| Super Rugby Unlocked | |
|---|---|
 Official Logo | |
| Countries | South Africa |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin tournament |
| Champions | Bulls |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Tries scored | 108 (6 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Curwin Bosch, Sharks (63) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Stedman Gans, Bulls (5) |
| Official website | Official site |
Super Rugby Unlocked (known asVodacom Super Rugby Unlocked for sponsorship reasons) was a professionalrugby union competition played inSouth Africa from 10 October to 21 November 2020.[1] Sponsored by communications companyVodacom,[2] the tournament replaced the South African component of the incomplete2020 Super Rugby season that was shut down in March of that year due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]
Organised by theSouth African Rugby Union as part of a combinedCurrie Cup and domesticSuper Rugby tournament, the seven-team competition featured theBulls,Lions,Sharks andStormers from Super Rugby, with the addition of theCheetahs,Griquas andPumas.[5]
The competition was won by theBulls, who topped the standings of the seven-weekround-robin tournament.[6]
The former Super Rugby teams (the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers) would compete in theRainbow Cup SA in May-June 2021 before being incorporated into theUnited Rugby Championship for the2021-22 season.
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 the2020–21 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]
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]
| 2020 Super Rugby Unlocked standings | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Bulls | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 92 | +86 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | Stormers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 112 | +28 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | Sharks | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 122 | +6 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 4 | Cheetahs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 106 | +20 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Lions | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 119 | 103 | +16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Pumas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 119 | 179 | −60 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | 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 |
All matches for Super Rugby Unlocked are listed below:[2]
| 9 October | Sharks | 19–16 | Lions | Jonsson Kings Park,Durban | ||
| 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 | Cheetahs | 53–31 | Pumas | Toyota Stadium,Bloemfontein | ||
| 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 | Bulls | 30–23 | Griquas | Loftus Versfeld,Pretoria | ||
| 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:Stormers |
| 16 October | Cheetahs | 19–17 | Bulls | Toyota Stadium,Bloemfontein | ||
| 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 | Griquas | 21–27 | Pumas | Tafel Lager Park,Kimberley | ||
| 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 | Stormers | 23–17 | Lions | DHL Newlands,Cape Town | ||
| 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:Sharks |
| 23 October | Pumas | 37–42 | Stormers | Mbombela Stadium,Mbombela | ||
| 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 | Lions | 0–0 | Cheetahs | Emirates Airline Park,Johannesburg | ||
| 16:30 |
| 24 October | Bulls | 41–14 | Sharks | Loftus Versfeld,Pretoria | ||
| 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:Griquas |
On 24 October, the match between theLions andCheetahs 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]
| 30 October | Lions | 61–31 | Griquas | Emirates Airline Park,Johannesburg | ||
| 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 | Pumas | 19–42 | Sharks | Mbombela Stadium,Mbombela | ||
| 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 | Bulls | 39–6[A] | Stormers | Loftus Versfeld,Pretoria | ||
| 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:Cheetahs |
| 6 November | Sharks | 19–13 | Cheetahs | Jonsson Kings Park,Durban | ||
| 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 | Griquas | 6–39 | Stormers | Tafel Lager Park,Kimberley | ||
| 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 | Lions | 25–30 | Bulls | Emirates Airline Park,Johannesburg | ||
| 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:Pumas |
| 13 November | Griquas | 33–34 | Sharks | Tafel Lager Park,Kimberley | ||
| 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 | Lions | 0–0 | Pumas | Emirates Airline Park,Johannesburg | ||
| 16:30 |
| 14 November | Stormers | 30–13 | Cheetahs | DHL Newlands,Cape Town | ||
| 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:Bulls |
On 13 November, the match between theLions and thePumas 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]
| 21 November | Bulls | 21–5 | Pumas | Loftus Versfeld,Pretoria | ||
| 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 | Cheetahs | 28–9 | Griquas | Toyota Stadium,Bloemfontein | ||
| 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 | Sharks | 0–0 | Stormers | Jonsson Kings Park,Durban | ||
| 19:00 |
| Bye/s:Lions |
On 17 November, the match between theSharks and theStormers was postponed following positive COVID-19 tests within the Sharks squad. The match between theBulls and thePumas was also moved from 20 November to 21 November for player welfare reasons.[11]
| Top point scorers [12] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Team | Points | ||||
| 1 | Curwin Bosch | Sharks | 63 | ||||
| 2 | Morné Steyn | Bulls | 62 | ||||
| 3 | Elton Jantjies | Lions | 49 | ||||
| 4 | Damian Willemse | Stormers | 48 | ||||
| 5 | Tinus de Beer | Griquas | 38 | ||||
| 6 | Eddie Fouché | Pumas | 36 | ||||
| Tian Schoeman | Cheetahs | ||||||
| 7 | George Whitehead | Griquas | 30 | ||||
| 8 | Stedman Gans | Bulls | 25 | ||||
| 9 | Neil Maritz | Pumas | 20 | ||||
| Rosko Specman | Cheetahs | ||||||
| Top try scorers [12] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Team | Tries | ||||
| 1 | Stedman Gans | Bulls | 5 | ||||
| 2 | Neil Maritz | Pumas | 4 | ||||
| Rosko Specman | Cheetahs | ||||||
| 3 | Malcolm Jaer | Cheetahs | 3 | ||||
| James Verity-Amm | Griquas | ||||||
| Forwards | Tim Agaba •Arno Botha •Nizaam Carr •Corniel Els •Schalk Erasmus •Lizo Gqoboka •Johan Grobbelaar •Jason Jenkins •Juandré Kruger •Elrigh Louw •Sintu Manjezi •Ruan Nortjé •Trevor Nyakane •Mornay Smith •Gerhard Steenekamp •Walt Steenkamp •Jan Uys •Muller Uys •Marcel van der Merwe •Jacques van Rooyen •Joe van Zyl •Duane Vermeulen • Jan-Hendrik Wessels |
| Backs | Gio Aplon •Kurt-Lee Arendse •Stedman Gans •Cornal Hendricks •Travis Ismaiel • Stravino Jacobs •Marco Jansen van Vuren •David Kriel •Embrose Papier •Chris Smith •Morné Steyn • Jade Stighling •Clinton Swart •Ivan van Zyl |
| Coach | Jake White |
| Forwards | Wilmar Arnoldi •Aranos Coetzee • George Cronjé •Aidon Davis •Cameron Dawson •Luan de Bruin •Erich de Jager •JP du Preez •Jacques du Toit •Ian Groenewald •Reniel Hugo •Charles Marais • Chris Massyn •Khutha Mchunu •Oupa Mohojé •Andisa Ntsila •Junior Pokomela •Jeandré Rudolph •Victor Sekekete •Walt Steenkamp •Marnus van der Merwe •Louis van der Westhuizen •Hencus van Wyk •Boan Venter •Reinach Venter •Carl Wegner •Jasper Wiese |
| Backs | Craig Barry •Clayton Blommetjies •Adriaan Carelse •Carel-Jan Coetzee •Ruben de Haas •Reinhardt Fortuin •Malcolm Jaer •Benhard Janse van Rensburg • Rewan Kruger •Tapiwa Mafura •Tian Meyer •Howard Mnisi •Ruan Pienaar • Duncan Saal •Tian Schoeman •William Small-Smith •Chris Smit •Rhyno Smith •Rosko Specman •François Steyn •Dries Swanepoel |
| Coach | Hawies Fourie |
| Forwards | Andrew Beerwinkel • Ewan Coetzee • CJ Conradie •Fred Eksteen • Carl Els •Ian Groenewald •Monde Hadebe •John-Roy Jenkinson •Niell Jordaan • Zandré Jordaan •Sias Koen •Cameron Lindsay •HJ Luus •Madot Mabokela •Khwezi Mkhafu •Johan Momsen •Khwezi Mona •Nqoba Mxoli •Bandisa Ndlovu • NJ Oosthuizen • Shaine Orderson •Sibabalo Qoma •Victor Sekekete •Adré Smith •Gideon van der Merwe •Ewald van der Westhuizen •Alandré van Rooyen •CJ Velleman •Wendal Wehr •Stefan Willemse •Mzwanele Zito |
| Backs | Ederies Arendse •Masixole Banda •Bjorn Basson •Enver Brandt •Zak Burger •Ashlon Davids •Tinus de Beer •Earll Douwrie •Johnathan Francke •Daniel Kasende •Eduan Keyter •Berton Klaasen •Harlon Klaasen •Theo Maree • Christiaan Meyer •Chriswill September •André Swarts •James Verity-Amm •Anthony Volmink •George Whitehead |
| Coach | Scott Mathie |
| Forwards | Willem Alberts •PJ Botha •Jan-Henning Campher •Hacjivah Dayimani •Ruan Dreyer •Jannie du Plessis •Wiehahn Herbst • Francke Horn •Jaco Kriel •Len Massyn •Nathan McBeth •Reinhard Nothnagel •Marvin Orie • Asenathi Ntlabakanye •MJ Pelser •Carlü Sadie •Marnus Schoeman •Ruben Schoeman •Sti Sithole •Roelof Smit •Dylan Smith •Vincent Tshituka •Wilhelm van der Sluys •Jaco Visagie |
| Backs | Ross Cronjé •Elton Jantjies •Dan Kriel •Gianni Lombard •Rabz Maxwane •Burger Odendaal •Stean Pienaar •Mannie Rass •Divan Rossouw •Wandisile Simelane •Courtnall Skosan •Dillon Smit •Tiaan Swanepoel •Jamba Ulengo •Morné van den Berg •EW Viljoen •André Warner |
| Coach | Ivan van Rooyen |
| Forwards | Heath Backhouse •Marné Coetzee •Stephan de Jager •Kwanda Dimaza •Willie Engelbrecht • Wikus Groenewald •Liam Hendricks •Pieter Jansen van Vuren •Marko Janse van Rensburg •Francois Kleinhans •Ruan Kramer •Darrien Landsberg •AJ le Roux •Cameron Lindsay •Daniel Maartens •Phumzile Maqondwana •Dewald Maritz •Morgan Naudé • Ewart Potgieter •Ig Prinsloo •Le Roux Roets •Jeandré Rudolph • Hanru Sirgel • Brandon Valentyn •HP van Schoor •Simon Westraadt |
| Backs | Dian Badenhorst •Theo Boshoff •Erich Cronjé •Eddie Fouché •Ruwellyn Isbell •Morné Joubert • Japie Kleinhans •Tapiwa Mafura •Niel Marais •Neil Maritz •Ali Mgijima •Ryan Nell •Luther Obi •Chriswill September •Ginter Smuts • Giovanne Snyman •Etienne Taljaard •Wayne van der Bank •Alwayno Visagie •Devon Williams |
| Coach | Jimmy Stonehouse |
| Forwards | Hyron Andrews •Thembelani Bholi •Craig Burden •Phepsi Buthelezi •Zain Davids •Thomas du Toit •Andrew Evans •Celimpilo Gumede • Hanru Jacobs •Dan Jooste •Michael Kumbirai • Cleopas Kundiona •Mzamo Majola •Fez Mbatha •Khutha Mchunu •John-Hubert Meyer •Khwezi Mona •Tera Mtembu •Ox Nché •Sikhumbuzo Notshe •Dylan Richardson •Evan Roos •JJ van der Mescht • Emile van Heerden •Ruben van Heerden •Kerron van Vuuren •Henco Venter •James Venter |
| Backs | Thaakir Abrahams •Lukhanyo Am •Curwin Bosch • Jordan Chait •Boeta Chamberlain • Caleb Dingaan •Muller du Plessis •Aphelele Fassi • Jaden Hendrikse •Werner Kok •Murray Koster •Manie Libbok •Marius Louw •Sbu Nkosi •Sanele Nohamba •Yaw Penxe •JP Pietersen •Madosh Tambwe •Anthony Volmink •Jeremy Ward •Grant Williams •Cameron Wright |
| Coach | Sean Everitt |
| Forwards | Juarno Augustus •Kwenzo Blose •Jaco Coetzee •Ben-Jason Dixon •Johan du Toit •Pieter-Steph du Toit •Neethling Fouché •Steven Kitshoff •Siya Kolisi • JJ Kotze •Leon Lyons •Frans Malherbe •Bongi Mbonambi •David Meihuizen •Salmaan Moerat •Scarra Ntubeni •Sazi Sandi •JD Schickerling •Chad Solomon •Marcel Theunissen •Ernst van Rhyn •Chris van Zyl •Nama Xaba |
| Backs | Angelo Davids •Paul de Wet •Dan du Plessis •Ryno Eksteen •Warrick Gelant •Michal Haznar • Lyle Hendricks •Herschel Jantjies • Tristan Leyds •Godlen Masimla • Matt More •Ruhan Nel • Sihle Njezula •Sergeal Petersen •Rikus Pretorius •Seabelo Senatla • Christopher Schreuder • Cornel Smit •Tim Swiel •Edwill van der Merwe • Abner van Reenen •Damian Willemse •Kade Wolhuter •Leolin Zas • Mnombo Zwelendaba |
| Coach | John Dobson |
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