Pro14 resumption plan for late August
Plans are being considered to resume a curtailed Pro14 season on 22 August following the coronavirus crisis.
Discussions are being held over the tournament’s future with games probably staged behind closed doors.
A Pro14 return is more testing than other domestic leagues because it covers five countries and international borders in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and South Africa.
A potential final date could be between 17 and 19 September.
A virtual board meeting was held last Wednesday. There are draft proposals to have two rounds of conference fixtures with sides playing teams from their own nation on the final two weekends in August.
In Scotland, Italy and South Africa that could involve the two sides in the Pro14 facing each other on consecutive weekends.
That would represent a condensed end to the conference system with eight rounds of matches currently remaining.
Pro14 organisers had previously said remaining games will be counted as scoreless draws if they cannot be played.
The Pro14 season was initially indefinitely suspended on 12 March with the 20 June final date at the Cardiff City Stadium later cancelled.Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Martyn Phillips says he expected a decision on whether the Pro14 2019-20 season would be finished in the next month.-BBC Sports
Dynamo Dresden, who play in the second tier of German Football, have put their entire squad and coaching staff into two-week isolation after two players tested positive for coronavirus.
The Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 are due to restart on Saturday, 16 May.
It is set to be the first European league to restart following the coronavirus shutdown.
“The fact is that we can neither train nor participate in a game in the next 14 days,” said Dynamo.
About 300 people, including players, staff and officials, will be in or around the stadiums during match days.
The league has been suspended since 13 March. Clubs returned to training in midApril, with players working in groups.
But on Saturday Dresden, who are bottom of Bundesliga 2, said they would be unable to fulfil the initial fixtures.
“In the past few weeks, we have made enormous efforts in terms of personnel and logistics in order to strictly implement all the prescribed medical and hygienic measures, “said Dynamo sports manager Ralf Minge .
“We are in contact with the responsible health authority and the DFL (German
”We are in contact with the responsible health authority and the DFL (German Football League) to coordinate all further steps.”Dresden were due to resume the season on 17 May at Hannover 96.
-BBC Sports