A statement from the RFU states: "Following the government’s announcement that organised outdoor sport can resume from 29 March, the RFU has today published a new ‘Return to Community Rugby Roadmap’. The roadmap summarises the plan for a phased return to full contact rugby, subject to each step on the government roadmap being met."

A six-stage process has been created by the governing body to guide grassroots players and coaches through the process of returning to play, with graduated levels of contact leading to full contact training in June.