167 personnel needed for behind-closed-doors rugby games

Players will have to avoid shaking hands or embracing, spitting, and sharing water bottles or communal nutritional supplements.

World Rugby has outlined that professional rugby games can be run with a minimum of 167 personnel as they chart a path towards the safe return of the sport.

The phased approach to resuming training and matches was developed by Irish medics Dr Éanna Falvey (World Rugby Chief Medical Officer) and Prof Mary Horgan (consultant physician of infectious diseases), along with Dr Martin Raftery and Prav Mathema.