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EXPLAINED | When and how will rugby's return to training commence?
Jul 4, 2020
Sport24 understands that all 14 unions had been informed about a fortnight ago that their teams would tentatively need to steel themselves for a 6 July re-start date for non-contact training.
Currently, that won't happen.
All parties insist there is nothing sinister behind the delay, with the sports ministry last week "pleading for patience" from all federations awaiting approval as the department scrutinises protocol submissions.
As the clock continues to tick, what is the state of affairs and what happens when rugby gets the green light?
As things stand
SA Rugby has been one of the most proactive federations in setting up its framework for resumption, which does render the sport's continued "isolation" a bit surprising.
That protocol document though had to be hastily revised after Cricket South Africa's initial Solidarity Cup fiasco shed light on the issue of training and hosting of matches in Covid-19 hotspot areas, which requires additional clearance.
In a statement, SA Rugby noted that nine of the country's 14 unions are located in regions with upward infection trajectories, prompting it to seek "clarification".
It seems that has been received.
"We are imminently expecting the government's revert," a SA Rugby spokesperson confirmed to Sport24 .
More importantly, the federation expects there to be "very little lag" between government giving the green light and players commencing training.
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