2021 SuperLiga season

2021 CEC Bank SuperLiga
Countries Romania
Date24 April 2021 – 16 October 2021
ChampionsCSM Știința Baia Mare (8th title)
Runners-upCSA Steaua București
Matches played37
Tries scored285
(average 7.7 per match)
Top point scorerSouth Africa Jondre Williams (99 points)
Top try scorerSouth Africa De-An Ackermann (11 tries)
Official website
rugbyromania.ro

The 2021 SuperLiga (also known as the CEC Bank SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) is the 107th season of premier club rugby in Romania, and the 10th season of the competition under the name of the CEC Bank SuperLiga.[1] Starting with this edition, Gloria Buzău will no longer participate in the SuperLiga due to the dissolvation of the club last year.[2]

Teams

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality

Team Manager Captain Stadium Capacity
Dinamo București New Zealand Sosene Anesi Romania Alexandru Mitu Stadionul Florea Dumitrache 1,500
Steaua București Romania Dănuț Dumbravă Fiji Eseria Vueti Stadionul Ghencea II 2,000
Știința Baia Mare Romania Eugen Apjok Romania Marius Dănilă Arena Zimbrilor 2,300
Timișoara Rugby Romania Valentin Calafeteanu Romania Eugen Căpățână Stadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu 1,000
Tomitanii Constanța New Zealand Tuhakaraina Massey Tonga Cooper Vuna Stadionul Mihai Naca 1,000
Universitatea Cluj-Napoca Romania Cristian Săuan Romania Damian Dragoș Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu 1,000

Table

This is the regular season league table:

Key to colours
     Advances to semifinals
     Advances to play-off semifinals
Regular Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Bonus points Points
1 Steaua București 10 8 1 1 427 160 +267 7 41
2 Știința Baia Mare 10 8 0 2 379 196 +183 7 39
3 Dinamo București 10 6 0 4 392 251 +141 7 31
4 SCM Rugby Timișoara 10 5 1 4 289 196 +93 6 28
5 Universitatea Cluj 10 2 0 8 199 446 -247 1 9
6 Tomitanii Constanța 10 0 0 10 154 591 -437 1 1

Fixtures & Results

Round 1

24 April 2021
11:00 EET (UTC+2)
Steaua București38–36Dinamo București (LBP)
Stadionul Ghencea II
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu

Round 2

30 April 2021
11:00 EET (UTC+2)
Universitatea Cluj-Napoca30–52Dinamo București (TBP)
Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu
Referee: Robert Diaconescu
30 April 2021
11:00 EET (UTC+2)
Tomitanii Constanța6–46Steaua București (TBP)
Stadionul Mihai Naca
Referee: Mihai Văcaru
1 May 2021
11:00 EET (UTC+2)
Știința Baia Mare29–24Rugby Timișoara (LBP)
Arena Zimbrilor
Referee: Cristian Șerban

Round 3

8 May 2021
12:00 EET (UTC+2)
Rugby Timișoara (TBP)59–19Universitatea Cluj-Napoca
Stadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu
Referee: Mihai Văcaru
8 May 2021
12:00 EET (UTC+2)
Steaua București18–17Știința Baia Mare (LBP)
Stadionul Ghencea II
Referee: Robert Diaconescu
8 May 2021
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
Dinamo București (TBP)78–19Tomitanii Constanța
Stadionul Florea Dumitrache
Referee: Virgil Ghenea

Round 4

15 May 2021
12:00 EET (UTC+2)
Rugby Timișoara13–13Steaua București
Stadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu

Round 5

22 May 2021
11:00 EET (UTC+2)
Tomitanii Constanța17–80Știința Baia Mare (TBP)
Stadionul Mihai Naca
Referee: Robert Diaconescu
22 May 2021
12:00 EET (UTC+2)
Dinamo București31–28Rugby Timișoara (LBP)
Stadionul Florea Dumitrache
Referee: Cristian Şerban

Round 6

29 May 2021
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
Universitatea Cluj-Napoca14–46Știința Baia Mare (TBP)
Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu
Referee: Mihai Văcaru
30 May 2021
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Tomitanii Constanța12–82Rugby Timișoara (TBP)
Stadionul Mihai Naca
Referee: Viorel-Nicolae Bujoreanu

Round 7

5 June 2021
12:00 EET (UTC+2)
Rugby Timișoara28–25Știința Baia Mare (LBP)
Stadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu
5 June 2021
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
Steaua București (TBP)101–26Tomitanii Constanța
Stadionul Ghencea II
Referee: Virgil Ioniță

Round 8

12 June 2021
11:00 EET (UTC+2)
Tomitanii Constanța14–71Dinamo București (TBP)
Stadionul Mihai Naca
Referee: Robert Diaconescu

Round 1 (rescheduled match)

Round 8 (rescheduled match)

18 August 2021
11:00 EET (UTC+2)
Universitatea Cluj-Napoca10–33Rugby Timișoara (TBP)
Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu

Round 9

4 September 2021
11:00 EET (UTC+2)
Tomitanii Constanța (LBP)21–28Universitatea Cluj-Napoca
Stadionul Mihai Naca
Referee: Cristian Șerban
4 September 2021
12:00 EET (UTC+2)
Steaua București (TBP)29–10Rugby Timișoara
Stadionul Ghencea II
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu

Round 10

25 September 2021
11:00 EET (UTC+2)
Știința Baia Mare (TBP)55–12Tomitanii Constanța
Arena Zimbrilor
Referee: Mihai Văcaru
25 September 2021
12:00 EET (UTC+2)
Rugby Timișoara7–28Dinamo București (TBP)
Stadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu

Play-off semifinals

2 October 2021
12:00 EET (UTC+2)
Dinamo București63–17Tomitanii Constanța
Stadionul Florea Dumitrache
Referee: Radu Petrescu
3 October 2021
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
Rugby Timișoara66–0Universitatea Cluj-Napoca
Stadionul Gheorghe Rășcanu
Referee: Robert Diaconescu

Semifinals

8 October 2021
11:00 EET (UTC+2)
Știința Baia Mare32–15Dinamo București
Stadionul Lascăr Ghineţ
Referee: Radu Petrescu
8 October 2021
12:00 EET (UTC+2)
Steaua București22–18Rugby Timișoara
Stadionul Ghencea II
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu

5th Place final

16 October 2021
11:00 EET (UTC+2)
Universitatea Cluj-Napoca36–24Tomitanii Constanța
Report
Stadionul Iuliu Hațieganu
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mădălin Girbău

3rd Place final

16 October 2021
12:00 EET (UTC+2)
Dinamo București16–11Rugby Timișoara
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
Attendance: 0[3]
Referee: Robert Diaconescu

1st Place final

16 October 2021
17:30 EET (UTC+2)
Steaua București3–11Baia Mare
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
Attendance: 0[3]
Referee: Cristian Șerban

Leading scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

References

  1. ^ "It has been 10 years since the formation of the CEC Bank SuperLiga". 23 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Press release connected to SCM Gloria Buzău`s rugby section". 29 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Spectators". Romania Rugby. 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Players". Romania Rugby. 17 October 2021.