Super Rugby 2020
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@KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
What's the over/under on number of days until this stance changes?
Less than two weeks IMO, my guess is next Wednesday.
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An ideal soultion to cut down on the inter-country transfer of the virus would be to have all teams assemble in one conutry, self quarantine them for two weeks and then play all the games in Wellington............................................
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@Higgins said in Super Rugby 2020:
An ideal soultion to cut down on the inter-country transfer of the virus would be to have all teams assemble in one conutry, self quarantine them for two weeks and then play all the games in Wellington............................................
A cruel and unusual punishment!
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
Tyrel Lomax wasn't the only player who was cited and suspended after last week's round:
The FPRC accepted a guilty plea from Santiago Socino of the Jaguares for contravening Law 9.12: Stamping or Trampling. The incident occurred in the 80th minute of the match between the Sharks and Jaguares at Jonsson Kings Park in Durban on 7 March 2020.
The FPRC of Adam Casselden SC (Chairman), Eroni Clarke and Stefan Terblanche deemed the act of foul play merited a mid-range entry point of 6 weeks due to the World Rugby instructions that dictate any incident of foul play involving contact with the head must start at a mid-range level. However, taking into account mitigating factors including the Player's clean judicial record and the fact the Player has pleaded guilty at the first available opportunity, the FPRC reduced the suspension to 3 weeks.
Socino has been suspended from all forms of the game for 3 weeks, up to and including Saturday 4 April 2020.
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Three weeks for stomping on an opponent's head, Marler gets 10 weeks for giving someone's todger a tickle.
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@antipodean Definitely seems to be a disparity in the penalty dished out compare to the potential physical injury each incident could cause.
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UPDATE: Australian Super Rugby matches will go ahead as planned this weekend but fans will be locked out from next week in response to the growing coronavirus crisis.The Reds will host the Bulls at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday, with thousands of fans expected, with the match the second leg of a double-header following the Sunwolves-Crusaders game - a clash already relocated from Japan due to the spread of coronavirus in that country. The Brumbies and Waratahs will also play on Sunday in Canberra, following the Brumbies-Reds Super W match, while the Waratahs women will take on RugbyWA in a Super W match at Sydney Uni on Saturday. But all Super Rugby and Super W matches beyond that will be played at closed venues, a decision agreed on during a teleconference between Rugby Australia, the Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA) and the Super Rugby clubs on Friday.The Japanese team play their three upcoming matches in Australia before a scheduled home game against the Reds on April 5. That Reds clash is widely expected to be relocated with travel to Japan and the ability to hold major events in the country restricted due to coronavirus. -
Super Rugby games will be effected now:
As of midnight Sunday, every person arriving will have to isolate themselves for 14 days, Ardern says. That means New Zealand will have the strongest restrictions in the Pacific Islands. Super Rugby, NRL and the A-League will also be severely effected by the PM's announcement.
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How can Super Rugby carry on? All visiting teams won’t be able to play obviously with the restrictions. Can’t really reschedule games either due to the nature of where teams are located.
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Best case scenario would be a two week break and then you finish Super Rugby with just the New Zealand teams playing each other. Maybe at the end of the season we could have a full round robin mitre 10 Cup?
I suppose it depends on the level of community transmission here. If we can keep it out from overseas, there is no reason domestic rugby can't continue at some point. If it gets into the community here then there is no way you can justify it.
This problem is likely to be another 18 months until there is a vaccine so could be a long time until is properly resolves.
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@Tim said in Super Rugby 2020:
@hydro11 There may not be a vaccine anytime in the near future.
Yeah 18 months is best case scenario. I think there isn't even a vaccine for SARS yet. There is a big chance that next year's Super Rugby season doesn't happen.
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@hydro11 said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Tim said in Super Rugby 2020:
@hydro11 There may not be a vaccine anytime in the near future.
Yeah 18 months is best case scenario. I think there isn't even a vaccine for SARS yet. There is a big chance that next year's Super Rugby season doesn't happen.
I don't know what their endgame will be. But I don't think its wait until a vaccine. More likely hope that each country can isolate enough to let it run it's course
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LOCKOUT: Coronavirus forces rugby behind closed doors next week but fans welcome at weekend
