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Rosko Specman of the Bulls celebrates with team mate Franco Naude after scoring a try during the round seven Super Rugby match between the Reds and the Bulls on March 14, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia.
Pote Human and his troops only fulfilled one of their four Super Rugby fixtures on tour this weekend before governing body Sanzaar announced an indefinite suspension of this year’s tournament.Super Rugby season suspended as corona-directive bites “The welfare and safety of our players and the public is our first priority and we will abide with the relative governing bodies and authorities,” the franchise said in a statement on Sunday.
“Player welfare and safety is the main priority for us as well. Obviously, it is sad for the competition, but it is also good for people to be home and to be safe.”But the ever frank and sometimes controversial John Dobson, head coach of the Stormers, believes authorities need to urgently discuss how the suspension is going to affect the economic viability of Super Rugby, a product already under pressure due to falling viewership numbers.
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