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Premiership Rugby 19/20 - Rd 14
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Olyy" data-source="post: 1000516" data-attributes="member: 34990"><p>Dimes was on Will Greenwood's podcast yesterday and explained how often they get tested - believe he said it's every monday as standard (entire staff of the club not just players), then on game week they get tested Wednesday and on game day as well so I think it would be quite hard to hide a sick player as the Wednesday test should bin them off for the game, and if they caught it after the Wednesday test then it's unlikely they'll be symptomatic by Friday/Saturday.</p><p></p><p>I'm also not sure any side would risk it - even if they didn't care about the health/legal implications of doing so, one sick player playing a game could easily put half their squad out by the time the next test roles round, and then they've gotta forfeit every game for two weeks minimum.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That said: After seeing what's happened with Hull FC (I believe super league are following the same testing procedures as the premiership as they're laid down by PHE rather than league's making their own rules up) it does all feel like a ticking timebomb.</p><p></p><p></p><p>On Sam James: Turns out he's not sick, but he travelled back to the UK from Spain so has to quarantine for two weeks. Wayne Barnes is in the same boat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Olyy, post: 1000516, member: 34990"] Dimes was on Will Greenwood's podcast yesterday and explained how often they get tested - believe he said it's every monday as standard (entire staff of the club not just players), then on game week they get tested Wednesday and on game day as well so I think it would be quite hard to hide a sick player as the Wednesday test should bin them off for the game, and if they caught it after the Wednesday test then it's unlikely they'll be symptomatic by Friday/Saturday. I'm also not sure any side would risk it - even if they didn't care about the health/legal implications of doing so, one sick player playing a game could easily put half their squad out by the time the next test roles round, and then they've gotta forfeit every game for two weeks minimum. That said: After seeing what's happened with Hull FC (I believe super league are following the same testing procedures as the premiership as they're laid down by PHE rather than league's making their own rules up) it does all feel like a ticking timebomb. On Sam James: Turns out he's not sick, but he travelled back to the UK from Spain so has to quarantine for two weeks. Wayne Barnes is in the same boat. [/QUOTE]
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