Boks vs Wallabies live stream Buried in the 683 words of a statement issued by South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina Rugby (Sanzaar) on Thursday announcing the 12-match 2020 Rugby Championship schedule was one line that probably said most about the situation.
“South Africa’s participation remains to be confirmed as the decision is dependent on several factors outside the control of Sanzaar.”
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the 2019 Rugby Championship and World Cup winners have almost run out of time to fly to Australia for the competition. How to Watch Boks vs AUS Rugby game
The government only gazetted new Level 1 travel regulations on 7 October. The Boks are now allowed to travel to countries with a moderate Covid-19 threat. Australia is low risk.
But the Boks face the problem of pulling together a squad in time to have any meaningful preparation, especially under quarantine conditions.
“Besides the current regulation, other factors we have to deal with would be around the isolation period that we have to go into when we get to Australia,” Bok coach Jacques Nienaber said recently. AUS v SA Rugby live streaming
“We have been on calls weekly. The isolation period is not going to be as strict as in New Zealand, but the details around it, like what recovery facilities and what modalities we can use, haven’t been spelled out yet. We are waiting for Australia’s government to give us guidelines in terms of what we can do when we actually get there.
“The last thing is about the availability of our overseas-based players. Currently, World Rugby’s Regulation 9 allows us to call up players in the window. But there has been a big pushback from the English clubs. That would be problematic for us as we would get those players a bit later. That has a massive influence on the isolation period.”
The Test window, which is regulated by umbrella body World Rugby, sets aside certain weeks for international matches to be played. But it doesn’t allow for enough Covid-19 quarantine protocols, which could add up to four weeks to the schedule on their side of competition. Australia South Africa live Rugby
