The camp has involved 46 locally based players, but, with coronavirus cases still surging -- above 7000 daily -- in the country, the potential for warm-up games to be played appears some way off.It is not beyond the realms of possibility that the tournament would go ahead without the Pumas, given the spread of coronavirus within the country -- back-rower Javier Ortega Desio tested positive earlier this week -- and the fact that New Zealand, Australia and South Africa contested the Tri Nations for 16 years before Argentina joined SANZAAR. A Rugby Championship hub would involve players being away from their families and homes for the best part of two months, which is a fair lump of time given the emotional and mental toll the pandemic has taken on people all over the world. Many of the Springboks' Rugby World Cup stars have returned to action in Europe over the past fortnight, ensuring at least a portion of the players who would make up their squad for the Rugby Championship will have some rugby under their belts. After being shortened last year due to the World Cup, the Rugby Championship was set to return to being a full six-round tournament in 2020. It could be that the South Island is the preferred location while a Yes. Getting 12 Tests on television would go some way to mitigating the significant financial loss each union will feel in 2020, and give hope that brighter days might lie ahead of the game in the southern hemisphere in 2021.ESPN put a series of questions to the southern hemisphere rugby alliance and was told that the Rugby Championship was far from "black and white at present".
However, SANZAAR chief Andy Marinos has indicated the preference would be for Australia to stage the Rugby Championship on its eastern seaboard, bringing Brisbane and Sydney into the equation, if New Zealand were unable to host the tournament.Love Rugby? That would be a big call, but one that may be forced on SANZAAR should the Pumas feel underprepared for the Rugby Championship. Rugby Australia identified Perth as a hub destination early in the piece, and Western Australia continues to have low rates of coronavirus transmission. August 29, 2020 — 12.01am Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size Southeast Queensland or NSW could snatch the Rugby Championship from New Zealand as logistical challenges rear their head for the preferred hosts on the other side of the ditch. Enter a team or competition Search. There were no in-bound Tests in July -- a significant part of each union's bottom line -- while the loss of television revenue from a complete international wipeout in 2020 would be a further disaster. A Rugby Championship hub would involve players being away from their families and homes for the best part of two months, which is a fair lump of time given the emotional and mental toll the pandemic has taken on people all over the world. Up to 30,000 fans have been permitted at Optus Stadium for AFL matches, with an indication that capacity could be increased as the state hopes to secure the AFL Grand Final, meaning there would be scope for genuine crowds and atmosphere should Perth host the tournament.
That would be a big call, but one that may be forced on SANZAAR should the Pumas feel underprepared for the Rugby Championship. By the time the Rugby Championship is scheduled to conclude, the Rebels' Wallabies would have likely spent close to six months away from home.Each of the four SANZAAR nations is staring down a significant financial hole if the tournament fails to run as tentatively planned later this year. Given the majority of the country's second wave of cases have occurred in New Zealand's North Island, specifically in Auckland and the surrounding areas, New Zealand Rugby remains confident in its ability to stage the Rugby Championship hub. Up to 30,000 fans have been permitted at Optus Stadium for AFL matches, with an indication that capacity could be increased as the state hopes to secure the AFL Grand Final, meaning there would be scope for genuine crowds and atmosphere should Perth host the tournament. 5d Sam Bruce. Get live scores, news and videos South Africa has experienced the fifth most coronavirus cases in the world [613,017] but has seemingly reached its daily peak. Given their greater depth, and status as World Cup champions, the Springboks are less of a concern, providing they can get what coach Jacques Nienaber has confirmed would be an extended squad to New Zealand. Many of the Springboks' Rugby World Cup stars have returned to action in Europe over the past fortnight, ensuring at least a portion of the players who would make up their squad for the Rugby Championship will have some rugby under their belts.
... "To give everyone the best opportunity for the Rugby Championship to be delivered in full under COVID restrictions and … However, SANZAAR chief Andy Marinos has indicated the preference would be for Australia to stage the Rugby Championship on its eastern seaboard, bringing Brisbane and Sydney into the equation, if New Zealand were unable to host the tournament.Love Rugby? Tournament steward SANZAAR remains hopeful of staging all 12 games of the tournament, with the Wallabies, Springboks and Pumas all setting up camp in New Zealand.Not at this stage. Australian users can personalise their ESPN experience by downloading the App. World Rugby confirmed last month that there would be a Test window between Oct. 24 and Dec. 12, with six weeks set aside for the Rugby Championship between Nov. 7 and Dec. 12. Copyright © 2020 MediaWorks TV - All Rights Reserved "At this stage, we hope to have our first matches by early to mid-September and our plans on the structure of the planned competition will be announced in due course, as we have various options to consider," SA Rugby chief executive Jurie Roux said.Argentina, meanwhile, are a further step behind. Given their greater depth, and status as World Cup champions, the Springboks are less of a concern, providing they can get what coach Jacques Nienaber has confirmed would be an extended squad to New Zealand. World Rugby has approved a revised international calendar for 2020, with the Rugby Championship to be played in New Zealand from November 7 to December 12. World Rugby confirmed last month that there would be a Test window between Oct. 24 and Dec. 12, with six weeks set aside for the Rugby Championship between Nov. 7 and Dec. 12.