Jack Winchester
Backs	Marcel Brache • Tomás Cubelli • Kyle Godwin • Richard Kahui • Rob Kearney • Tevita Kuridrani • Brad Lacey • Jono Lance • Grason Makara • Michael McDonald • Jack McGregor • Jake McIntyre • Domingo Miotti • Jordan Olowofela • Jonah Placid • Ian Prior • Toni Pulu • Byron Ralston • Jake Strachan • Henry Taefu
Coach	Tim Sampson

Highlanders squad^[31]

Forwards	Jermaine Ainsley • Teariki Ben-Nicholas • Liam Coltman • Ethan de Groot • Josh Dickson • Ash Dixon • Bryn Evans • Shannon Frizell • Billy Harmon • Kazuki Himeno • Josh Hohneck • Ricky Jackson • Ayden Johnstone • James Lentjes • Daniel Lienert-Brown • Marino Mikaele-Tu'u • Sione Misiloi • Pari Pari Parkinson • Hugh Renton • Manaaki Selby-Rickit • Liam Squire • Jeff Thwaites • Siate Tokolahi
Backs	Solomon Alaimalo • James Arscott • Michael Collins • Folau Fakatava • Connor Garden-Bachop • Sam Gilbert • Scott Gregory • Kayne Hammington • Mitchell Hunt • Josh Ioane • Vilimoni Koroi • Nehe Milner-Skudder • Josh Moorby • Jona Nareki • Tim O'Malley • Fetuli Paea • Ngane Punivai • Aaron Smith • Josh Timu • Sio Tomkinson • Thomas Umaga-Jensen
Coach	Clarke Dermody

Hurricanes squad^[32]

Forwards	Fraser Armstrong • Asafo Aumua • James Blackwell • Dane Coles • Gareth Evans • Alex Fidow • Vaea Fifita • Devan Flanders • Brayden Iose • Du'Plessis Kirifi • Kane Le'aupepe • Tyrel Lomax • Tevita Mafileo • Liam Mitchell • Xavier Numia • Reed Prinsep • Pouri Rakete-Stones • Ricky Riccitelli • Ardie Savea • Scott Scrafton • Isaia Walker-Leawere
Backs	Vince Aso • Jordie Barrett • Jamie Booth • Luke Campbell • Jackson Garden-Bachop • Wes Goosen • Simon Hickey • Ngani Laumape • Orbyn Leger • Ruben Love • Pepesana Patafilo • Billy Proctor • Salesi Rayasi • Cameron Roigard • Julian Savea • Jonathan Taumateine • Danny Toala • Peter Umaga-Jensen • Lolagi Visinia
Coach	Jason Holland

Rebels squad^[33]

Forwards	Albert Anae • Ignacio Calas • Ed Craig • Steve Cummins • Cabous Eloff • Pone Fa'amausili • Matt Gibbon • James Hanson • Richard Hardwick • Ross Haylett-Petty • Trevor Hosea • Michael Icely • Isaac Aedo Kailea • Josh Kemeny • Rob Leota • Isi Naisarani • Cameron Orr • Jeral Skelton • Lucio Sordoni • Jordan Uelese • Rhys van Nek • Michael Wells • Brad Wilkin
Backs	Lachie Anderson • Carter Gordon • Dane Haylett-Petty • Reece Hodge • Lewis Holland • Stacey Ili • Andrew Kellaway • Marika Koroibete • Frank Lomani • Campbell Magnay • Tom Pincus • Joe Powell • Theo Strang • Matt To'omua • James Tuttle • Glen Vaihu • Ilikena Vudogo • Young Tonumaipea • George Worth
Coach	Kevin Foote

Reds squad^[34]

Forwards	Richie Asiata • Angus Blyth • Matt Faessler • Feao Fotuaika • Ben Grant • Harry Hoopert • Alex Mafi • Fraser McReight • Josh Nasser • Zane Nonggorr • Brandon Paenga-Amosa • Lukhan Salakaia-Loto • Angus Scott-Young • Ryan Smith • Tuaina Taii Tualima • Taniela Tupou • Seru Uru • Sam Wallis • Harry Wilson • Liam Wright • Dane Zander
Backs	Jock Campbell • Hudson Creighton • Lawson Creighton • Filipo Daugunu • Ilaisa Droasese • Josh Flook • Mac Grealy • Bryce Hegarty • Isaac Henry • Tate McDermott • James O'Connor • Hunter Paisami • Jordan Petaia • Moses Sorovi • Hamish Stewart • Kalani Thomas • Suliasi Vunivalu
Coach	Brad Thorn

Waratahs squad^[35]

Forwards	Robbie Abel • Angus Bell • Darcy Breen • Sam Caird • Joe Cotton • Pekahou Cowan • Jack Dempsey • Max Douglas • Tetera Faulkner • Vunipola Fifita • Charlie Gamble • Will Harris • Tom Horton • Harry Johnson-Holmes • Dave Porecki • Hugh Sinclair • Lachlan Swinton • Chris Talakai • Alefosio Tatola • Tiaan Tauakipulu • Carlo Tizzano • Andrew Tuala • Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco • Jack Whetton • Jeremy Williams • Sam Wykes
Backs	Ben Donaldson • Tane Edmed • Lalakai Foketi • Jake Gordon • Jack Grant • Will Harrison • Jack Maddocks • Tepai Moeroa • Mark Nawaqanitawase • Alex Newsome • Izaia Perese • James Ramm • Triston Reilly • Henry Robertson • James Turner • Joey Walton
Coach	Jason Gilmore • Chris Whitaker

Referees

The following referees were selected to officiate Super Rugby Trans-Tasman:^{[36][37][38][39][40][41][42]}

Super Rugby Trans-Tasman referees

Australia	Nic Berry • Graham Cooper • Angus Gardner • Damon Murphy • Amy Perrett • Jordan Way
New Zealand	James Doleman • Mike Fraser • Ben O'Keeffe • Brendon Pickerill • Paul Williams

Media coverage

Television

In Australia, all games were broadcast live on streaming service Stan Sport, with a select game each round simulcast live free-to-air on the Nine Network.^[43] Sky Sport aired the competition in New Zealand.

Overseas, the following broadcasters showed Super Rugby Trans-Tasman:^[44]

Broadcaster	Country(ies)
Canal+	France Romandy
Digicel	Cook Islands  Fiji  Papua New Guinea  Samoa  Solomon Islands  Tonga  Tuvalu  Vanuatu
ESPN ESPN Argentina ESPN International	Argentina  Bolivia  Brazil  Chile  Colombia  Ecuador  Guyana  Paraguay  Peru  Suriname  United States  Uruguay  Venezuela
Premier Sports	Brunei  Cambodia  East Timor  Indonesia  Laos  Malaysia  Myanmar  Philippines  Singapore  Thailand  Vietnam
RugbyPass	Afghanistan  Albania  Alderney  Andorra  Armenia  Austria  Azerbaijan  Bahrain  Bangladesh  Belarus  Belgium  Bhutan  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bulgaria  China  Croatia  Cyprus  Czech Republic  Denmark  England  Estonia  Federated States of Micronesia  Finland  Gaza Strip  Georgia  Germany  Greece  Guam  Guernsey  Herm  Hong Kong  Hungary  Iceland  India  Iran  Iraq  Ireland  Isle of Man  Israel  Italy  Jersey  Jordan  Kazakhstan  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  Kiribati  Kosovo  Kuwait  Kyrgyzstan  Latvia  Lebanon  Liechtenstein  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Macau  Maldives  Malta  Marshall Islands  Moldova  Monaco  Mongolia  Montenegro    Nepal  Netherlands  North Korea  North Macedonia  Northern Ireland  Northern Marianas  Norway  Oman  Pakistan  Palau  Palestine  Poland  Portugal  Qatar  Romania  Russia  San Marino  Sark  Scotland  Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia  South Korea  Sri Lanka  Sweden  Taiwan  Tajikistan  Ticino  Turkey  Ukraine  United Arab Emirates  Vatican City  Wales  West Bank  Yemen
Sky Italia	Italy
SuperSport	South Africa
Telefónica	Spain
TSN	Canada
Wowow	Japan

See also

• Super Rugby
• Super Rugby AU
• Super Rugby Aotearoa
• Super Rugby Unlocked

Notes

1. The match between the Hurricanes and the Force was meant to be part of the Super Round of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman; however, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Super Round was cancelled, with the match played at McLean Park, Napier, instead.
2. The match between the Waratahs and the Crusaders was meant to be part of the Super Round of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman; however, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Super Round was cancelled, with the match played at WIN Stadium, Wollongong, instead.
3. The match between the Blues and the Brumbies was meant to be part of the Super Round of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman; however, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Super Round was cancelled, with the match played at Eden Park, Auckland, instead.
4. The match between the Reds and the Chiefs was meant to be part of the Super Round of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman; however, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Super Round was cancelled, with the match played at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville, instead.
5. The match between the Highlanders and the Rebels was meant to be part of the Super Round of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman; however, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Super Round was cancelled, and the match was originally moved to Sir John Davies Oval, Queenstown, instead. Further COVID-19 restrictions in the state of Victoria meant the Rebels could not travel to New Zealand, and the match was relocated to Leichhardt Oval, Sydney.
6. The match between the Chiefs and the Rebels was originally scheduled for 5 June 2021; however, due to COVID-19 restrictions affecting the Rebels team, the match was rescheduled for 6 June 2021.
7. The match between the Chiefs and the Rebels was originally scheduled to take place at FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton; however, due to COVID-19 restrictions affecting the Rebels team, the match was moved to Leichhardt Oval, Sydney.
8. The match between the Rebels and the Crusaders was originally scheduled to take place at AAMI Park, Melbourne; however, due to COVID-19 restrictions affecting the Rebels team, the match was moved to Leichhardt Oval, Sydney.

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External links

• Official website