Super Rugby League resumes matches in New Zealand

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After several weeks of long waiting during the confinement, it is the big return of rugby matches in New Zealand. This weekend also resumed the Super Rugby League.

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with our correspondent in Welllington, Ricard Tindiller

The Super Rugby League, which usually takes place across the southern hemisphere, has taken on some national matches well on New Zealand soil. Some 20,000 people went to Dunedin Stadium on the South Island on Saturday evening to witness the victory of their Highlanders team. Score: 28-27 against the Hamilton Chiefs. 

But to appreciate again this life before, New Zealand first respected a very strict confinement for almost two months. The South Pacific archipelago, which has a population of five million, has recorded 1,154 confirmed cases and 22 deaths. On June 8, all restrictions were lifted by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

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For several weeks now, professional and amateur teams have been training again but with strict rules: fewer tackles, disinfection of balls and equipment between each training, and then above all limited groups, closed changing rooms ... and the tracking of each player on the smartphone ...

Now we are at alert level 1, it's time to make sure you are prepared to play 🏉 # TheKiwiWay 🇳🇿 pic.twitter.com/XvVumwMK4g

A strategy that paid off since there are no longer any cases of Covid-19 in the country. The 520 amateur and professional rugby clubs in New Zealand are back in competition, but only at national level ...

Because to see the All Blacks again, you will need to be patient. 

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