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Premiership clubs have tentatively agreed to return from 15th August onwards, while Premiership Rugby has also allowed clubs to begin with stage one of their planned programs to resume training. This is essential, as players will need a minimum of six weeks to get back up to speed following more than three months without any sporting activity. While most clubs have had their players keep in shape through remote workouts and regular contact with the medical and fitness department, there is still a big difference between being fit and being match-fit. Clubs will also have to be careful and watch out for the expected increase in soft-tissue injuries, as players’ are suddenly put through training regimes which their bodies are not used to, having spent more than three months away from such programmes. Nevertheless, the aim is to have the season back up and running by 15th August, with clubs now putting these training programmes in place to get their athletes back in shape as soon as possible, while safeguarding their health through this process, with regular testing taking place to ensure that players who test positive are isolated as soon as possible to avoid the spread of the virus.
The current Premiership season could see the playoffs being held in the middle of November if the existing return timeline is adhered to, which would then push the 2020-21 season to December, three months later than usual. Nevertheless, there is a commitment to finish this season and have the standings decided through sporting means rather than use a mathematical model to arrive at the final table, and this is actually also helping the move towards synchronising the global rugby calendar, with all the major leagues having had to postpone their competitions.
