The 2020 season of Global Rapid Rugby ended after only one round of competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was not continued. The season was launched in February 2020 as the first full home and away Rapid Rugby tournament, following the shorter showcase series held the previous year.
It featured six teams from across the Asia-Pacific region competing for A$1 million in prize money. On 15 March 2020 the competition was suspended due to travel, quarantine and public health restrictions, before being cancelled on 7 April 2020.
Teams The following six teams were announced for the Rapid Rugby season in 2020:
Team City Stadium Capacity Head coach China LionsRotoruaTaupoAdelaideRotorua International StadiumOwen Delany ParkCoopers Stadium34,00020,00016,500Mike Rogers Fijian LatuiSuvaANZ Stadium Albert Park15,000 3,000 Senirusi SeruvakulaLautokaNausoriChurchill Park Ratu Cakobau Park9,500 8,000 Manuma SamoaApiaApia Park 12,000Brian Lima Malaysia Valke Kuala LumpurSubangBukit Jalil National StadiumStadium TUDM87,4116,000Rudy Joubert South China TigersHong KongHong Kong StadiumSiu Sai Wan Sports GroundAberdeen Sports Ground40,000 11,981 9,000 Craig Hammond Western ForcePerthHBF Park20,500Tim Sampson
Notes
Standings The top two teams in the standings after the completion of the regular season were scheduled to meet in a grand final match on 6 June to decide the championship title. A modified version of the rugby bonus points system was used.
One bonus point was awarded for each of the following in a game: a team scoring 4 or more tries; a winning team scoring at least 3 tries more than their opponent; a team defeated by a margin of five points or under.
Four points were awarded for a win and none for a loss. Two points were awarded to each team for a draw.
# Team 1 Western Force 1 1 0 0 +37 7 2 2 0 62 South China Tigers 1 1 0 0 +25 8 3 2 0 63 China Lions 1 1 0 0 +7 4 3 1 0 54 Fijian Latui 1 0 0 1 −7 3 4 0 0 05 Manuma Samoa 1 0 0 1 −25 3 8 0 0 06 Malaysia Valke 1 0 0 1 −37 2 7 0 0 0
Regular season The schedule was announced in February 2020.
Round 1
The remaining nine rounds of competition matches and the final were cancelled.
References
External links Rapid Rugby official website 2020 player transfers at asierugby.net