Super Rugby 2020
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I love the idea of a replacement mitre 10 esque comp to fill the gap, but it's also going to get scuppered if/when we start to get community transmission. If one player is positive it would be almost impossible for every other player not to get it too.
Maybe super touch rugby?
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This probably isn't the place for this, but too lazy to look elsewhere for where to put it... (mods move if needed)
Does anyone think that if the risk of infection is high for pro rugby players, is it just as high for club players?
Any word or talk of club rugby, or any amateur sports for that matter being called off?Not trying to be funny here, it's a legit question....
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@Gunner I think one of the issues is that a pro sports team is bigger than just the playing squad - and having a group that size, especially where there is contact as part of the sport/training/rehab etc, makes them a bigger vehicle for spreading stuff. Let alone any formal or informal fan contact, sponsor stuff, or other events.
I think non-pro sports environments are likely treated like gatherings, although you know that there will be much more physical contact during the sporting content within rugby/league/7s/9s than some other sports.
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@Gunner I'm not sure the risk of infection for pro sports players (playing within NZ) is much higher than for the average Joe setting off to the office or school.
Now that the international travel drawbridge has been pulled up, I think we have to wait for a week or 10 days and see whether we've been lucky enough to keep it out of the general population. If we have, then I don't see why we can't return to a fair degree of normality.
If we haven't, well, we'll have to see what next.
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The other complication is stadia. To find somewhere suitable and setup for live TV that doesn't require bums on seats to make it viable to hire.
It is pretty hard to see a way out of this season for comps already underway like Super.
Let the Blues fans have some kind of moral victory to bitch about for years and give everyone a break until stuff settles.
If Super Rugby is cancelled though, does that mean we could stack the Sevens team for the Olympics (if that goes ahead)?
I know it's a specialist game these days, but plenty of time to train up. BB, DMac, Reiko.... -
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Gunner yea I mentioned above re upcoming winter sports.
When do seniors start, kids sports is mid to late April I think.
Just had an email from Northland Soccer (I'm the club Pres) with an announcement coming in the next 48 hours...
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@Crucial said in Super Rugby 2020:
The other complication is stadia. To find somewhere suitable and setup for live TV that doesn't require bums on seats to make it viable to hire.
It is pretty hard to see a way out of this season for comps already underway like Super.
Let the Blues fans have some kind of moral victory to bitch about for years and give everyone a break until stuff settles.
If Super Rugby is cancelled though, does that mean we could stack the Sevens team for the Olympics (if that goes ahead)?
I know it's a specialist game these days, but plenty of time to train up. BB, DMac, Reiko....Why would Blues fans bitch about a health crisis? Crusaders are topping the conference, not us, anyway.
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@taniwharugby Premier & South Zone championship is due to start next Saturday 28 March...
Who knows what’ll happen.
@Machpants i will keep my eyes out for news on the football, I imagine if one code jumps, all the others will soon play follow the leader....
Interesting times.
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@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2020:
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Gunner yea I mentioned above re upcoming winter sports.
When do seniors start, kids sports is mid to late April I think.
Just had an email from Northland Soccer (I'm the club Pres) with an announcement coming in the next 48 hours...
My Sunday football league team were meant to play our first friendly game this coming weekend but that has been postponed a week. Not because of covid-19 but due to the condition of the fields. No problems with limiting crowd numbers though.
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