SA Rugby updates COVID-19 response measures
Scheduled Springbok alignment camps, Springbok Men’s and Women’s training camps and the SA Rugby Under-20 preparations have all been suspended until April 14.
SA Rugby on Monday suspended all national team training camps and business travel as part of a raft of measures in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Scheduled Springbok alignment camps, Springbok Men’s and Women’s training camps and the SA Rugby Under-20 preparations have all been suspended until April 14.
In addition, the SuperSport Rugby Challenge – scheduled to kick off on the weekend of April 24 and 25 has been postponed until further notice and the club level Gold Cup competition is being re-assessed with a view to postponement.
The Springboks’ Castle Lager Incoming Series Tests in July (against Scotland and Georgia), Youth Week tournaments and Currie Cup remain as scheduled but will be reviewed in April.
The latest updates come following the suspension of the Vodacom Super Rugby and Guinness PRO14 international club competitions; the postponement of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series event for women in Stellenbosch, and the cancellation of two Under-20 international events featuring the Junior Springboks.
Members of the Springbok Sevens team, which recently competed in events in Los Angeles and Vancouver, are being tested for the virus having come into contact with the Australian men’s sevens team, two of whom have tested positive for the virus.
Several members of the Under-20 squad – who had travelled individually from clubs in Europe – will also be tested.
The public is advised to call the coronavirus hotline on 0800 029 999 with any suspected cases of corona, or to report or obtain information relevant to the pandemic.
