[2] The tournament ran parallel to New Zealand's 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season, and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman followed the conclusion of both seasons, a crossover tournament featuring each Australian team playing each New Zealand team once, followed by a final.
[3] The 2021 season of Super Rugby AU will see changes to kick-offs and restarts, with a free kick awarded if the a kickoff has not taken place 30 seconds following the opposition scoring, a restart is kicked out on the full or if teammates of the kicker are not behind the ball.
[4] The table below shows the progression of all teams throughout the 2021 Super Rugby AU season.
Man of the Match: James O'Connor[27] Assistant Referees: Damon Murphy Amy Perrett Television match official: James Leckie Source: Points Source: Tries The following 2021 Super Rugby AU squads have been named.
The following referees were selected to officiate the 2021 Super Rugby AU season:[33]