The country’s five Super Rugby teams will play each other in a 10-week domestic competition
Wellington — New Zealand’s five Super Rugby teams will play each other in a 10-week domestic competition from June 13, bringing comfort to “Kiwis doing it tough” and inspiring a sports world brought to a standstill by the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It’s obviously fantastic news for the game right across the country,” the CEO of NZR, Mark Robinson, told reporters in a video call on Monday. “It’s been a challenging time right around the country, so if this acts in any way to provide leadership and hope and some inspiration to Kiwis that are doing it tough, it will be fantastic.
Players will be checked daily for symptoms and asked to be even stricter on themselves than the country’s level 2 alert regime that permits people to travel, eat at cafes and go to cinemas from Thursday. Super Rugby was suspended in March after seven rounds and may not resume in 2020 due to travel curbs and border controls.
Defending Super Rugby champions the Crusaders will have a bye in the first week. Players will have a month to get fit for the hastily arranged tournament, with Robinson not even sure if it would have a winner’s trophy.
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