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New Zealand reopens its doors to the public for rugby

Hurricanes supporters show their joy on February 29, 2020 after a try by the New Zealand team during the Super Rugby match against the Japanese Sunwolves at McLean Park in Napier in New Zealand. (AFP ARCHIVES)

Super Rugby Aotearoa, a version of Super Rugby confined to New Zealand, will be the first major sporting competition in the world to reopen its doors to the public on Saturday, authorized to come without restriction to fill the stands of its stadiums.

"The + Super Rugby Aotearoa + will be the first professional rugby competition in the world to allow a massive return of fans to the Covid-19 era when it resumes on Saturday in Dunedin," the federation said New Zealand Rugby in a press release. New Zealand.

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