The RFU has confirmed new dates for previously postponed fixtures following disputes committee meetings.
DMP Durham Sharks’ home meeting with Worcester Warriors (originally due to be played on Saturday 27 November but postponed due to bad weather and concerns for player safety, with long distance travel and projected weather forecasts) will now be played on Saturday 22 January, kick-off 3pm.
Meanwhile, Sale Sharks’ round nine home match against Saracens, originally due to take place on Sunday 19 December was postponed after Saracens reported a number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the playing squad. This match will now take place on Saturday 22 January, kick-off 2.30pm.
Elsewhere, round 10 fixtures between Wasps and Loughborough Lightning (originally scheduled for Saturday 8 January but postponed due to confirmed cases in both playing squads and staff groups) and Harlequins against Worcester Warriors (originally scheduled for Sunday 9 January but postponed due to confirmed cases in the Worcester Warriors playing squad and staff group) have also been rearranged following disputes committee consultation.
Wasps’ will now face Loughborough Lightning at Twyford Avenue on Saturday 22 January, kick-off 1.30pm, while Harlequins will host Worcester at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday 12 February, kick-off 3pm.
With thanks to the RFU
