The 2020 Super W season was the third edition of the women's Super W competition in Australia. The playoff and final were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NSW Waratahs were dubbed champions after an undefeated season.[1]

2020 Super W
CountriesAustralia (5 teams)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsNSW Waratahs
2019 (Previous) (Next) 2021

Teams

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Team name Location
Brumbies Women Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
NSW Waratahs Women Sydney, New South Wales
Queensland Women Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne Rebels Women Melbourne Victoria
RugbyWA Women Perth, Western Australia

Regular season

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Standings

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2020 Super W – Regular season
# Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 NSW Waratahs 4 4 0 0 131 21 +110 19
2 Queensland 4 3 0 1 218 33 +185 15
3 Brumbies 4 2 0 2 74 97 −23 9
5 Melbourne Rebels 4 1 0 3 59 188 −129 6
4 RugbyWA 4 0 0 4 41 184 −143 2

Results

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Round 1

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14 February
Melbourne Rebels3 − 33NSW Waratahs Women
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15 February
Brumbies Women29 − 10Rugby WA Women
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Round 2

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22 February
Rugby WA Women5 − 80Queensland Reds
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22 February
Melbourne Rebels22 − 25Brumbies Women
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Round 3

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28 February
NSW Waratahs Women41 − 8Brumbies Women
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29 February
Queensland Reds104 − 3Melbourne Rebels
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Round 4

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7 March
Queensland Reds10 − 13NSW Waratahs Women
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8 March
Rugby WA26 − 31Melbourne Rebels
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Round 5

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14 March
NSW Waratahs Women44 − 0Rugby WA Women
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15 March
Brumbies Women12 − 24Queensland Reds
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Finals

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The NSW Waratahs Women were undefeated in the regular season. They were to host the Final in Sydney after the playoff between Queensland Reds Women and Brumbies Women. The Finals were postponed to late May, but Rugby Australia decided to formally conclude the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Decent, Tom (3 April 2020). "Waratahs crowned Super W champions as season called off". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. ^ Newman, Beth (3 April 2020). "UPDATE Super W: \"Mixed emotions\" for Waratahs after third-straight title". www.rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ Bertoldo, Lucie (3 April 2020). "Rugby Australia cancels Super W play-offs". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Buildcorp Super W finals cancelled seeing St.George Queensland Reds finish second". reds.rugby. 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2021.