Target date set for return of rugby in SA
Cheetahs and Southern Kings to play in Pro14 on August 22, subject to government and SA Rugby ratification.
The return of competitive rugby in SA has a target date.
The Pro14 has set its resumption target date for August 22 across all five of its competing territories. The Cheetahs and Southern Kings are due for combat that weekend.
The date is subject to government and SA Rugby ratification.
“That’s the way I understand it, but this is very exciting‚” enthused Robbi Kempson‚ Southern Kings high-performance director.
“The governments in the UK‚ Ireland‚ Italy and here have different protocols and requirements‚ so we’ll have to wait and see but at least we have a target date‚” said Kempson.
The sides will be involved in derby matches earmarked for the two competing Pro14 teams in Italy‚ Scotland and SA. The two teams from each territory play back-to-back fixtures‚ while the derby fixtures for the teams in Ireland and Wales have yet to be confirmed and will be announced in line with kickoff times and broadcast selections.
The target date was agreed at the Pro14 board meeting last week based upon the information now available from each jurisdiction in which the competition is played.
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