(REUTERS) - The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is seeking clarity on whether the physical distancing rule can be reduced from two metres to one so they can admit 40,000 fans into Twickenham Stadium for the November internationals, chief executive Bill Sweeney said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
- The Rugby Football Union is seeking clarity on whether the physical distancing rule can be reduced from two metres to one so they can admit 40,000 fans into Twickenham Stadium for the November internationals, chief executive Bill Sweeney said.
However, the RFU believes fans will be allowed to attend matches by November. England are scheduled to host New Zealand's All Blacks, Argentina, Tonga and Australia in November at Twickenham Stadium, which has a capacity of 82,000. "If you use two metres in an 80,000-seat stadium and factor in traffic flow, such as someone wanting to use the toilet without going past someone and touching them, it reduces your capacity to between 9,000 and 9,500.
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