2021 Super Rugby AU season

The 2021 Super Rugby AU season (branded as Harvey Norman Super Rugby AU for sponsorship reasons) was a professional club rugby union tournament organised by Rugby Australia. Announced on 11 November 2020, the tournament was the second season of Super Rugby AU, featuring the same 5 teams from the inaugural 2020 season, and ran from 19 February to 8 May 2021.^[1] The tournament was won by the Reds, who defeated the Brumbies 19–16 in the final at Suncorp Stadium, winning their first Super Rugby AU title, and first Super Rugby competition since 2011.^[2]

2021 Super Rugby AU season
Countries	Australia
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Champions	Reds (1st title)
Matches played	22
Attendance	208,962 (9,498 per match)
Tries scored	118 (5.36 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	James O'Connor, Reds (121)
Top try scorer(s)	Tom Banks, Brumbies & Alex Mafi, Reds (6)
Official website	Official site
← 2020 (Previous)

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]

Law variations

The 2021 season of Super Rugby AU saw changes to kick-offs and restarts, with a free kick awarded if the a kickoff had not taken place 30 seconds following the opposition scoring, a restart was kicked out on the full or if teammates of the kicker were not behind the ball. The free kick took place at half way. These rules were similar to those that were being used in Rugby sevens. Also the 'Golden point' law brought in during the 2020 season as tweaked so that full-time would only occur after a try was scored, rather than any form of points. Penalties and drop goals still counted towards the score during extra time, but would not end the game, with play only ending if a try was scored or the 10-minute extra time period ended. All other law changes from the 2020 season also occurred in the 2021 season.^[4]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Reds	8	7	0	1	271	170	+101	33	17	4	1	33
2	Brumbies	8	6	0	2	267	165	+102	37	15	3	2	29
3	Force	8	4	0	4	148	193	−45	15	22	0	2	18
4	Rebels	8	3	0	5	178	182	−4	14	22	0	4	16
5	Waratahs	8	0	0	8	138	292	−154	15	37	0	3	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification:

• 4 points to the winning team
• 2 points to each team if neither team scores during extra time
• 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
• 1 bonus point to any team scoring three tries or more than the opposition

Round-by-round

The table below shows the progression of all teams throughout the 2021 Super Rugby AU season. Each team's tournament points on the standings log is shown for each round, with the overall log position in brackets.

2021 Super Rugby AU team progression
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Qualifier	Final
Brumbies	4 (2nd)	9 (1st)	14 (1st)	15 (1st)	15 (2nd)	20 (2nd)	24 (2nd)	25 (2nd)	29 (2nd)	29 (2nd)	Won	Lost
Force	0 (4th)	0 (4th)	4 (3rd)	5 (4th)	6 (4th)	6 (4th)	6 (4th)	10 (4th)	14 (3rd)	18 (3rd)	Lost	N/A
Rebels	0 (3rd)	1 (3rd)	2 (4th)	6 (3rd)	10 (3rd)	10 (3rd)	10 (3rd)	11 (3rd)	12 (4th)	16 (4th)	N/A	N/A
Reds	5 (1st)	9 (2nd)	9 (2nd)	13 (2nd)	18 (1st)	23 (1st)	28 (1st)	32 (1st)	32 (1st)	33 (1st)	Bye	Won
Waratahs	0 (5th)	0 (5th)	1 (5th)	1 (5th)	1 (5th)	1 (5th)	2 (5th)	2 (5th)	3 (5th)	3 (5th)	N/A	N/A
Key:	Win	Draw	Loss	Bye	DNQ

Matches

Round 1

19 February 2021 18:45 (GMT +10)

(1 BP) Reds	41–7	Waratahs
Try: Campbell 9' c Mafi 14' c Daugunu (2) 18' c, 71' c Droasese 80+1' c Con: O'Connor (5/5) 10', 16', 19', 72', 80+2' Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 7', 32'	Report	Try: Gordon 3' c Con: Harrison (1/1) 4'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 12,213[5] Referee: Damon Murphy

19 February 2021 19:00 (GMT +8)

Force	11–27	Brumbies
Try: Cubelli 76' m Pen: Prior (2/2) 5', 36'	Report	Try: Lolesio 21' c Simone 44' c Fines 71' c Con: Lolesio (3/3) 22', 45', 73' Pen: Lolesio (2/2) 18', 40+1'

HBF Park, Perth Attendance: 7,514[6] Referee: Graham Cooper

Bye/s: Rebels

Round 2

26 February 2021 18:45 (GMT +10)

Reds	23–21	Rebels (1 BP)
Try: Mafi (2) 48' c, 77' c Con: O'Connor (2/2) 49', 78' Pen: O'Connor (3/4) 22', 40', 62'	Report	Pen: To'omua (6/8) 2', 7, 24', 35', 45', 70' Hodge (1/2) 53'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 10,543[7] Referee: Jordan Way

27 February 2021 19:45 (GMT +11)

(1 BP) Brumbies	61–10	Waratahs
Try: Valetini 8' c Hansen (3) 12' m, 56' c, 71' c Lolesio 25' c McInerney 40+2' c White 43' c L. Lonergan 63' c Banks 77' c Con: Lolesio (5/6) 9', 27', 40+3, 45', 58' R. Lonergan (3/3) 64', 72', 79'	Report	Try: Johnson-Holmes 30' c Con: Harrison (1/1) 31' Pen: Harrison (1/1) 4'

GIO Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 9,322[8] Referee: Nic Berry

Bye/s: Force

Round 3

5 March 2021 19:45 (GMT +11)

(1 BP) Waratahs	16–20	Force
Try: Porecki 5' c Con: Harrison (1/1) 6' Pen: Harrison (3/3) 14', 24', 73'	Report	Try: Lee-Warner 32' c Anstee 54' c Con: McIntyre (2/2) 33', 55' Pen: McIntyre (1/1) 37' Prior (1/1) 79'

Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta Attendance: 4,264[9] Referee: Nic Berry

6 March 2021 19:45 (GMT +11)

(1 BP) Brumbies	27–24	Rebels (1 BP)
Try: Ikitau 20' c Penalty try 48' Banks 72' c Con: Lolesio (1/1) 22' R. Lonergan (1/1) 73' Pen: Lolesio (1/1) 5' R. Lonergan (1/1) 80+4'	Report	Pen: To'omua (8/8) 2', 7', 17', 40+1', 50', 59', 70', 77'

GIO Stadium, Canberra[n 1] Attendance: 5,713[10] Referee: Damon Murphy

Bye/s: Reds

Round 4

12 March 2021 17:45 (GMT +8)

(1 BP) Force	7–10	Rebels
Try: McGregor 69' c Con: Prior (1/1) 70'	Report	Try: Anderson 27' m Powell 62' m

HBF Park, Perth Attendance: 7,762[11] Referee: Graham Cooper

13 March 2021 19:45 (GMT +11)

(1 BP) Brumbies	38–40	Reds
Try: Samu (2) 6' c, 35' c Fainga'a (2) 13' c, 47' c Fines 71' c Con: Lolesio (4/4) 7', 15', 37', 49' R. Lonergan (1/1) 73' Pen: Lolesio (1/1) 2'	Report	Try: Vunivalu 30' c Tupou 61' c Wilson 67' c Petaia 78' c Con: O'Connor (4/4) 32', 63', 69', 79' Pen: O'Connor (4/6) 18', 23', 40', 76'

GIO Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 9,384[12] Referee: Nic Berry

Bye/s: Waratahs

Round 5

19 March 2021 19:45 (GMT +11)

Rebels	33–14	Waratahs
Try: Anderson 13' c To'omua 38' c Uelese 67' c Con: To'omua (2/2) 14', 40' Hodge (1/1) 69' Pen: To'omua (3/3) 6', 26', 34' Hodge (1/1) 56'	Report	Try: Williams 77' c Maddocks 80+1' c Con: Edmed (2/2) 78', 80+2'

AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 5,156[13] Referee: Nic Berry

20 March 2021 18:45 (GMT +10)

(1 BP) Reds	26–19	Force (1 BP)
Try: McDermott 9' c Paisami (2) 16' c, 52' m Campbell 67' c Con: O'Connor (3/4) 10', 18', 69'	Report	Try: Kaitu'u 20' c Con: McIntyre (1/1) 21' Pen: McIntyre (4/4) 15', 39', 51', 56'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 12,011[14] Referee: Damon Murphy

Bye/s: Brumbies

Round 6

26 March 2021 19:45 (GMT +11)

(1 BP) Brumbies	42–14	Force
Try: Ikitau (2) 20' c, 26' c Neville 32' c Muirhead (2) 38' c, 70' c L. Lonergan 58' c Con: Lolesio (5/5) 21', 27', 34', 40', 59' R. Lonergan (1/1) 71'	Report	Try: Taefu 54' c Prior 65' c Con: Prior (2/2) 55', 66'

GIO Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 7,170[15] Referee: Nic Berry

27 March 2021 19:45 (GMT +11)

Waratahs	14–46	Reds (1 BP)
Try: Harris 53' m Pen: Harrison (3/3) 3', 6', 39'	Report	Try: McDermott 13' c Salakaia-Loto 29' c Daugunu 40' m Tupou 50' m Mafi (3) 62' c, 67' m, 77' c Con: O'Connor (2/4) 14', 31' Hegarty (2/3) 63', 78' Pen: O'Connor (1/1) 36'

ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 4,381[16] Referee: Graham Cooper

Bye/s: Rebels

Round 7

2 April 2021 19:45 (GMT +11)

(1 BP) Waratahs	22–24	Brumbies
Try: Johnson-Holmes 22' c Harrison 65' c Ramm 80+2' m Con: Harrison (2/3) 23', 66' Pen: Harrison (1/1) 18'	Report	Try: Banks 4' m Wright 14' m Muirhead 26' c Fainga'a 34' c Con: Lolesio (2/4) 27', 35'

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 7,486[17] Referee: Graham Cooper

3 April 2021 19:45 (GMT +11)

Rebels	19–44	Reds (1 BP)
Try: Lomani 30' c Hodge 36' c Wells 67' m Con: To'omua (2/3) 31', 36'	Report	Try: Tupou (2) 4' c, 17' c Paisami 5' c McReight 46' c Campbell 63' m Flook 77' m Con: O'Connor (4/4) 4', 6', 18', 48' Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 12', 57'

AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 4,960[18] Referee: Amy Perrett

Bye/s: Force

Round 8

9 April 2021 19:45 (GMT +10)

(1 BP) Rebels	15–16	Force
Pen: Hodge (1/1) 2' To'omua (4/5) 14', 22', 46', 63'	Report	Try: Anstee 76' c Con: Miotti (1/1) 78' Pen: Miotti (3/4) 16', 34', 52'

AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 3,983[19] Referee: Damon Murphy

10 April 2021 19:45 (GMT +10)

Reds	24–22	Brumbies (1 BP)
Try: Flook 50' c Petaia 65' m Con: O'Connor (1/2) 52' Pen: O'Connor (4/4) 22', 31', 70', 77'	Report	Try: Fainga'a 6' m Banks 15' c Wright 54' c Con: Lolesio (2/3) 16', 56' Pen: White (1/1) 40+1'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 19,185[20] Referee: Nic Berry

Bye/s: Waratahs

Round 9

17 April 2021 17:45 (GMT +8)

Force	31–30	Waratahs (1 BP)
Try: Robertson 3' c Kaitu'u 25' m Olowofela 72' c Con: Miotti (2/3) 4', 74' Pen: Miotti (3/4) 8', 51', 80+5' Drop: Miotti 35'	Report	Try: Harris 16' c Maddocks 43' c Newsome 47' c Con: Donaldson (3/3) 17', 44', 49' Pen: Donaldson (3/3) 23', 68', 70'

HBF Park, Perth Attendance: 9,253[21] Referee: Amy Perrett

18 April 2021 14:00 (GMT +10)

(1 BP) Rebels	20–26	Brumbies
Try: Hanson 8' c Powell 43' c Con: To'omua (2/2) 10', 44' Pen: To'omua (2/2) 49', 72'	Report	Try: Scott 17' c Neville 36' c Wright 40' m Kuenzle 52' c Con: R. Lonergan (2/3) 19', 38' Lolesio (1/1) 54'

AAMI Park, Melbourne[n 2] Attendance: 4,755[22] Referee: Damon Murphy

Bye/s: Reds

Round 10

23 April 2021 17:45 (GMT +8)

Force	30–27	Reds (1 BP)
Try: Olowofela (3) 8' c, 7' m, 74' c Kaitu'u 39' m Con: Miotti (2/4) 9', 76' Pen: Miotti (2/2) 34', 56'	Report	Try: Paisami 5' c Tupou 11' c Daugunu 24' c Con: O'Connor (3/3) 5', 12', 25' Pen: O'Connor (2/2) 53', 69'

HBF Park, Perth Attendance: 6,278[23] Referee: Damon Murphy

24 April 2021 19:45 (GMT +10)

Waratahs	25–36	Rebels
Try: Nawaqanitawase 31' m Maddocks 38' c Tizzano 49' c Con: Donaldson (2/3) 39', 50' Pen: Donaldson (2/2) 5', 11'	Report	Try: Ili 1' c Wells 12' m Leota 43' c Gibbon 66' m Con: To'omua (2/4) 3', 44' Pen: To'omua (4/4) 17', 25', 34', 53'

Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta Attendance: 6,996[24] Referee: Nic Berry

Bye/s: Brumbies

Qualifying final

1 May 2021 19:45 (GMT +10)

Brumbies	21–9	Force
Try: Wright 36' c Banks 40+2' m Con: Lolesio (1/2) 38' Pen: Loleiso (1/1) 61' R. Lonergan (2/2) 73', 78'	Report	Pen: Miotti (3/3) 35', 46', 69'

GIO Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 8,996[25] Referee: Nic Berry

Final

8 May 2021 19:45 (GMT +10)

Reds	19–16	Brumbies
Try: O'Connor 80+5' c Con: O'Connor (1/1) 80+7' Pen: O'Connor (4/5) 3', 30', 51', 64'	Report Summary	Try: Banks 13' c Con: Lolesio (1/1) 14' Pen: Lolesio (3/3) 32', 40', 71'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 41,637[26] Referee: Nic Berry

Reds

Brumbies

Reds: FB 15 Bryce Hegarty RW 14 Jordan Petaia  64' OC 13 Josh Flook IC 12 Hamish Stewart LW 11 Jock Campbell FH 10 James O'Connor (c) SH 9 Tate McDermott  71' N8 8 Harry Wilson  45' OF 7 Fraser McReight BF 6 Angus Scott-Young RL 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto LL 4 Ryan Smith  71' TP 3 Taniela Tupou HK 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa  54' LP 1 Feao Fotuaika  54' Substitutes: HK 16 Alex Mafi  54' PR 17 Dane Zander  54' PR 18 Zane Nonggorr LK 19 Seru Uru  71' LF 20 Liam Wright  45' SH 21 Kalani Thomas  71' CE 22 Isaac Henry OB 23 Filipo Daugunu  64' Coach: Brad Thorn

Brumbies: FB 15 Tom Banks RW 14 Andy Muirhead  35' OC 13 Len Ikitau IC 12 Irae Simone LW 11 Tom Wright FH 10 Noah Lolesio SH 9 Nic White  72' N8 8 Rob Valetini 61' to 72' OF 7 Rory Scott  72' BF 6 Nick Frost RL 5 Cadeyrn Neville  65' LL 4 Darcy Swain  78' TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa (c) HK 2 Lachlan Lonergan  56' LP 1 Scott Sio  67' Substitutes: HK 16 Folau Fainga'a  56' PR 17 Harry Lloyd  67' PR 18 Tom Ross LF 19 Henry Stowers  65' LF 20 Luke Reimer  80+1'  72' SH 21 Ryan Lonergan  72' FH 22 Reesjan Pasitoa OB 23 Mack Hansen  35' Coach: Dan McKellar

Man of the Match: James O'Connor[27] Assistant Referees: Damon Murphy Amy Perrett Television match official: James Leckie

Notes

1. The match between the Brumbies and the Rebels was meant to be held at AAMI Park, Melbourne, however due to COVID-19 restrictions in Australia the venue was swapped to GIO Stadium, Canberra, with the Round 9 fixture now to be played at AAMI Park, Melbourne.
2. The match between the Rebels and the Brumbies was meant to be held at GIO Stadium, Canberra, however due to COVID-19 restrictions in Australia earlier in the year the venue was swapped to AAMI Park, Melbourne, with the Round 3 fixture held at GIO Stadium, Canberra instead.

Statistics

As of 8 May 2021

Leading point scorers

No.	Player	Team	Points	Average	Details
1	James O'Connor	Reds	121	13.44	1 T, 25 C, 22 P, 0 D
2	Matt To'omua	Rebels	102	12.75	1 T, 8 C, 27 P, 0 D
3	Noah Lolesio	Brumbies	84	8.40	2 T, 24 C, 9 P, 0 D
4	Domingo Miotti	Force	46	9.20	0 T, 5 C, 11 P, 1 D
5	Will Harrison	Waratahs	39	6.50	1 T, 4 C, 8 P, 0 D
6	Tom Banks	Brumbies	30	3.00	6 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D
	Alex Mafi	Reds	30	3.33	6 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D
8	Ben Donaldson	Waratahs	25	12.50	0 T, 5 C, 5 P, 0 D
	Ryan Lonergan	Brumbies	25	3.13	0 T, 8 C, 3 P, 0 D
	Taniela Tupou	Reds	25	3.13	5 T, 0 C, 0 P, 0 D

Source: Points

Leading try scorers

No.	Player	Team	Tries	Average
1	Tom Banks	Brumbies	6	0.60
	Alex Mafi	Reds	6	0.67
3	Taniela Tupou	Reds	5	0.56
4	Filipo Daugunu	Reds	4	0.50
	Folau Fainga'a	Brumbies	4	0.50
	Jordan Olowofela	Force	4	0.80
	Hunter Paisami	Reds	4	0.50
	Tom Wright	Brumbies	4	0.80
9	Jock Campbell	Reds	3	0.38
	Mack Hansen	Brumbies	3	0.30
	Len Ikitau	Brumbies	3	0.30
	Feleti Kaitu'u	Force	3	0.33
	Andy Muirhead	Brumbies	3	0.30
	Jack Maddocks	Waratahs	3	0.38

Source: Tries

Discipline

Player	Team	Red	Yellow	Round (vs. Opponent)
Toni Pulu	Force	1	1	Qualifier (vs. Brumbies) Round 10 (vs. Reds)
Allan Alaalatoa	Brumbies	1	0	Round 3 (vs. Rebels)
Tom Cusack	Brumbies	1	0	Round 7 (vs. Waratahs)
Pone Fa'amausili	Rebels	1	0	Round 10 (vs. Waratahs)
Feao Fotuaika	Reds	1	0	Round 2 (vs. Rebels)
Ross Haylett-Petty	Rebels	1	0	Round 4 (vs. Force)
Isi Naisarani	Rebels	1	0	Round 10 (vs. Waratahs)
Izaia Perese	Waratahs	1	0	Round 1 (vs. Reds)
Andrew Ready	Force	1	0	Round 3 (vs. Waratahs)
James Hanson	Rebels	0	2	Round 3 (vs. Brumbies) Round 10 (vs. Waratahs)
Tevita Kuridrani	Force	0	2	Round 6 (vs. Brumbies) Round 10 (vs. Reds)
Trevor Hosea	Rebels	0	1	Round 9 (vs. Brumbies)
Kane Koteka	Force	0	1	Round 8 (vs. Rebels)
Marika Koroibete	Rebels	0	1	Round 9 (vs. Brumbies)
Harry Lloyd	Brumbies	0	1	Round 6 (vs. Force)
Andy Muirhead	Brumbies	0	1	Round 3 (vs. Rebels)
Zane Nonggorr	Reds	0	1	Round 6 (vs. Waratahs)
Jordan Petaia	Reds	0	1	Round 10 (vs. Force)
Luke Reimer	Brumbies	0	1	Final (vs. Reds)
Rory Scott	Brumbies	0	1	Round 7 (vs. Waratahs)
Hugh Sinclair	Waratahs	0	1	Round 6 (vs. Reds)
James Slipper	Brumbies	0	1	Round 1 (vs. Force)
Darcy Swain	Brumbies	0	1	Final (vs. Reds)
Lachlan Swinton	Waratahs	0	1	Round 9 (vs. Force)
Jeremy Thrush	Force	0	1	Round 10 (vs. Reds)
Rob Valetini	Brumbies	0	1	Final (vs. Reds)

Players

Squads

The following 2021 Super Rugby AU squads have been named. Players listed in italics denote non-original squad members.

Brumbies squad^[28]

Forwards	Allan Alaalatoa • Jahrome Brown • Tom Cusack • Folau Fainga'a • Nick Frost • Archer Holz • Tom Hooper • Fred Kaihea • Sefo Kautai • Harry Lloyd • Lachlan Lonergan • Connal McInerney • Will Miller • Cadeyrn Neville • Billy Pollard • Luke Reimer • Tom Ross • Pete Samu • Rory Scott • Scott Sio • James Slipper • Henry Stowers • Darcy Swain • James Tucker • Rob Valetini
Backs	Lachlan Albert • Tom Banks • Issak Fines • Mack Hansen • Len Ikitau • Solomone Kata • Bayley Kuenzle • Noah Lolesio • Ryan Lonergan • Andy Muirhead • Reesjan Pasitoa • Irae Simone • Reece Tapine • Nic White • Tom Wright
Coach	Dan McKellar

Force squad^[29]

Forwards	Bo Abra • Tim Anstee • Ollie Callan • Victor Harris • Chris Heiberg • Greg Holmes • Feleti Kaitu'u • Kane Koteka • Fergus Lee-Warner • Tomás Lezana • Kieran Longbottom • Ryan McCauley • Santiago Medrano • Jackson Pugh • Andrew Ready • Tom Robertson • Brynard Stander • Jeremy Thrush • Sitaleki Timani • Angus Wagner • Jack Winchester
Backs	Marcel Brache • Tomás Cubelli • Kyle Godwin • Richard Kahui • Rob Kearney • Tevita Kuridrani • Brad Lacey • Jono Lance • Grason Makara • Michael McDonald • Jack McGregor • Jake McIntyre • Domingo Miotti • Jordan Olowofela • Jonah Placid • Ian Prior • Toni Pulu • Byron Ralston • Jake Strachan • Henry Taefu
Coach	Tim Sampson

Rebels squad^[30]

Forwards	Albert Anae • Ignacio Calas • Ed Craig • Steve Cummins • Cabous Eloff • Pone Fa'amausili • Matt Gibbon • James Hanson • Richard Hardwick • Ross Haylett-Petty • Trevor Hosea • Isaac Aedo Kailea • Josh Kemeny • Rob Leota • Isi Naisarani • Tom Nowlan • Cameron Orr • Jeral Skelton • Lucio Sordoni • Jordan Uelese • Rhys van Nek • Michael Wells • Brad Wilkin
Backs	Lachie Anderson • Carter Gordon • Dane Haylett-Petty • Reece Hodge • Lewis Holland • Stacey Ili • Marika Koroibete • Frank Lomani • Campbell Magnay • Tom Pincus • Joe Powell • Theo Strang • Matt To'omua • James Tuttle • Glen Vaihu • Ilikena Vudogo • Young Tonumaipea • George Worth
Coach	David Wessels

Reds squad^[31]

Forwards	Richie Asiata • Angus Blyth • Matt Faessler • Feao Fotuaika • Ben Grant • Harry Hoopert • Alex Mafi • Fraser McReight • Josh Nasser • Zane Nonggorr • Brandon Paenga-Amosa • Lukhan Salakaia-Loto • Angus Scott-Young • Ryan Smith • Tuaina Taii Tualima • Taniela Tupou • Seru Uru • Sam Wallis • Harry Wilson • Liam Wright • Dane Zander
Backs	Jock Campbell • Hudson Creighton • Lawson Creighton • Filipo Daugunu • Ilaisa Droasese • Josh Flook • Mac Grealy • Bryce Hegarty • Isaac Henry • Tate McDermott • James O'Connor • Hunter Paisami • Jordan Petaia • Moses Sorovi • Hamish Stewart • Kalani Thomas • Suliasi Vunivalu
Coach	Brad Thorn

Waratahs squad^[32]

Forwards	Robbie Abel • Angus Bell • Darcy Breen • Sam Caird • Joe Cotton • Jack Dempsey • Max Douglas • Tetera Faulkner • George Francis • Charlie Gamble • Will Harris • Tom Horton • Harry Johnson-Holmes • Dave Porecki • Hugh Sinclair • Lachlan Swinton • Chris Talakai • Alefosio Tatola • Tiaan Tauakipulu • Carlo Tizzano • Jack Whetton • Jeremy Williams • Michael Wood • Sam Wykes
Backs	Ben Donaldson • Tane Edmed • Lalakai Foketi • Jake Gordon • Jack Grant • Will Harrison • Jack Maddocks • Tepai Moeroa • Mark Nawaqanitawase • Alex Newsome • Izaia Perese • James Ramm • Triston Reilly • Henry Robertson • Joey Walton
Coach	Jason Gilmore • Rob Penney • Chris Whitaker

Referees

The following referees were selected to officiate the 2021 Super Rugby AU season:^[33]

2021 Super Rugby AU referees

Nic Berry Graham Cooper Damon Murphy Amy Perrett Jordan Way