Premiership Rugby is hoping to restart the season in July but it would be wiser to wait until infection rates drop further
What comes first, your job or your health? It is a question many are asking as lockdown restrictions gradually start to ease with the aim of rekindling the economy, rugby players among them.
Premiership Rugby is hoping to resume its season in July, a date that will be considered on Thursday by the professional game board after the government’s approval of contact training taking place. If the sport does kick off, it will look markedly different with World Rugby rolling out a set of optional rule changes, limiting face-to-face contact to help minimise the risk of one player passing on Covid-19 to another.
Written by Paul Rees
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/may/28/rugby-union-players-must-have-the-final-say-on-when-it-is-safe-to-resume under the title “The Breakdown | Players must have the final say on when it is safe to resume”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
