New Zealand will reprise the domestic Super Rugby Aotearoa competition in 2021, with no Australian or Pacific islands teams involved, the chairman of the national governing body said on Thursday. Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa . However, its chairman Brett Impey said the pandemic had shelved those plans and "forced" the organisation to think domestically again next year. Governing body New Zealand Rugby had hoped to include a team from the Pacific islands for next year's tournament and invited expressions of interest from Australia. Impey said he hoped Super Rugby Aotearoa could be expanded with up to three extra teams in 2022. Impey said he hoped Super Rugby Aotearoa could be expanded with up to three extra teams in 2022. 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NZR’s original pitch was for an eight-to-10 team competition next year, which left room for two-to-three Australian sides. Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly. New Zealand set up Super Rugby Aotearoa in 2020 for its five professional franchises after the broader Super Rugby championship was abandoned due to Covid-19. The Crusaders celebrate winning the NZ Super Rugby Aotearoa. Crusaders' fly-half Richie Mo'unga was responsible for all of his side's first-half points with a converted try and two penalties that left his side only trailing 17-13 at halftime. We pick the standout players from Round Two of Super Rugby Aotearoa in New Zealand for our latest team of the week. Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly, Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Other potential teams from 2022 include the Fiji Drua, who won the Australian domestic competition in 2018 and are working towards bringing their test players back home from Europe. NZR's decision means Australia will also be expected to repeat its domestic Super Rugby AU competition in 2021. However, its chairman Brett Impey said the pandemic had shelved those plans. NZR's decision means Australia will also be expected to repeat its domestic Super Rugby AU competition in 2021. Report: Super Rugby Aotearoa to return in 2021 - with a twist RugbyPass is the premier destination for rugby fans across the globe, with the best news, analysis, shows, highlights, podcasts, documentaries, live match & player stats, live blog feeds, and in some territories live streaming of the world's greatest rugby tournaments all in HD. The 2020 Super Rugby season was the 25th season of Super Rugby, an international men's rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR involving teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. Is a 10-week competition involving New Zealand’s five Investec Super Rugby clubs – the Blues, Chiefs, Hurricanes, Crusaders and Highlanders – playing each other home and away, There will be two matches every weekend at 7.05pm on Saturdays and 3.35pm on Sundays with all matches live and exclusive on Sky Sport 1. "Given the success of Super Rugby Aotearoa, it became a no-brainer that we do something similar in 2021.". It is the third tournament in its current 15 team format, the last before the Japanese side the Sunwolves withdraw from the tournament ahead of a new format in 2021. New Zealand will reprise the domestic Super Rugby Aotearoa competition in 2021, with no Australian or Pacific islands teams involved, the chairman of the national governing body said. New Zealand’s five Super Rugby franchises are also thought to be concerned that the addition of a sixth New Zealand team could cannibalise the talent base, support and commercial market. New Zealand set up Super Rugby Aotearoa in 2020 for its five professional franchises after the broader Super Rugby championship was abandoned due to COVID-19. This team would be based in Suva, and provide a direct pathway through to the national team. National's Gerry Brownlee admits he made a 'huge mistake' during electioneering. Rugby Australia took great offence to New Zealand Rugby’s expressions of interest approach to Super Rugby next year and, therefore, did not apply to join the competition. The NZ Rugby board opted not to include a Pasifika side next year due to concerns around its competitiveness in a compressed time frame, and apparent insufficient corporate support to prove a self-sustainable future which left the national body at risk. In a move that may rattle Rugby Australia, NZ Rugby is believed to have reached an agreement with Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Global Rapid Rugby for the Western Force to potentially join the New Zealand competition from 2022. Of the eight expressions of interest NZR received for Super Rugby Aotearoa, four have been deemed worthy of ongoing negotiations. From 2022, New Zealand Rugby is committed to expanding Super Rugby Aotearoa beyond the five existing Kiwi franchises by a “minimum” of three teams. Next year’s Super Rugby Aotearoa season will involve the five New Zealand teams playing each other twice, as they did this year, with the addition of a one-off final. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. Sundays at 1pm and Monday morning at 12:30am, Late change to All Blacks bench for second test, Today's sports news: What you need to know, Watch live: Ashley Bloomfield provides latest Covid-19 update, National leader Judith Collins says 'we did everything we could do' after election defeat, Comment: Total power, total responsibility - Jacinda holds both in her hands after 2020 election. Super Rugby Aotearoa will return in 2021, with the New Zealand Rugby board opting not to include a sixth Pacific team next year. This story originally appeared on NZ Herald and is reproduced with permission. New Zealand Rugby had hoped to include a team from the Pacific islands for next year's tournament and invited expressions of interest from Australia. At least one of those teams will be a Pasifika side, with the national body continuing to engage separate bids from Moana Pasifika and Kanaloa Hawaii. COVID-19 travel restrictions permitting, the five New Zealand teams will then potentially play two matches, home and away, against each Australian team, though this is yet to be agreed with Rugby Australia. Live updates: Election 2020 concludes; what next for New Zealand's political parties? On Thursday, NZ Rugby announced Super Rugby Aotearoa would return in 2021, with the addition of a final, and the hope of then staging cross-over matches with the five Australian teams. News of New Zealand’s Super Rugby plans comes as NZR and RA are locked in a heated standoff over the All Blacks having to quarantine through Christmas on their return home from the Rugby Championship tournament in Australia. The team would be based out of the Bay of Plenty but also play games in Hong Kong and Shanghai. NZR’s vision for this side is for the squad to primarily represent Samoan and Tongan players, while potentially staging games in Auckland, Sydney and Hawaii. Governing body New Zealand Rugby had hoped to include a team from the Pacific islands for next year's tournament and invited expressions of interest from Australia. Crusaders fly-half runs away to score a try during the Round 9 Super Rugby Aotearoa clash with the Highlanders in Christchurch Hannah Peters/Getty Images.
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