Training for professional contact sports will resume under level three lockdown protocols commenced as of Monday, 1 June. While training and playing for non-contact professional sports will resume.
Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa said, “All sporting codes will be expected back at training. Our athletes have not been in training and we do not want to have them out of shape forever. The process of training will ensue for both contact and non-contact sport. We have a very good relationship with the sports bodies. We had a meeting with the president of SAFA and doctors from SAFA and the PSL and they were very elaborate on their plans, which incorporate FIFA guidelines. In terms of rugby, doctors from the sporting fraternity after a lot of consultation with epidemiologists and various personnel from a scientific perspective and what it means for a return to play, they clearly outlined some of the core issues that they have.”
All sport will take place behind closed doors.
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