Fosyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin had been placed on standby if the restrictions were not lifted. Fosyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin had been placed on standby if the restrictions were not lifted. The August outbreak forced New Zealand Rugby (NZR) to cancel the final match of Super Rugby Aotearoa between the Auckland Blues and Canterbury Crusaders and shift the 'North-South' game to Wellington. "Auckland fans missed out on both (matches) ... so this is positive news that they will be able to enjoy test match rugby," NZR's head of professional rugby Chris Lendrum said in a statement. Wellington Regional Stadium will host the first game on Sunday and Lendrum said almost 28,000 tickets had been sold.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 05, 2020 02:03 UTC