Clubs can re-start non-contact training

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PREMIERSHIP and Championship clubs including Gloucester and Hartpury RFC have been given provisional authorisation to begin non-contact training amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Stage one protocols allow for individuals or small groups to train in the same facility, while adhering to social distancing rules at all times.

Clubs must ensure that all players and support staff complete an education module to make sure they are able to make a decision whether to train with all the available knowledge.

Clubs must appoint a Covid-19 manager and a Covid-19 medical lead, set out cleaning and hygiene standards, provide appropriate personal protective equipment and conduct daily screening, including temperature checks.

No timescale has been set for a return to contact training, or a return to play.

Meanwhile, the Premiership Rugby board has also given its unanimous support to adopt the 52 recommendations set out in Lord Myners’ review of the competition’s salary cap regulations.

Myners’ recommendations include stripping titles for serious offences, and greater accountability for clubs, players and their agents.