2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa starts on 26th Feb

The 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa competition will kick off on the 26th of next month.

There will be 20 round-robin matches with each team playing each other twice on a home and away basis.

The Crusaders are the defending champions after finishing first at the end of a round-robin tournament in 2020, six points ahead of the Blues.

Each team will have four home matches and two byes with the final between the top two qualifying teams scheduled for Saturday, 8 May.

NZR Head of High-Performance Mike Anthony has confirmed All Blacks players would be available from Round 1.