Super Rugby 2020
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This probably isn't the place for this, but too lazy to look elsewhere for where to put it... (mods move if needed)
Does anyone think that if the risk of infection is high for pro rugby players, is it just as high for club players?
Any word or talk of club rugby, or any amateur sports for that matter being called off?Not trying to be funny here, it's a legit question....
@Gunner I think one of the issues is that a pro sports team is bigger than just the playing squad - and having a group that size, especially where there is contact as part of the sport/training/rehab etc, makes them a bigger vehicle for spreading stuff. Let alone any formal or informal fan contact, sponsor stuff, or other events.
I think non-pro sports environments are likely treated like gatherings, although you know that there will be much more physical contact during the sporting content within rugby/league/7s/9s than some other sports.
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This probably isn't the place for this, but too lazy to look elsewhere for where to put it... (mods move if needed)
Does anyone think that if the risk of infection is high for pro rugby players, is it just as high for club players?
Any word or talk of club rugby, or any amateur sports for that matter being called off?Not trying to be funny here, it's a legit question....
@Gunner I'm not sure the risk of infection for pro sports players (playing within NZ) is much higher than for the average Joe setting off to the office or school.
Now that the international travel drawbridge has been pulled up, I think we have to wait for a week or 10 days and see whether we've been lucky enough to keep it out of the general population. If we have, then I don't see why we can't return to a fair degree of normality.
If we haven't, well, we'll have to see what next.
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This probably isn't the place for this, but too lazy to look elsewhere for where to put it... (mods move if needed)
Does anyone think that if the risk of infection is high for pro rugby players, is it just as high for club players?
Any word or talk of club rugby, or any amateur sports for that matter being called off?Not trying to be funny here, it's a legit question....
@Gunner yea I mentioned above re upcoming winter sports.
When do seniors start, kids sports is mid to late April I think.
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The other complication is stadia. To find somewhere suitable and setup for live TV that doesn't require bums on seats to make it viable to hire.
It is pretty hard to see a way out of this season for comps already underway like Super.
Let the Blues fans have some kind of moral victory to bitch about for years and give everyone a break until stuff settles.
If Super Rugby is cancelled though, does that mean we could stack the Sevens team for the Olympics (if that goes ahead)?
I know it's a specialist game these days, but plenty of time to train up. BB, DMac, Reiko.... -
@Gunner yea I mentioned above re upcoming winter sports.
When do seniors start, kids sports is mid to late April I think.
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Gunner yea I mentioned above re upcoming winter sports.
When do seniors start, kids sports is mid to late April I think.
Just had an email from Northland Soccer (I'm the club Pres) with an announcement coming in the next 48 hours...
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The other complication is stadia. To find somewhere suitable and setup for live TV that doesn't require bums on seats to make it viable to hire.
It is pretty hard to see a way out of this season for comps already underway like Super.
Let the Blues fans have some kind of moral victory to bitch about for years and give everyone a break until stuff settles.
If Super Rugby is cancelled though, does that mean we could stack the Sevens team for the Olympics (if that goes ahead)?
I know it's a specialist game these days, but plenty of time to train up. BB, DMac, Reiko....@Crucial said in Super Rugby 2020:
The other complication is stadia. To find somewhere suitable and setup for live TV that doesn't require bums on seats to make it viable to hire.
It is pretty hard to see a way out of this season for comps already underway like Super.
Let the Blues fans have some kind of moral victory to bitch about for years and give everyone a break until stuff settles.
If Super Rugby is cancelled though, does that mean we could stack the Sevens team for the Olympics (if that goes ahead)?
I know it's a specialist game these days, but plenty of time to train up. BB, DMac, Reiko....Why would Blues fans bitch about a health crisis? Crusaders are topping the conference, not us, anyway.
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@Gunner yea I mentioned above re upcoming winter sports.
When do seniors start, kids sports is mid to late April I think.
@taniwharugby Premier & South Zone championship is due to start next Saturday 28 March...
Who knows what’ll happen.
@Machpants i will keep my eyes out for news on the football, I imagine if one code jumps, all the others will soon play follow the leader....
Interesting times.
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Gunner yea I mentioned above re upcoming winter sports.
When do seniors start, kids sports is mid to late April I think.
Just had an email from Northland Soccer (I'm the club Pres) with an announcement coming in the next 48 hours...
@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2020:
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Gunner yea I mentioned above re upcoming winter sports.
When do seniors start, kids sports is mid to late April I think.
Just had an email from Northland Soccer (I'm the club Pres) with an announcement coming in the next 48 hours...
My Sunday football league team were meant to play our first friendly game this coming weekend but that has been postponed a week. Not because of covid-19 but due to the condition of the fields. No problems with limiting crowd numbers though.
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@Crucial said in Super Rugby 2020:
The other complication is stadia. To find somewhere suitable and setup for live TV that doesn't require bums on seats to make it viable to hire.
It is pretty hard to see a way out of this season for comps already underway like Super.
Let the Blues fans have some kind of moral victory to bitch about for years and give everyone a break until stuff settles.
If Super Rugby is cancelled though, does that mean we could stack the Sevens team for the Olympics (if that goes ahead)?
I know it's a specialist game these days, but plenty of time to train up. BB, DMac, Reiko....Why would Blues fans bitch about a health crisis? Crusaders are topping the conference, not us, anyway.
@Kirwan Yeah weird comment haha. Everyone's in the same boat here.
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Nah were in for the long run, a major point of flattening the curve is to give time - straight from the CE of our DHB, this is a marathon, not a sprint, think months, not weeks
@Machpants Surely Aura will protect the AB's schedule?
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@Stargazer I can't go cold turkey!
@Tim It sucks for the Jaguares and the Sunwolves (if they return to Japan), but I really hope they (SANZAAR/NZR/ARU/SARU etc) come up with an alternative, like NZ, SA and Aussie derbies. Probably no finals or an overall winner at the end, but hopefully entertaining games. It will be without crowds, but at least there will be plenty of people watching the games on tv, which will also be good for the broadcasters and sponsors.
The Súper Liga Americana de Rugby has also been suspended, so the Jaguares and Ceibos can maybe play each other. Only one opponent, but it's better than nothing.
In Japan, all sports seem to have been cancelled, so if the Sunwolves return to Japan, it's all over. If they stay in Australia, maybe they can continue playing against the Aussie teams. Considering most players are foreigners, they may prefer going home though. It wouldn't surprise me at all, if some of the NZ Sunwolves players were on the same plane to NZ as the Crusaders, to beat the deadline on Sunday.
Of course, all of that will be over as soon as players get positive test results or show symptoms.
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Tim Hoping it won't last that long, then.
I can't see how it won't. Isolation requires two weeks and then you'd need to see a decline in new cases to the point health authorities were confident everyone running around hugging each other again wouldn't simply let it go again. Especially as we get deeper into the colder months.
I think I'll cancel my Kayo subscription for the foreseeable future.
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Tim Hoping it won't last that long, then.
I can't see how it won't. Isolation requires two weeks and then you'd need to see a decline in new cases to the point health authorities were confident everyone running around hugging each other again wouldn't simply let it go again. Especially as we get deeper into the colder months.
I think I'll cancel my Kayo subscription for the foreseeable future.
@antipodean Yeah, you're probably right. :disappointed_face:
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Tim Hoping it won't last that long, then.
I can't see how it won't. Isolation requires two weeks and then you'd need to see a decline in new cases to the point health authorities were confident everyone running around hugging each other again wouldn't simply let it go again. Especially as we get deeper into the colder months.
I think I'll cancel my Kayo subscription for the foreseeable future.
@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Tim Hoping it won't last that long, then.
I can't see how it won't. Isolation requires two weeks and then you'd need to see a decline in new cases to the point health authorities were confident everyone running around hugging each other again wouldn't simply let it go again. Especially as we get deeper into the colder months.
I think I'll cancel my Kayo subscription for the foreseeable future.
It is also dependent on other nations getting their shit together and containing the disease. Can't see that happening in 16 days
