How Covid will affect Boxing Day friendlies on and off the pitch

Scrums are on course to return in the New Year - but won't be used in the three Boxing Day challenge matches. The game has been played without them since the coronavirus-enforced suspension of the 2020 season. As an area of increased contact, scrums were replaced by a handover of possession to reduce the risks posed by Covid. Their return,

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