Sanzaar bows to NZ pressure over Rugby Championship schedule
Spending Christmas in quarantine does not appeal to New Zealand union
08 October 2020 - 15:33
Hosts Rugby Australia (RA) and organisers Sanzaar have revealed a revised schedule for the 2020 Rugby Championship after bowing to pressure from New Zealand Rugby (NZR), with the competition now to kick off a week earlier.
Australia’s clash with New Zealand that was scheduled for December 12 will be played on October 31 after NZR objected to the original date as it meant their players would have to spend Christmas in quarantine due to the country’s strict Covid-19 travel restrictions...
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