By Saint Ted
May 6 2020
World Rugby have today issued the guidelines for a return to play. This is an organic document, so expect it to change as the science evolves
All of the documents can be found here at World Rugby
As of typing, I haven't read the whole document yet, but what did stand out to me is that it will take 167 people to get a match played and on TV.
Full list is...
Personnel |
Number |
Home team players |
15 |
Visiting team players |
15 |
Home team substitutes and bench support |
11 |
Visiting team substitutes and bench support |
11 |
Home team travelling reserves |
3 |
Visiting team travelling reserves |
3 |
Home team roving Doctor |
1 |
Visiting team roving Doctor |
1 |
Home team roving Physiotherapist |
1 |
Visiting team roving Physiotherapist |
1 |
Home team Technical box (water carriers) |
2 |
Visiting team Technical box (water carriers) |
2 |
Home team Coaches box |
5 |
Visiting team Coaches box |
5 |
Match Day Doctor |
1 |
Immediate Care Lead |
1 |
Medical room video viewer |
1 |
Paramedics |
6 |
Other medical specialists |
2 |
Medical room video operator |
1 |
Security guards |
4 |
Referee |
1 |
Assistant Referee |
2 |
Side-line Referees, time keeper, statistics and communications |
7 |
Television Match Official |
1 |
Citing Commissioner |
1 |
Ball team and ball team supervisor |
7 |
Match Manager |
1 |
Match Director |
1 |
Administration |
10 |
Broadcaster pitch-side crew (cameramen, line runners & floor manager) |
20 |
Commentators |
6 |
Outside broadcasting van |
15 |
Stadium operations |
8 |
Big screen and PA announcer |
2 |
TOTAL |
167 |
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Quote:Saintly Pursuit
It's a bit of a strange list.
If it is for a game with spectators then it is missing things like turnstile operators, stewards etc. That would be a minimum. To make money then there would also need to be hospitality, shop and ticket office staff to also add in which would probably push the total well over 300.
If it is for a match without spectators then I would think that things like Stadium Announcer/Big Screen aren't needed and some of the things like Administration, Stadium Operations, Paramedics are overstated.
Quote:Saint.Kenneth
The tv side is massively underplayed in the list. You have the pitch side crew, OB van and Match Director listed but there are far more people involved than that.
Inside an OB truck during a ‘normal’ match could be up to 30 people easily, so I appreciate if coverage is slimmed down those numbers will be too, but not by much. For me this is where there is a real issue as it will be impossible to socially distance yourself inside the truck.
I think I read/heard somewhere that it takes about 256 - 300 people to put on a televised footy match without spectators, so they’re possibly a bit low in their estimation.
Quote:Aberavon Wizard
I fully understand why they are looking at this but purely from my own point of view I am totally underwhelmed by the prospect of watching a game from an empty stadium either from the comfort of my sofa or from the slightly surreal prospect of a back car park.
Quote:Saint Tim
One thing I know Sky are doing with football is that they have all the league grounds connected over fast fibre back to base and the capacity is such that they are now starting to do production at base. They can thus have the same director et al do more than one game during a day - plus there is no additional expenses to get them, the truck etc to the grounds. I presume the set up is also significantly simpler.
I can see this pushing that process down to the PRL.
Quote:Christy
+ 1
how can anyone watch a team sport without supporters?
Its like theatre without the audience - whats the point?