World Cup organisers say a decision is likely to be made by the end of spring on whether to postpone the tournament but they remain confident it will be one of the first major events in England to be played in front of capacity crowds. Officials went into the New Year in buoyant mood after a seven-figure sponsorship deal and healthy ticket sales across all 61 games of the men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments put the World Cup in a strong financial position.A third lockdown, prompted by a fresh wave of Covid-19 cases, threatens to cause further disruption but tournament chief executive Jon Dutton says the arrival of the vaccine could be a game changer. Coronavirus could delay start of Super League season’Everyone takes concussion seriously'”We went into Christmas optimistic and in a good place on the back of all the ticket sales and the sponsorship that we had,” said Dutton.”Then we started the New Year in a new lockdown but our mantra has always been that January and February would be really tough months and certainly not the time for any significant decision making.”But I think the vaccine is a game changer and it was really heartening yesterday to… Read full this story
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