[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.

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

The top-placed team at the end of that seven-week round-robin was awarded the Super Rugby Unlocked title.

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

[8] On 4 November, this game was declared as a 0–0 draw due to the inability to reschedule the match.