Super Rugby players sent home but still hoping to play last game despite Covid lockdown

Blues’ final match in Auckland on Sunday is sold outCurrent restrictions in place until at least FridayThe Blues have sent their players home ahead of a lockdown in Auckland due to a new outbreak of Covid-19 in the region but are hopeful their sold-out final Super Rugby Aotearoa match on Sunday can still go ahead.New Zealand’s government said late on Tuesday that four new cases had emerged in Auckland after 102 days without community transmission and the country’s largest city would go into lockdown until Friday. Related: New Zealand’s strong arm tactics evoke memories of 2003 Rugby World Cup …