{"id":9317,"date":"2020-03-20T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/cancellation-of-world-rugby-u20-champs-disappointing-but-necessary\/"},"modified":"2020-03-20T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T16:00:11","slug":"cancellation-of-world-rugby-u20-champs-disappointing-but-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=9317","title":{"rendered":"Cancellation of World Rugby U20 Champs disappointing but necessary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-7598\" style=\"margin: 0px 10px 5px 0px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/rugby.supersportschools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/JuniorSpringboks.jpg\" alt=\"JuniorSpringboks\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/JuniorSpringboks.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/JuniorSpringboks-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/JuniorSpringboks-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux said on Friday that while the cancellation of the World Rugby U20 Championship and the Junior Springboks\u2019 warm-up matches was disappointing, these steps were necessary to assist in countering the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">World Rugby \u2013 following consultation with Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR) \u2013 announced on Friday that the World Rugby U20 Championship, which was set to be hosted in Verona, Viadana, Calvisano and Parma from Sunday 28 June to Saturday 18 July, was called off with the wellbeing of the global rugby family at heart. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This followed an announcement by SA Rugby last week that an international series featuring the national Under-20 teams of Georgia and Argentina as well as the Junior Boks, which was set to take place in South Africa in April, has been cancelled as well as a planned tour by the team to the United Kingdom in May. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt is obviously very disappointing for Chean Roux, his players and the team management, but these drastic steps are vital to ensure the safety of the players, team management and match officials,\u201d said Roux.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cDesperate times call for desperate measures, and as world citizens it is important that we all take the necessary measures to try to contain this pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI would like to thank the players, coaches and management for all their hard work in the last few months, and encourage them to keep on putting in the hard yards albeit outside of a team set-up given the current need for social distancing.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Roux added: \u201cWe will continue to monitor the situation and start planning possible scenarios with the Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus and his department regarding the way forward for the Junior Springboks and the Under-19 High Performance squad for the rest of the season.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux said: \u201cYes, we are disappointed but everyone understands the situation and we\u2019ll do whatever is needed to play our part in curbing this pandemic. Working with the players over the last few months, I\u2019ve realised yet again what immense talent we have at our disposal at junior level, and I believe that many of these players have bright futures ahead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Issued by SA Rugby Communications<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;[powr-comments id=&#8221;07234b9f_1584719964064&#8243;]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux said on Friday that while the cancellation of the World Rugby U20 Championship and the Junior Springboks\u2019 warm-up matches was disappointing, these steps were necessary to assist in countering the COVID-19 pandemic. 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