The Stormers are keeping their players ready for action in the safest conditions possible as the coronavirus hits home.
Stars have been banned from public gyms, with union’s High Performance Centre (HPC) being a monitored space.
Despite Super Rugby being suspended for the foreseeable future, plans are already in motion at Sanzaar to get the action going again in a controlled environment.
And that starts at home for the Stormers.
HURTFUL: The Stormers are still hurting from the loss to the Sharks two weeks ago. Picture: Samuel Shivambu BackpagePix.
Team doctor Jason Suter says: “These guys [the players] need to stay conditioned, it would be irresponsible not to.
“...The HPC is probably safer than any other environment in terms of training.
“We’ve banned any individual gym work at a Virgin Active, etc, because it’s a fluid situation with no control of social distancing.
“We’ve changed all our gym and training guidelines to be cognisant of what is potentially contagious, but also to self-monitor the Sanzaar guidelines.
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“There will be daily temperature checks and daily symptom checks and there will be management of any of those checks should it become positive, which allows us to self-isolate.”