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Super Rugby Unlocked
Official Logo
CountriesSouth Africa
Tournament format(s)Round-robin tournament
ChampionsTemplate:Rut Bulls
Matches played18
Tries scored108 (6 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Curwin Bosch, Sharks (63)
Top try scorer(s)Stedman Gans, Bulls (5)
Official websiteOfficial site

Super Rugby Unlocked was a professional rugby union competition played in South Africa from 10 October to 21 November 2020.[1] Sponsored by communications company Vodacom,[2] the tournament replaced the South African component of the incomplete 2020 Super Rugby season that was shut down in March of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

Organised by the South African Rugby Union as part of a combined Currie Cup and domestic Super Rugby tournament, the seven-team competition featured the Template:Rut Bulls, Template:Rut Lions, Template:Rut Sharks and Template:Rut Stormers from Super Rugby, with the addition of the Template:Rut Cheetahs, Template:Rut Griquas and Template:Rut Pumas.[5]

The competition was won by the Template:Rut Bulls, who topped the standings of the seven-week round-robin tournament.[6]

Format

The seven participating teams played each other once, home or away. The top-placed team at the end of that seven-week round-robin was awarded the Super Rugby Unlocked title.[3]

All tournament points were then carried forward to the 2020 Currie Cup, incorporating a return round-robin of matches followed by cup playoffs.[3]

Tournament points in the Super Rugby Unlocked standings were awarded to teams as follows:[7]

  • 4 points for a win.
  • 2 points for a draw.
  • 1 bonus point for a loss in a match by seven points or under.
  • 1 bonus point for scoring three tries more than the opponent.

Teams were ranked firstly by tournament points, then number of matches won, overall points difference (points scored less points conceded), number of tries scored, overall try difference (tries scored less tries conceded) and, if needed, coin toss.[7]

Standings

2020 Super Rugby Unlocked standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Template:Rut Bulls 6 5 0 1 178 92 +86 21 9 2 1 23
2 Template:Rut Stormers 6 4 1 1 140 112 +28 17 12 1 0 19
3 Template:Rut Sharks 6 4 1 1 128 122 +6 13 14 1 0 19
4 Template:Rut Cheetahs 6 3 1 2 126 106 +20 15 9 2 1 17
5 Template:Rut Lions 6 1 2 3 119 103 +16 15 10 1 3 12
6 Template:Rut Pumas 6 1 1 4 119 179 −60 15 25 0 1 7
7 Template:Rut Griquas 6 0 0 6 123 219 −96 12 29 0 3 3
Source: Super Rugby

Key: P = matches played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Tries bonus, LB = Loss bonus, Pts = Tournament points

The top-placed team won the Super Rugby Unlocked title

Matches

All matches for Super Rugby Unlocked are listed below:[2]

Round 1

9 October Template:Rut Sharks 19–16 Template:Rut Lions Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium  
19:00 Try: Werner Kok 5' c
Con: Curwin Bosch (1/1) 6'
Pen: Curwin Bosch (4/4) 23', 30', 56', 73'
Report Try: Jamba Ulengo 51' c
Con: Elton Jantjies (1/1) 51'
Pen: Elton Jantjies (3/5) 33', 60', 70'
Referee: AJ Jacobs
10 October Template:Rut Cheetahs 53–31 Template:Rut Pumas Template:Rus Free State Stadium  
16:30 Try: Malcolm Jaer 2' c, 12' m, 57' m
Junior Pokomela 16' c
Rosko Specman 29' m, 31' c
Ruan Pienaar 40+1' c
William Small-Smith 42' c
Con: Ruan Pienaar (5/8) 3', 16', 32', 40+2', 43'
Pen: Ruan Pienaar (1/1) 10'
Report Try: Ginter Smuts 45' c
Daniel Maartens 62' c
Le Roux Roets 77' c
Neil Maritz 80' c
Con: Eddie Fouché (4/4) 46', 63', 78', 80+1'
Pen: Eddie Fouché (1/1) 7'
Referee: Jaco Peyper
10 October Template:Rut Bulls 30–23 Template:Rut Griquas Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld  
19:00 Try: Ruan Nortjé 40+2' c
Penalty try 56'
Arno Botha 69' c
Con: Morné Steyn (2/2) 40+3', 69'
Pen: Morné Steyn (3/4) 38', 64', 74'
Report Try: James Verity-Amm 26' c, 71' m
Anthony Volmink 45' m
Con: George Whitehead (1/3) 27'
Pen: George Whitehead (2/2) 10', 51'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Bye/s: Template:Rut Stormers

Round 2

16 October Template:Rut Cheetahs 19–17 Template:Rut Bulls Template:Rus Free State Stadium  
19:00 Try: Rosko Specman 25' c
Con: Tian Schoeman (1/1) 26'
Pen: Tian Schoeman (4/5) 16', 37', 56', 60'
Report Try: Joe van Zyl 79' m
Pen: Morné Steyn (3/3) 23', 52', 64'
Chris Smith (1/1) 70'
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
17 October Template:Rut Griquas 21–27 Template:Rut Pumas Template:Rus Griqua Park  
16:30 Try: Victor Sekekete 41' m
Adré Smith 60' c
Con: George Whitehead (1/2) 61'
Pen: George Whitehead (3/4) 7', 23', 74'
Report Try: Ginter Smuts 20' c
Etienne Taljaard 37' c
Devon Williams 70' c
Con: Eddie Fouché (3/3) 21', 39', 71'
Pen: Eddie Fouché (2/2) 31', 53'
Referee: AJ Jacobs
17 October Template:Rut Stormers 23–17 Template:Rut Lions Template:Rus Newlands Stadium  
19:00 Try: Rikus Pretorius 50' c
Dan du Plessis 63' c
Con: Damian Willemse (2/2) 52', 65'
Pen: Damian Willemse (3/5) 9', 35', 48'
Report Try: Rabz Maxwane 10' c
Elton Jantjies 71' c
Con: Elton Jantjies (2/2) 11', 72'
Pen: Elton Jantjies (1/1) 7'
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Bye/s: Template:Rut Sharks

Round 3

23 October Template:Rut Pumas 37–42 Template:Rut Stormers Template:Rus Mbombela Stadium  
19:00 Try: Neil Maritz 6' c, 51' c,
Jeandré Rudolph 13' c,
Wayne van der Bank 32' c
Con: Eddie Fouché (2/2) 7', 14',
Niel Marais (2/2) 34', 53'
Pen: Eddie Fouché (3/3) 2', 20', 23'
Report Try: Rikus Pretorius 3' c,
Herschel Jantjies 29' c,
Neethling Fouche 62' c,
Bongi Mbonambi 71' c,
Leolin Zas 74' c,
Warrick Gelant 78' c
Con: Tim Swiel (6/6) 4', 30', 63', 72', 75', 79'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
24 October Template:Rut Lions 0–0 Template:Rut Cheetahs Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
16:30
24 October Template:Rut Bulls 41–14 Template:Rut Sharks Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld  
19:00 Try: Stedman Gans 28' c, 56' c,
Marco van Staden 32' c, 44' c,
Marco Jansen van Vuren 77' m,
Embrose Papier 80+2' m
Con: Morné Steyn (4/4) 28', 33', 45', 57',
Chris Smith (0/2)
Pen: Morné Steyn (1/1) 19'
Drop: Morné Steyn (0/2)
Report Try: Dylan Richardson 52' m
Con: Curwin Bosch (0/1)
Pen: Curwin Bosch (3/3) 11', 23', 37'
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Bye/s: Template:Rut Griquas

On 24 October, the match between the Template:Rut Lions and Template:Rut Cheetahs was postponed due to two positive COVID-19 cases found following a second batch of Coronavirus testing within the Lions squad, following earlier positive cases earlier in the week, and so falling in line with COVID-19 protocols.[8] On 4 November, this game was declared as a 0–0 draw due to the inability to reschedule the match.[9]

Round 4

30 October Template:Rut Lions 61–31 Template:Rut Griquas Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
19:00 Try: Courtnall Skosan 10' c, 30' c, 79' m,
Dan Kriel 16' c,
Stean Pienaar 40' c,
MJ Pelser 43' c,
Jaco Visagie 49' c,
Wandisile Simelane 70' c,
Reinhard Nothnagel 78' c
Con: Elton Jantjies (8/9) 11', 17', 31', 40+2', 44', 51', 71', 78'
Report Try: Zak Burger 47' c,
HJ Luus 54' c,
James Verity-Amm 63' c,
Tinus de Beer 74' c
Con: George Whitehead (4/4) 47', 55', 64', 75'
Pen: George Whitehead (1/1) 24'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
31 October Template:Rut Pumas 19–42 Template:Rut Sharks Template:Rus Mbombela Stadium  
16:30 Try: Francois Kleinhans 27' c,
Erich Cronjé 54' c, 72' m
Con: Theo Boshoff (2/2) 28', 55'
Niel Marais (0/1)
Report Try: Manie Libbok 2' c,
Madosh Tambwe 13' c,
Dan Jooste 19' c,
Sbu Nkosi 40+1' c,
Kerron van Vuuren 67' c, 78' c
Con: Curwin Bosch (6/6) 3', 13', 21', 40+3', 69', 80'
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
31 October Template:Rut Bulls 39–6[A] Template:Rut Stormers Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld  
19:00 Try: Johan Grobbelaar 23' c,
Stedman Gans 28' c, 50' c,
Ivan van Zyl 34' m,
Ruan Nortjé 37' c
Con: Morné Steyn (4/5) 24', 30', 38', 51'
Pen: Morné Steyn (2/2) 3', 16'
Report Pen: Damian Willemse (2/2) 5', 14' Referee: AJ Jacobs
Bye/s: Template:Rut Cheetahs

Round 5

6 November Template:Rut Sharks 19–13 Template:Rut Cheetahs Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium  
19:00 Try: Madosh Tambwe 76' c
Con: Curwin Bosch (1/1) 78'
Pen: Curwin Bosch (4/4) 34', 40+2', 58', 80+1'
Report Try: William Small-Smith 71' c
Con: Tian Schoeman (1/1) 73'
Pen: Tian Schoeman (2/2) 49', 67'
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
7 November Template:Rut Griquas 6–39 Template:Rut Stormers Template:Rus Griqua Park  
16:30 Pen: Tinus de Beer (2/2) 13', 42' Report Try: Ernst van Rhyn 8' m,
Neethling Fouche 34' c,
Angelo Davids 47' m,
Dan du Plessis 52' c,
Juarno Augustus 65' m,
Damian Willemse 72' c
Con: Damian Willemse (3/6) 35', 54', 73'
Pen: Damian Willemse (1/1) 17'
Referee: Jaco Peyper
7 November Template:Rut Lions 25–30 Template:Rut Bulls Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
19:00 Try: Burger Odendaal 25' m,
Morné van den Berg 39' c,
Wandisile Simelane 66' c
Con: Elton Jantjies (2/3) 40', 67'
Pen: Elton Jantjies (2/2) 3', 80+2'
Report Try: Joe van Zyl 13' c,
Stedman Gans 50' c,
Kurt-Lee Arendse 71' c
Con: Morné Steyn (3/3) 15', 50', 72'
Pen: Morné Steyn (3/3) 7', 43', 57'
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Bye/s: Template:Rut Pumas

Round 6

13 November Template:Rut Griquas 33–34 Template:Rut Sharks Template:Rus Griqua Park  
19:00 Try: Ederies Arendse 48' c,
Eduan Keyter 53' c,
Gideon van der Merwe 60' c
Con: Tinus de Beer (3/3) 50', 54', 61'
Pen: Tinus de Beer (4/4) 6', 20', 27', 80'
Report Try: Sanele Nohamba 12' c,
Manie Libbok 56' c,
Jeremy Ward 65' c,
Dylan Richardson 67' c
Con: Curwin Bosch (4/4) 13', 58', 66', 69'
Pen: Curwin Bosch (2/2) 44', 80+3
Drop: Curwin Bosch (0/1)
Referee: Griffin Colby
14 November Template:Rut Lions 0–0 Template:Rut Pumas Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
16:30
14 November Template:Rut Stormers 30–13 Template:Rut Cheetahs Template:Rus Newlands Stadium  
19:00 Try: Herschel Jantjies 6' c,
Juarno Augustus 45' c,
Warrick Gelant 75' c
Con: Damian Willemse (3/3) 7', 47', 77'
Pen: Damian Willemse (2/2) 21', 70'
Drop: Damian Willemse (1/1) 40'
Report Try: Rosko Specman 64' c
Con: Tian Schoeman (1/1) 65'
Pen: Tian Schoeman (2/2) 32', 44'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Bye/s: Template:Rut Bulls

On 13 November, the match between the Template:Rut Lions and the Template:Rut Pumas was postponed due to two positive COVID-19 cases found in the second batch of Coronavirus testing within the Pumas squad, following an earlier positive test during the week.[10]

Round 7

21 November Template:Rut Bulls 21–5 Template:Rut Pumas Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld  
14:00 Try: Kurt-Lee Arendse 11' c,
Chris Smith 17' c,
Ivan van Zyl 24' c
Con: Chris Smith (3/3) 12', 18', 26'
Report Try: HP van Schoor 47' m
Con: Theo Boshoff (0/1)
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron
21 November Template:Rut Cheetahs 28–9 Template:Rut Griquas Template:Rus Free State Stadium  
16:30 Try: Andisa Ntsila 3' m,
Howard Mnisi 49' m,
Ruben de Haas 74' m,
Jeandré Rudolph 79' c
Con: Tian Schoeman (0/3),
Reinhardt Fortuin (1/1) 80+1'
Pen: Tian Schoeman (2/2) 16', 62'
Report Pen: Tinus de Beer (3/3) 13', 24', 36' Referee: AJ Jacobs
21 November Template:Rut Sharks 0–0 Template:Rut Stormers Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium  
19:00
Bye/s: Template:Rut Lions

On 17 November, the match between the Template:Rut Sharks and the Template:Rut Stormers was postponed following positive COVID-19 tests within the Sharks squad. The match between the Template:Rut Bulls and the Template:Rut Pumas was also moved from 20 November to 21 November for player welfare reasons.[11]

  • Notes:
  1. ^ The match between the Template:Rut Bulls and Template:Rut Stormers was abandoned after 63 minutes due to lightning strikes in the surrounding area. The match result is taken from those 63 minutes played with full points awarded.

Squads

See also

References

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  14. ^ "'Trekvoël' Davids maak GW sy tuiste". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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  16. ^ "The Pumas Rugby Team". Pumas Rugby. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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  18. ^ "DHL Stormers Squad for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked" (Press release). Stormers. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.