Format The 2021 Netball Superleague season consisted of 11 teams;
Leeds Rhinos joined the league for the first time. The 2021 season used 12-minute quarters for player welfare reasons, reduced from the 15-minute quarters played in previous seasons. League-stage matches could end in a draw; previously,
extra time was used to determine a winner. On each match day a team could use a squad of 12 players. The fixture list consisted of 20 rounds, running from 12 February to 21 June. The semifinals were held on 26 June, and the grand final was on 27 June. All players had to take COVID-19 tests twice a week. and start times were scheduled two hours apart so that they could all be televised. The same number of fans were permitted for the play-off matches.
Teams Source:
Squads Each team was allowed to have 10 players, 9 of whom were covered by the sport's
salary cap. Teams could also register an additional five training players. Squads were only allowed 2 non-EU players, and these players were not allowed to play in the same third of the court simultaneously. The player signing window ran from 17 August to 30 October 2020. During the player signing window, Australians
Madi Browne and
Donnell Wallam signed for Leeds Rhinos, South African
Lefébre Rademan signed for London Pulse, and South African
Ine-Marí Venter signed for Saracens Mavericks. Jamaican
Malysha Kelly signed for Severn Stars, Jamaican
Gezelle Allison signed for Wasps, and Zimbabwe captain
Felisitus Kwangwa signed for Surrey Storm. At the domestic level, Leeds Rhinos signed English players
Jade Clarke from Wasps and
Vicki Oyesola from Loughborough Lightning.
Beth Cobden signed for Loughborough Lightning. ==Table==