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    @Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:

    Colin Slade is off-contract and French sources suggest he'll be playing for the Hurricanes next season

    Interesting, how old is Slade these days?

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    @Canes4life He's 32. Maybe as a replacement for James Marshall? Certainly an upgrade.

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    @KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby 2020:

    @Stargazer Sumo has mentioned Dixon, Hemopo and Squire for the Highlanders.

    Back to the bench for Frizell then...

    And then back into the All Black 6 jersey

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    @Tim said in Super Rugby 2020:

    Will be interesting to see if Pari Pari Parkinson is still the softest player in New Zealand.

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    That French rumour about Colin Slade isn't true @Canes4life.

    He just posted on instagram that he'll play for the Mitsubishi Dynaboars next Top League season.

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    @Stargazer Just when I got excited about the prospect of getting rid of Marshall...

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    Financially, a comp in closed stadiums helps sponsors financially because they're getting exposure. The franchises, who depend on gate-takings for their main income, don't benefit much financially from this comp until the crowds are allowed back into the stadiums.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300007728/hurricanes-blues-rapt-that-super-rugby-is-back-still-hopeful-of-opening-doors-to-fans

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    Rugby Australia boss Rob Clarke confirmed Australian teams were still working towards a July 4 kick-off for a five-team competition including the Western Force.
    

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/121448458/wallabies-all-blacks-captains-host-historic-conference-call-as-super-rugby-restarts-loom

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    @KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby 2020:

    Rugby Australia boss Rob Clarke confirmed Australian teams were still working towards a July 4 kick-off for a five-team competition including the Western Force.
    

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/121448458/wallabies-all-blacks-captains-host-historic-conference-call-as-super-rugby-restarts-loom

    Australia needs New Zealand to rescue it this year. There's no way South Africa or Argentina could be involved and RA will get bugger all cash from Fox for a glorified NRC.

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    I can't see any Blues fans attending games this year in support of Cindy Aunty Cindy Jacinda https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12330413

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    @antipodean said in Super Rugby 2020:

    @KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby 2020:

    Rugby Australia boss Rob Clarke confirmed Australian teams were still working towards a July 4 kick-off for a five-team competition including the Western Force.
    

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/121448458/wallabies-all-blacks-captains-host-historic-conference-call-as-super-rugby-restarts-loom

    Australia needs New Zealand to rescue it this year. There's no way South Africa or Argentina could be involved and RA will get bugger all cash from Fox for a glorified NRC.

    Yeah they're definitely gonna miss out on a few friendlies this year.

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    @Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:

    Financially, a comp in closed stadiums helps sponsors financially because they're getting exposure. The franchises, who depend on gate-takings for their main income, don't benefit much financially from this comp until the crowds are allowed back into the stadiums.

    Not to mention season membership holders like myself who have already paid for games we won't be able to attend in person.

    An email yesterday says we should get an update next week.

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    @Toddy I read that article yesterday. FFS, a few folk outraged on twitter shouldn't make a story. I thought it was cheeky but not without humour.

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    @nzzp said in Super Rugby 2020:

    @Toddy I read that article yesterday. FFS, a few folk outraged on twitter shouldn't make a story. I thought it was cheeky but not without humour.

    Oh sorry I didn't know you were a trained epidemiologist!

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    @Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

    @nzzp said in Super Rugby 2020:

    @Toddy I read that article yesterday. FFS, a few folk outraged on twitter shouldn't make a story. I thought it was cheeky but not without humour.

    Oh sorry I didn't know you were a trained epidemiologist!

    well played sir, well played.

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    She is so precious its crazy, and that was a terrible outburst from her.

    Back on stadia, I don't see they can't they have fans back in. Limited capacity to half, enforce distancing at turnstiles , food queues etc.

    5,000 people at a stadium that used to hold 12k is no more chance of being a cluster than 100ppl inside a restaurant

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    @voodoo said in Super Rugby 2020:

    5,000 people at a stadium that used to hold 12k is no more chance of being a cluster than 100ppl inside a restaurant

    The issue is contact tracing and capacity I think. If there is an outbreak, it's bloody hard, and hard to keep people segregated.

    I can't see decent crowds until we get to L1 or maybe lower.

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    @nzzp said in Super Rugby 2020:

    @voodoo said in Super Rugby 2020:

    5,000 people at a stadium that used to hold 12k is no more chance of being a cluster than 100ppl inside a restaurant

    The issue is contact tracing and capacity I think. If there is an outbreak, it's bloody hard, and hard to keep people segregated.

    I can't see decent crowds until we get to L1 or maybe lower.

    I just don't see the risk-based analysis that supports this. You're not going to get an outbreak of 5,000, some people wouldn't come within 500m of others. Any "outbreak" would only spread amongst those in proximity, why would this be harder to contact trace than 100 people at a cafe or restaurant or shopping mall?

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    @voodoo said in Super Rugby 2020:

    @nzzp said in Super Rugby 2020:

    @voodoo said in Super Rugby 2020:

    5,000 people at a stadium that used to hold 12k is no more chance of being a cluster than 100ppl inside a restaurant

    The issue is contact tracing and capacity I think. If there is an outbreak, it's bloody hard, and hard to keep people segregated.

    I can't see decent crowds until we get to L1 or maybe lower.

    I just don't see the risk-based analysis that supports this. You're not going to get an outbreak of 5,000, some people wouldn't come within 500m of others. Any "outbreak" would only spread amongst those in proximity, why would this be harder to contact trace than 100 people at a cafe or restaurant or shopping mall?

    Because you don't know who went to the toilets one after another, or who was hanging out in the concourse. Then you have crowd management. People would have to leave the stadium one by one.

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