England hope to host as many as 20,000 supporters at Twickenham for their international clash with the Barbarians on Sunday, October 25. The non-cap international against the Barbarians could therefore become a pivotal test case in the government’s pilot scheme aimed at returning supporters to sports contests across the UK. “We continue to work closely with government and the local authority on the return of sports fans to the stadium,” said RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney. “The numbers of fans able to attend, given social distancing requirements, will be significantly lower than normal and subject to final agreement from government. “The number of fans allowed into Twickenham Stadium for the fixture is based on social-distancing requirements to mitigate against the risk of Covid-19 transmission,” read an RFU statement.

Source: Express September 02, 2020 09:56 UTC