Social distancing could cost British rugby £12m
Rugby Football Union chief pushes for smaller social distancing space to increase capacity at stadiums
07 June 2020 - 16:42
London — The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has urged the British government to relax its rules on social distancing, calculating such a move will be worth £12m to England’s governing body if crowds are allowed back into Twickenham for the November internationals.
Britain is insisting on a 2m gap in public as one of a set of measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But RFU CEO Bill Sweeney said opting for a 1m space instead would have a dramatic effect on the numbers allowed into Twickenham, a ground with an 80,000 capacity...
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