SA Rugby gets green light for return to play

The government has approved the return-to-play conditions for professional rugby in the country amid the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing for domestic competition to start in the first two weeks of September.

“We are very grateful for the opportunity to move to the next phase of our return-to-play plans,” SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux said in a media release. SA’s Super Rugby and Pro14 teams have been inactive since March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With travel and quarantine regulations still in place, the teams have previously touted an eight-team local season to replace those competitions for sponsors and broadcasters.

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