England's Rugby Football Union has urged government to relax its rules on social distancing, calculating such a move be worth £12 million (R256 million) if crowds are allowed. Britain is currently insisting on a two-metre gap in public as one of a set of measures to stop the spread of Covid-19. The RFU will not compromise safety in favour of larger crowds or go against regulations but officials want "clarity on whether the two-metre rule is absolutely essential". The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has urged the British government to relax its rules on social distancing, calculating such a move be worth £12 million (R256 million) to England's governing body if crowds are allowed back into Twickenham for the November internationals. "We felt going into this period of change, and there will be change, having a degree of stability would help change; sometimes you do not want too much change to manage change."

Source: News 24 June 07, 2020 05:03 UTC