Super Rugby 2020
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https://super.rugby/superrugby/news/super-rugby-adopts-air-quality-guidelines/
Super Rugby has released a guideline document to all stakeholders that outlines the decision-making process for dealing with matches that may be affected by poor air quality.Each match will have a specified Air Quality Assessment Panel that will be responsible for the monitoring of all the above-stated factors and will convene in the event it is deemed air quality has deteriorated or is likely to deteriorate. This Air Quality Assessment Panel will be made up of medical experts, match day operational staff, match officials and Super Rugby competition management. -
SUPER RUGBY ADOPTS AIR QUALITY GUIDELINES
Super Rugby has released a guideline document to all stakeholders that outlines the decision-making process for dealing with matches that may be affected by poor air quality. As a result of the ongoing bushfire crisis within Australia, and particularly the associated effects of bushfire smoke, Super Rugby has sought to create a robust guideline document that ensures the welfare of all participants at match venues that may at times be impacted. Following extensive work by Rugby Australia, World Rugby and the Australian Institute of Sport, Super Rugby has based its guidelines on the findings of these organisations and created a defined series of processes to be followed by match operations personnel to effectively deal with any air quality issues. SANZAR CEO, Andy Marinos said, “It has been an extraordinary summer in Australia to date and we deeply sympathise with all those individuals and communities who have been impacted by the bush fires. Naturally, the continued welfare of our players and indeed spectators is a priority for us should such incidents continue to affect the Australian landscape. It is therefore prudent of us to put in place these guidelines with our stakeholders.” The decision regarding satisfactory air quality is more than a simple scientific measure, but is rather a multi-faceted decision involving numerous factors which can include: * Real-time measurement of Particulate Matter (PM) levels at the match venue and regionally. * Monitoring of the Air Quality Index (AQI): * Monitoring of environmental factors at the match venue. * Monitoring of signs and symptoms in the athletes. * Weather forecasts. The environmental conditions in a region may be constantly changing but the guidelines provide appropriate actions for all scenarios. Bushfire smoke is difficult to forecast and conditions can also change quickly. The most effective decision may not be a simple measurement, but rather a decision based on information relating to all these above factors. Each match will have a specified Air Quality Assessment Panel that will be responsible for the monitoring of all the above-stated factors and will convene in the event it is deemed air quality has deteriorated or is likely to deteriorate. This Air Quality Assessment Panel will be made up of medical experts, match day operational staff, match officials and Super Rugby competition management. Ultimately, this policy seeks to provide a safe playing environment for all Super Rugby players and to ensure all participants can be satisfied that matches will only proceed when conditions are deemed satisfactory.@Stargazer OK so does that mean they will only cancel game or will they try to move them?
Trying to provide clarity and failing....
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@Crucial Yup I've just tweeted the two teams to ask what time they'll be announced but I'd expect one of them around midday and the other a couple of hours later
@DrivingMaul said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Crucial Yup I've just tweeted the two teams to ask what time they'll be announced but I'd expect one of them around midday and the other a couple of hours later
if they didn't reply "thursday" then their social media departments need firing
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@Yeetyaah yes, we know.
New rule, things only go in one thread. we don't need team lists in the Chiefs 2020 thread, and the Super Rugby thread, and the game thread
I'm looking at you Stargazer.
wait, taken care of. As you were
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@Yeetyaah yes, we know.
New rule, things only go in one thread. we don't need team lists in the Chiefs 2020 thread, and the Super Rugby thread, and the game thread
I'm looking at you Stargazer.
wait, taken care of. As you were
@mariner4life yeah nah I forgot the match threads are in a different place. Rookie mistake.
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@DrivingMaul said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Crucial Yup I've just tweeted the two teams to ask what time they'll be announced but I'd expect one of them around midday and the other a couple of hours later
if they didn't reply "thursday" then their social media departments need firing
@mariner4life They didn't reply at all.....
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There's going to be a big outcry about the new rules around tackling and there's been very little coverage of it. You can already see the train crash coming from a publicity point of view
@DrivingMaul said in Super Rugby 2020:
There's going to be a big outcry about the new rules around tackling and there's been very little coverage of it. You can already see the train crash coming from a publicity point of view
There are no new rules around tackling, only that players/coaches will be sent warnings around bad technique in the tackle so they are aware and can work on it. Unlike the U20s there will be no punitive measures if you get two warnings.
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@DrivingMaul said in Super Rugby 2020:
There's going to be a big outcry about the new rules around tackling and there's been very little coverage of it. You can already see the train crash coming from a publicity point of view
There are no new rules around tackling, only that players/coaches will be sent warnings around bad technique in the tackle so they are aware and can work on it. Unlike the U20s there will be no punitive measures if you get two warnings.
@Machpants The way I read it they get a match ban after 2 warnings...Oh well we'll see
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@Machpants The way I read it they get a match ban after 2 warnings...Oh well we'll see
@DrivingMaul said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Machpants The way I read it they get a match ban after 2 warnings...Oh well we'll see
https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2020/01/20/super-rugby-high-tackle-warnings-referees
No sanctions will be handed out under a new high tackle warning trial to be rolled out in Super Rugby this year, SANZAAR confirmed -
@DrivingMaul said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Machpants The way I read it they get a match ban after 2 warnings...Oh well we'll see
https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2020/01/20/super-rugby-high-tackle-warnings-referees
No sanctions will be handed out under a new high tackle warning trial to be rolled out in Super Rugby this year, SANZAAR confirmed@KiwiMurph Cool but does raise the question what's the point then...ah well the administrators have such a good record I'll trust them....
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@KiwiMurph Cool but does raise the question what's the point then...ah well the administrators have such a good record I'll trust them....
@DrivingMaul It's all in the article that I linked.
"SANZAAR is focusing on implementing a process that identifies high-risk upright tackles," the statement read. "The shadow trial will see SANZAAR looking at all tackles each round and identifying tackles in which the tackler is in an upright body position, and in the event it is deemed the tackler has shown poor technique in executing an upright tackle, a warning may be sent to the player and player's coach. "This process will be an educational process that will aim to educate players and coaches of high-risk behaviours by identifying poor tackle techniques and seeking to inform players of better choices they can make in the tackle zone. "This process will not impose any sanctions on players. This is not designed to penalise the player in any way but to hopefully shine a light on poor technique that has been shown to increase the risk of significant injury and attempt to affect behavioural change via education and identification." -
@DrivingMaul It's all in the article that I linked.
"SANZAAR is focusing on implementing a process that identifies high-risk upright tackles," the statement read. "The shadow trial will see SANZAAR looking at all tackles each round and identifying tackles in which the tackler is in an upright body position, and in the event it is deemed the tackler has shown poor technique in executing an upright tackle, a warning may be sent to the player and player's coach. "This process will be an educational process that will aim to educate players and coaches of high-risk behaviours by identifying poor tackle techniques and seeking to inform players of better choices they can make in the tackle zone. "This process will not impose any sanctions on players. This is not designed to penalise the player in any way but to hopefully shine a light on poor technique that has been shown to increase the risk of significant injury and attempt to affect behavioural change via education and identification."@KiwiMurph It's a bit like, coaches you don't know how to do your job so we are going to tell players that they don't know how to tackle.
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I wonder who else, other than DMac, is caught up in the restrictions despite not being an AB last year?
Karl T? If not why not?@Crucial said in Super Rugby 2020:
I wonder who else, other than DMac, is caught up in the restrictions despite not being an AB last year?
Karl T? If not why not?Per the Stuff article a few posts above.
The collective agreement allows for up to 33 players to be load managed, though the All Blacks coaches have identified just 31 - all those who attended the World Cup last year, plus some others who have some history with the national side
