# Super Rugby Unlocked

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 as part of a combined Currie Cup and domestic Super Rugby tournament, the seven-team competition featured the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers from Super Rugby, with the addition of the Cheetahs, Griquas and Pumas.
The competition was won by the Bulls, 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 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

| 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 |

## Matches

All matches for Super Rugby Unlocked are listed below:

### Round 1

* Bye/s: Stormers

### Round 2

* Bye/s: Sharks

### Round 3

* Bye/s: Griquas
On 24 October, the match between the Lions and 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. On 4 November, this game was declared as a 0–0 draw due to the inability to reschedule the match.

### Round 4

* Bye/s: Cheetahs

### Round 5

* Bye/s: Pumas

### Round 6

* Bye/s: Bulls
On 13 November, the match between the Lions and the 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.

### Round 7

* Bye/s: Lions
On 17 November, the match between the Sharks and the Stormers was postponed following positive COVID-19 tests within the Sharks squad. The match between the Bulls and the Pumas was also moved from 20 November to 21 November for player welfare reasons.
* Notes:
* ↑ The match between the Bulls and 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.

## Players
### Player statistics

Top point scorers :
| 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 |
| 6 | Tian Schoeman | Cheetahs | 36 |
| 7 | George Whitehead | Griquas | 30 |
| 8 | Stedman Gans | Bulls | 25 |
| 9 | Neil Maritz | Pumas | 20 |
| 9 | Rosko Specman | Cheetahs | 20 |
Top try scorers :
| No | Player | Team | Tries |
| 1 | Stedman Gans | Bulls | 5 |
| 2 | Neil Maritz | Pumas | 4 |
| 2 | Rosko Specman | Cheetahs | 4 |
| 3 | Malcolm Jaer | Cheetahs | 3 |
| 3 | James Verity-Amm | Griquas | 3 |

### Team rosters

Bulls 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 |
Cheetahs 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 |
Griquas 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 |
Lions 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 |
Pumas 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 • Giovanne Snyman • Etienne Taljaard • Wayne van der Bank • Alwayno Visagie • Devon Williams |
| Coach | Jimmy Stonehouse |
Sharks squad :
| 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 |
Stormers 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 |