I doubt it.
Australia will be fully ‘open’ for roughly 3 months by the time Super Rugby is due to start. I doubt any variants or the like will cause us to regress back to a lockdown situation.
NZ need to come to the party. Even if keep roughly the same guidelines, it’s crazy to hold a global competition off this late in the COVID game. There need to be exemptions made.
Mate, I don't know if you read the news, but Europe is staring to close off to SA again, because of the new Covid variant. I am happy for Gov't to open up, but I doubt whether they will be prepared to open up for rugby, as they will get to much shit from their supporters maybe for special treatment. I don't know who right or wrong, I not a medical person but I worried this new variant just may cause some hesitation of borders opening.
IWe got different Gov'ts handling it all different ways, we got Aunty Cindy creeping along, you got Donald Trump lite trying to do whatever you Labour leaders don't want, so not sure we will be on same page for awhile.