Super Rugby falls through cracks as COVID-19 shifts landscape


  • Rugby
  • Thursday, 23 Jul 2020

FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's Canterbury Crusaders Dan Carter reacts during the Super rugby final against Australia's Quensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane July 9, 2011. REUTERS/Jason O'Brien

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Super Rugby was no picture of health before it was floored by COVID-19 in March but the pandemic has all but crushed the competition's hopes of a quick recovery in 2021.

The tournament spanning the Antipodes to the Americas may be revived if the new coronavirus abates and travel curbs ease but it is unlikely to return in any recognisable form next year.

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