Super Rugby Unlocked (known as Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked for sponsorship reasons) was a professional rugby union competition played in South Africa from 10 October to 21 November 2020. Sponsored by communications company Vodacom, 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.

Organised by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) as part of a combined Currie Cup and domestic Super Rugby tournament, the seven-team competition featured the , , and from Super Rugby, with the addition of the , and .

The competition was won by the , who topped the standings of the seven-week round-robin tournament.

The former Super Rugby teams (the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers) would compete in the Rainbow Cup SA in May–June 2021 before being incorporated into the United Rugby Championship (URC) for the 2021–22 season.

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.

All tournament points were then carried forward to the 2020–21 Currie Cup, incorporating a return round-robin of matches followed by cup playoffs.

Tournament points in the Super Rugby Unlocked standings were awarded to teams as follows: 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.

Standings

Matches All matches for Super Rugby Unlocked are listed below:

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Statistics Top point scorers No Player Team Points 1 Curwin Bosch 63 2 Morné Steyn 62 3 Elton Jantjies 49 4 Damian Willemse 48 5 Tinus de Beer 386 Eddie Fouché 36 Tian Schoeman 7 George Whitehead 30 8 Stedman Gans 259 Neil Maritz 20 Rosko Specman

Top try scorers No Player Team Tries 1 Stedman Gans 5 2 Neil Maritz 4 Rosko Specman 3 Malcolm Jaer 3 James Verity-Amm

Squads

+ squad 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

+ squad 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

+ squad 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

+ squad 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

+ squad 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 • Giovan Snyman • Etienne Taljaard • Wayne van der Bank • Alwayno Visagie • Devon Williams Coach Jimmy Stonehouse

+ squad Forwards Hyron Andrews • Thembelani Bholi • Craig Burden • Phepsi Buthelezi • Zain Davids • Thomas du Toit • Andrew Evans • Celimpilo Gumede • Hanro 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

+ squad 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

See also 2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division Super Rugby Aotearoa Super Rugby AU

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