All Blacks Tests 2020
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Don't half of both squads have covid anyway?
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
It is going to be the same for the Boks and Pumas so I wouldn't be surprised if some of their players to say "thanks, but no thanks" to the RC. There were stories out of SA a month or so back that player welfare would be an important consideration when the tournament was to be based in NZ.
I think that's this story:
Anyway, the current rumour is that Kolisi won't travel and that the Boks are considering sending a very green squad. -
The All Blacks are heading to the Bay of Plenty town of Whakatāne next week as preparations get underway in earnest for the home Bledisloe Cup Tests and Investec Rugby Championship. The squad will be based in the town from Monday to Wednesday next week - and rugby fans are invited to get up and close with the team at a public training session on Tuesday 22 September. The public event will be held at 9.45AM at Rugby Park Whakatāne and will be dependent on Whakatāne being at Alert Level 1. All Blacks Captain Sam Cane, who hails from the Bay of Plenty, said: “We're all looking forward to coming to Whakatāne to begin our prep for the Test season and, being from the Bay, I know there'll be a lot of support so it'll be cool to catch up with everyone.” Whakatāne District Mayor Judy Turner said: “This is such exciting news for the people of the Whakatāne District. The All Blacks are such a huge inspiration to us all for so many reasons. After the double blow of the Whakaari eruption and Covid-19 this is just the injection of energy that we need. We can’t wait to show them our manaakitanga and host them in our rohe.” The All Blacks will also hold a camp in Hamilton the following week before assembling on Monday 5 October in Wellington to prepare for the first Bledisloe Cup Test on Sunday 11 October. The All Blacks play the second Test against the Wallabies at Eden Park on Sunday 18 October.https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-to-head-to-whakatane/
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
I haven't read much about the SA squad, but it was rife amongst the Argies. SA doesn't start playing until next weekend.
Wouldn't that be a good thing then? They'd be unlikely to get it again and spread it?
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@Bones said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
I haven't read much about the SA squad, but it was rife amongst the Argies. SA doesn't start playing until next weekend.
Wouldn't that be a good thing then? They'd be unlikely to get it again and spread it?
That would depend on how the infected players got covid. If it was via community transmission then other members of the squad could also get it at any time. I am sure both squads would need to be tested before departure and on arrival to avoid an outbreak.
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@Bones said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
I haven't read much about the SA squad, but it was rife amongst the Argies. SA doesn't start playing until next weekend.
Wouldn't that be a good thing then? They'd be unlikely to get it again and spread it?
Sorta. The tail of the virus can mean postive tests later, even if not contagious. That could be a real fucker - team canned for no real reason. Like that Japanese guy, almost certainly infected in first lockdown period, tested positive on arrival in Japan months later
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@Bones makes it tough to plan for that, I assume they'd sell it out in a few days (Auckland or Dunedin) but must be tough planning for both venues, more so EP, which you'd expect will be a sell out, but are people going to pay now after the last time EP was sold out?
Can they even sell right now for EP?
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This was mentioned in the Stuff article:
Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reported the Wallabies would assemble in Sydney this week then fly to New Zealand next week, setting up in Christchurch, where the Government has assigned them hotel quarantine and training hubs for 14 days. They will look to then set up a base in Queenstown before they fly in and out of Wellington and Auckland – if confirmed – for the games on October 11 and 18. -
@mariner4life said in All Blacks Tests 2020:
this is a pipedream surely.
considering the bullshit with moving between states at the moment, surely bringing overseas football teams and granting them movement would be political suicide.
Feds i guess can claim they are doing their bit to restore normalcy, and it's the States' fault.
If the ABs are allowed in to Qld, and people can't see their dying dad, i would imagine public sentiment would move pretty sharply
Agree wholeheartedly with this. Even now, I'm unsure of the conditions being imposed on the All Blacks but they can travel to Qld when others can't and I'm assuming it's much less significant than a two week full quarantine. Meanwhile, my in-laws can't get to the GC to see their son, grandchildren, best friends and stay in their newly built home.
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@shark cant you cross the border if your residence is in Qld? . Just have to quarantine.
All squads will do two weeks quarantine in a 'bubble' - the same thing the AFL and NRL have been doing.
The border is likely to be open by the time the RC kicks off.
As for public sentiment? They lost that months ago.
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Yes cross state border travel is already happening in other sports
I found the below
Travel is one of the trickiest issues, with journey between New South Wales and Queensland the greatest concern. For interstate matches, those in the bubbles fly in and out on match days and generally don't have any contact with the public on those days. Venues typically have designated clean zones and venue zones. A clean zone is sanitised and locked down ahead of matches and is only open to squad members in the bubble and a few other essential staff. Everyone entering the clean zone is temperature-tested and will be refused entry if a temperature above a nominated level is recorded.
Queensland has become the nation's sporting hub — is that really safe?
If you're thinking all the sporting teams now based in Queensland are living by a different set of rules to the rest of us, you'd be right — but's that's not a bad thing.
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Sanzaar and Rugby Australia are set to make an announcement regarding the draw for the Rugby Championship at 11 o'clock this morning (NZT) in Sydney.
Rugby Championship draw to be revealed this morning?
Sanzaar are set to make an announcement regarding the draw for the Rugby Championship at 11 o'clock this morning in Sydney.
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