Testing to cost £5,000 per week

[JohnM]

Front the original story.

It was news that was largely well-received by clubs, who feared costs would be significantly higher.
But with more companies providing the equipment needs, costs have come down significantly, with the first quote being £6,000 a week. Costs are flexible and could change but there’s a belief they are more likely to go down rather than up.

[tms]

19 hours ago, Griff said:

Nevertheless, 40,000 folk are dead.

And I'm not convinced tackling can be regarded as minimal contact. Particularly for a forward making 30 or 40 tackles a game.  Passing on his spit and sweat.

agreed but on the flip side how many players have reported symptoms in the lockdown so f they keep doing what their doing now how many will get the virus through playing  and what about this for a novel idea RFL says all players must learn to bend their backs and all tackles must be below the waist to minimise head contact  any above is a penalty

[Harry Stottle]

37 minutes ago, POR said:

agreed but on the flip side how many players have reported symptoms in the lockdown so f they keep doing what their doing now how many will get the virus through playing  and what about this for a novel idea RFL says all players must learn to bend their backs and all tackles must be below the waist to minimise head contact  any above is a penalty

That's Shaun O'Loughlin retiring then!

[Oldbear]

8 hours ago, POR said:

agreed but on the flip side how many players have reported symptoms in the lockdown so f they keep doing what their doing now how many will get the virus through playing  and what about this for a novel idea RFL says all players must learn to bend their backs and all tackles must be below the waist to minimise head contact  any above is a penalty

And Jon Wilkin!

[DoubleD]

On 15/06/2020 at 13:21, Griff said:

It's not just the finances.  The players are taking most of the risks and most of them in Divs 2 and 3 have day jobs.  Who wants to lose two weeks' pay because they've been infected at their second job ?

Surely there would be a greater chance of them getting infected in their ‘1st job’ as you so attribute it or in general society than there would be in a game of footy where players have previously tested negative 

[HarrogateKnights]

Out of interest I know I different type of testing but who pays for the anti-doping tests that happen in Rugby League. This definitely happens at championship level. 

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

1 hour ago, HarrogateKnights said:

Out of interest I know I different type of testing but who pays for the anti-doping tests that happen in Rugby League. This definitely happens at championship level. 

The ones carried out by UKAD are paid for by that organisation out of their funding.

[Tommygilf]

On 16/06/2020 at 09:02, JohnM said:

Front the original story.

It was news that was largely well-received by clubs, who feared costs would be significantly higher.
But with more companies providing the equipment needs, costs have come down significantly, with the first quote being £6,000 a week. Costs are flexible and could change but there’s a belief they are more likely to go down rather than up.

Thats another reason why we'll be looking at mid July return to training and Mid August restart. 

 

[HarrogateKnights]

4 hours ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

The ones carried out by UKAD are paid for by that organisation out of their funding.

Ah right fair one. It would have been good if the Government would have created a Coronavirus sports funding grant so can be managed, funded and tested in the same way across all sports.