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Coronavirus: Australia could host Rugby Championship hub
With travel restrictions in place around the world, Australia could be a hub for the Rugby Championship.
The Rugby Championship could be played in a hub in Australia due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Rugby Australia (RA) interim chief executive Rob Clarke.
With travel restrictions in place around the world due to COVID-19, a new format could be needed if Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina are to play the annual tournament.
The possibility of all teams relocating to Australia, which has more than 7,100 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 102 deaths, is an option.
Clarke, named RA interim CEO earlier this month, said Australia could host every team later in the year.
“We can do it in the October-November timeframe,” he told The Daily Telegraph.
“If we can fly international teams into a hub like Australia that sits in the middle of our territories, and put together a competition structure that might well be more towards a Rugby World Cup-type structure where there might be midweek games and weekend games, try to condense it as much as possible, we’re looking at that as a potential solution.”
South Africa won the Rugby Championship last year, ending the All Blacks’ run of three straight.
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