Despite the fact that athletes do not belong to the risk group for severe complications, many people, and some times entire sports teams, have been affected by Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)(1,2). All managers, scientists and medical staff are worried about the effects of prolonged quar antines and postponements of matches on the players` health and performance levels. Regarding "return to play", the World Rugby Board is very cautious and developed a set of safe Re turn to Play (RTP) guidelines for rugby activities during the pandemic (3), and several World Rugby-affiliated protocols for preparation of return to training and competition (4,5). How ever, the effect of COVID-19 on performance has not been described. In this perspective, understanding how COVID-19 and its related training strategies affect performance will help staff to avoid performance decreases as much as possible.
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