All Blacks Tests 2020
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World Rugby Executive Committee recommends 2020 temporary COVID-19 international calendar
The World Rugby Executive Committee has today recommended a revised temporary 2020 international calendar with the express objective of optimising recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic for the betterment of the global game at all levels.
Seeking to reconcile the interests of the international game, the professional club game and player welfare, temporary windows have been determined following extensive and productive consultation between World Rugby, international competitions, national unions, their professional club competitions and International Rugby Players.
Recognising the importance of a balanced and shared compromise among all stakeholders, a temporary international window between 24 October and 5 December has been recommended. In the north, this window will accommodate the postponed men's and women's Six Nations matches at the end of October, a rest weekend on 7 November and a programme of international matches involving the Six Nations and invited teams hosted in Europe from 14 November through to 5 December.
With COVID-19 restrictions continuing to impact international travel and borders across southern hemisphere unions, on an exceptional basis The Rugby Championship 2020 will be hosted in full in a single country over a reduced six-week period between 7 November and 12 December. Special measures will be implemented to deal with any government-required quarantine period prior to the start of the competition.
The rescheduling of the domestic, European and international calendars will accommodate the ability for the professional clubs to have access to their star southern hemisphere international players for the completion of the postponed and rescheduled 2019/20 seasons at a time in which they would have ordinarily been on international duty in August and September.
The recommendation to temporarily change the Regulation 9 windows will be tabled at a virtual meeting of the World Rugby Council on 30 July. Subject to approval, the full schedule of matches will be announced by the respective union and international competition owners in due course. The current Regulation 9 windows will return to normal after 13 December.
All parties remain committed to continued dialogue regarding long-term men’s and women’s calendar reform that harmonises the international and club environments for the betterment of all.
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@Tim a touring NZ A team was in the pipeline apparently before COVID. I heard a while back that a Pacific Island 'best of the rest of SRA' team was now being considered to play the ABs the week or couple of weeks after the North South game. That could evolve into a 3 way ABs, PI team, NZ Maoris series if international rugby is scuppered.
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@Nogusta Yep, the All Blacks XV (the current name of NZ A) had already one fixture scheduled: against Fiji, in Canada.
I'd rather see the ABs XV play the ABs and Maori ABs than a PI 'best of the rest SRA' team. The Maori ABs are already the Maori 'best of the rest' team. A third team should be inclusive and not limited to one ethnic group, unless they're planning to add a fourth, inclusive team.
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" this window will accommodate the postponed men's and women's Six Nations matches at the end of October, a rest weekend on 7 November and a programme of international matches involving the Six Nations and invited teams hosted in Europe from 14 November through to 5 December"
Yay Six Nations, sand then (basically) MOAR six Nations
Also no mention of tier 2 Nations, I guess they can go fuck themselves in the normal way of WR looking after rugby on this world.
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
Anyone else sick of all the rumours and desparate to hear some official announcements?
There won’t be any. Intra NZ is all you can hope for in 2020.
Anything else will have a red cancelled stamp
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Couldn't beat us at the RWC, too scared to defend their status.
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@sparky said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
NZR could offer the Boks some warm up games against NZ provincial sides.
Or the Wallabies.
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
Expect the Pumas to stay away, too. I think about all their first choice players have signed with European clubs, who won't release them, and their second and third stringers haven't played for ages.
Release window has been decided. It doesn't include quarantine. time tho, and I guess the clubs will do everything they can to fuck it up
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I said pages back on this thread. Should organize inbound 3 test tour by Wallabies with 3 midweek provincial matches. Revenue split it. Make it an old-school event/occasion.
Other , TRC, options are pie in sky this year, I'm afraid.
4 test series wont happen, probably, due to covid situation in Oz. Wont be crowds, anyway.
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The November Games between the All Blacks and Scotland & Wales are officially cancelled.
Not though the All Blacks game against England on November 7th. But I can't see the ABs wanting to fly to England to play a single international at Twickenham then fly home and a lengthy quarantine. Total ***king mess.
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With eight nations involved in the November tournament, with South Africa and Argentina badly affected by COVID and not wanting to play in 2020, where does that leave the ABs?
How many AB tests will there be in 2020 and involving how many different sides?
