PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESThe Highlanders will open their Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign next year with a game against the defending champions. The draw was released last night and the Highlanders are set to start the competition at Forsyth Barr Stadium against the Crusaders on February 26, the first game of the competition. The Highlanders will play six of their eight games in the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition on a Friday night. If a transtasman series takes place, it is likely to follow a couple of weeks after the end of Super Rugby Aotearoa. HighlandersDrawv Crusaders, Friday, Feb 26, Forsyth Barr Stadiumv Chiefs, Friday, Mar 5, Hamiltonv Blues, Sunday, March 14, AucklandByev Hurricanes, Friday, March 26, Forsyth Barr Stadiumv Crusaders, Friday, April 2, Christchurchv Chiefs, Saturday, April 10, Forsyth Barr Stadiumv Blues, Friday, April 16, Forsyth Barr StadiumByev Hurricanes, Friday, April 30, Wellington

Source: Otago Daily Times November 10, 2020 15:33 UTC