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       Spectators at Rugby Matches?
   DIR By: Domestos
       Date: August 19, 2020, 1:48 am
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       Spectators are to be allowed at football matches.
  HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53817206
       I don't know what the levels mean and what the equivalent is in
       Rugby.
       Are we going to see spectators at Rugby matches any time soon?
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       Re: Spectators at Rugby Matches?
   DIR By: DOK
       Date: August 19, 2020, 2:38 am
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       Ireland has just changed their rules from allowing up to 200
       spectators to a game to zero.
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       Re: Spectators at Rugby Matches?
   DIR By: Fearless Fred
       Date: August 19, 2020, 3:20 am
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       I would guess that rugby will follow the route that Football is
       going through in that Beeb article. It's easy to get social
       distancing at lower levels as there's far less people. A few
       hundred at a level 4 game who can spread around the touchlines
       is a completely different proposition to Championship or
       Premiership crowds.
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       Re: Spectators at Rugby Matches?
   DIR By: Salisbury Plain Drifter
       Date: August 19, 2020, 6:18 am
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       My local team Salisbury said they have heard nothing specific
       from the FA, but if the article is true then they are hopeful of
       possibly having fans in for a couple of pre-season matches.
       Social distancing shouldn't be an issue - ground holds 3500 but
       we rarely get over 800.
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       Re: Spectators at Rugby Matches?
   DIR By: MaidstoneQuin
       Date: August 19, 2020, 6:25 am
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       I’ll be surprised if we are back before the new year. With
       conference south not allowing spectators in October for
       football, it will a miracle if we get any crowds in as it’s
       currently not being considered.
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       Re: Spectators at Rugby Matches?
   DIR By: Jay
       Date: August 19, 2020, 5:21 pm
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       I'd be amazed if we got club rugby before January (Really hope
       I'm wrong). At which time crowds should hopefully be allowed
       back. It will be the social distance rules indoors that will
       hurt club rugby at the moment you're only allowed 30 people
       indoors. Before and after a game we have 3 times that at my
       local club. Hopefully by the time club rugby can be played then
       social distancing indoors will be relaxed a lot.
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       Re: Spectators at Rugby Matches?
   DIR By: Jay
       Date: August 19, 2020, 5:24 pm
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       As it applies to Quins. Then hopefully they can find a way to
       have fans at games the same as has been managed in Australia.
       Not full stadiums but socially distanced fans. Better than none
       at all. Maybe a third full. Made the games played at the SCG
       look like the ground was empty but that is a very big stadium.
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       Re: Spectators at Rugby Matches?
   DIR By: DOK
       Date: August 20, 2020, 2:49 am
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       I liked the suggestion of playing home games at the Big Stoop.
       We could definitely socially distance 15,000 people in there.
       But would it be so expensive as to not be worth it? On the other
       hand the RFU have got all these people with redundancy hanging
       over them, perhaps this is a way of keeping some of them
       working? I'd hope the club has at least considered/queried this.
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       Re: Spectators at Rugby Matches?
   DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
       Date: August 20, 2020, 3:57 am
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       --- Quote from: DOK link ---
       >
       > I liked the suggestion of playing home games at the Big Stoop.
       We could definitely socially distance 15,000 people in there.
       But would it be so expensive as to not be worth it? On the other
       hand the RFU have got all these people with redundancy hanging
       over them, perhaps this is a way of keeping some of them
       working? I'd hope the club has at least considered/queried this.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Is it not a CV19 Hospital at the Moment, or have I imagined
       that?
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       Re: Spectators at Rugby Matches?
   DIR By: DOK
       Date: August 20, 2020, 4:19 am
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       It was. I thought they'd shut those, because the RFU was going
       to do something for the last bank holiday (or was it this one).
       Maybe it's there waiting for C19-W2!
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