Super Rugby 2020
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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.
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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. -
@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.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
CindyAunty CindyJacinda https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12330413 -
@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.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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@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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@hydro11 said in Super Rugby 2020:
@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.
You don't know that anywhere, at a restaurant or a shopping mall or a playground!
And yes, people would need to exit and enter 2m apart . So what? Hardly an issue at a stadium designed to cater for 2-3x the capacity.
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@voodoo said in Super Rugby 2020:
@hydro11 said in Super Rugby 2020:
@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.
You don't know that anywhere, at a restaurant or a shopping mall or a playground!
And yes, people would need to exit and enter 2m apart . So what? Hardly an issue at a stadium designed to cater for 2-3x the capacity.
Have you ever been to a playground with 5000 people? Better to be safer than sorry. Any mistakes and we are back to level 3 or 4.
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@hydro11 said in Super Rugby 2020:
@voodoo said in Super Rugby 2020:
@hydro11 said in Super Rugby 2020:
@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.
You don't know that anywhere, at a restaurant or a shopping mall or a playground!
And yes, people would need to exit and enter 2m apart . So what? Hardly an issue at a stadium designed to cater for 2-3x the capacity.
Have you ever been to a playground with 5000 people? Better to be safer than sorry. Any mistakes and we are back to level 3 or 4.
I have not, though I've also never been to a playground the size of a rugby stadium...
Look I don't particularly care if they let crowds in personally, I'm unlikely to be going myself given where I'll be located.
But I dislike it being ruled out because it's a lot of people and "better safe than sorry". How about some proper analysis? Like let's assume it takes 45mins to let people in, we can sell very 3rd seat to maintain spacing other than existing clusters booked togethrr, leave every 2nd row empty, we can maybe operate at 60% catering (or maybe that's even zero and we let families take their own stuff in for the time being). Perhaps anyone going has to agree to show ID and agree they can be contacted afterwards if necessary.
Maybe after all that analysis we realise a 30k stadium can only hold 500, maybe its 5000, or maybe its actually zero.
But let's do the bloody work to find out.
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@voodoo said in Super Rugby 2020:
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
Just open the stadium back up. Have a few changes like
-Infrared temperature reading for anyone entering the stadium
-Maybe no food sales. Let people bring their own food
-Advice the vulnerable to stay at home. And anyone not feeling good
-Full refund for people who wake up not feeling good
-Advice wearing a mask but don't make it compulsoryThis flu or whatever it is doesn't seem too bad. No worse than others where the economy and life wasn't closed down
Life is about risks. Protect the vulnerable and sick but let the rest get on with life
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Who out of you lot is volunteering to record all the details of the attendees at these rugby games?
The crowd limitations will be due to the problems associated with contact tracing a large number of people, and that appears to be fairly standard around the world for mass gatherings.
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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.
Level 0? Or is that just normal? Or is L1 normal?
I mean we did go from pretty much normal to L3 to 4 in 5 days
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Aaron Cruden sets the record straight: what went wrong in France and why he returned to New Zealand
Exclusive: After two years in France, Aaron Cruden may the decision to return home to represent the Chiefs side that he won two successive Super Rugby championships for in 2012 and 2013. What prompted the former All Black's move back home?
