British media had reported that Barrett, twice World Player of the Year, had signed a two-year contract worth about NZ$1.5 million (AU$977,000) a year, which would have made him ineligible for the All Blacks until 2023. "Aratipu report: New Super Rugby competition including Pacific team recommended", "Squads named for 'historic' North v South showdown", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2021_Super_Rugby_season&oldid=978019997, Sports events curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 12 September 2020, at 11:40. The pressure is growing on New Zealand Rugby to admit a Pasifika team into Super Rugby in 2021 after the players’ union threw its full weight behind the plan. Currently, it is unknown which and how many teams will participate, but at least two from Australia and New Zealand will be included. ROUND 7: Blues v Chiefs (Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa). “The barrier to entry into the MLR are very high due to the costs involved. Watch rugby shows, highlights, documentaries and more! Tickets 2020 Fixtures. “NZ Rugby have advised they will look at the 2022 competition once the 2021 structure is in place,” Lawrence said. This would, however, seem to be the least of the concerns if recent statements attributed to Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan are to be believed. Reds v Brumbies Rd.10 2020 Super rugby AU video highlights. NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson has said that a new Pasifika team is a priority, but there are challenges in setting up a competitive team from scratch. The drums have been beating for a Pasifika team for a long time, and NZ Rugby's Aratipu Report highlighted a “huge desire” for the team when it was released in July. “We will likely be re-engaged during November. Less likely to be disrupted by travel and pandemic issues, so there's more certainty that the competition will be completed. Fans are welcome at all Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa fixtures following the country's move to Covid-19 Alert Level 1. Another concept is to play a State of Origin-type series in Australia, between the south (i.e. New Zealand Rugby appeared to signal the end for Super Rugby on Friday by announcing plans for a new competition in 2021 based in Australasia and … New Zealand fly-half Beauden Barrett will miss Super Rugby next year and play for Suntory Sungoliath in Japan's Top League, but he will be available for the three-times world champions' international programme, the Blues said on Friday. As things stand, Super Rugby 2021 will not involve trans-Tasman competition. One proposal suggests that the recent Super Rugby Aotearoa and Super Rugby AU continue to their platforms, and the winner in each respective tournament play each other in a 1-3 game contest, similar to a Bledisloe Cup series. Super Rugby had its flaws, but it did serve to highlight certain truths: South Africa has not stopped producing work-class rugby players and Australia, largely speaking, has. “Sevens is dead in the water, the 15s game is very confusing for emerging markets to understand, whereas Tens is the great hybrid. “...from a NZRPA perspective we believe in the bigger picture, strategically, embracing Pasifika and bringing them in.a more formalised manner like this. This certainly was no easy feat, but the writers for superrugby.co.nz have had... Tuipulotu’s rise continues with North captaincy. ROUND 9: Crusaders v Highlanders (Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa). Anything is possible when it comes to the structure of Super Rugby in 2021. What on earth have we discovered over the last 15 years beyond the uncomfortable truth that Australia cannot support four let alone five Super Rugby teams? Super Rugby will revert to a 14-team Southern Hemisphere tournament from 2021 as the price of their woeful expansion plan continues to take its toll Sunwolves axed from Super Rugby in … Rugby, by virtue of its depth in Aotearoa, is the only sport that can command an uneven participation base in NZ’s favour. While New Zealand Rugby is closing in on a decision about the 2021 competition, the Dragons insist they only want to be considered from 2022 onwards, and will instead focus on setting up a World Tens series to tap into the US market and take advantage of the Sevens format's current woes. Rugby: Why All Blacks great Sir Bryan Williams wants Pacific Super Rugby team included in 2021 competition . “Can that be pulled together in a way that can produce credible performances next year? I think it’s struggled for 25 years since the game went professional. The crowds in Super Rugby Aotearoa are the highest is many years and in combination with vastly superior TV audiences, this allows for no other conclusion than fans will pay for nothing less than high-intensity, high-skill slugfests. 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