It has been billed as 'Two Days of Rugby Heaven' but it might be closer to hell in terms of temperatures as Brisbane Global Tens organisers put extreme temperature policies in place ahead of the inaugural tournament at Suncorp Stadium.
An impending heatwave sweeping through NSW and southern Queensland has been predicted to see players stepping out in temperatures of 35 degrees on Saturday and 37 degrees on Sunday.
Duco Events will use the World Rugby heat guidelines for the Tens, which stipulates the steps needed to be taken to ensure the welfare of players. Fans, ice stations and cold towels are also going to be available to players as they rotate off the field.
Despite a predicted heat wave in Brisbane, there are 10 capped All Blacks among the five New Zealand Super Rugby squads named for the weekend.
In Australia, eight Wallabies including Tevita Kuridrani and Henry Speight will spearhead the Brumbies’ squad selected to compete for the inaugural Brisbane Global Rugby Tens.
Meanwhile, the inaugural Brisbane Global Tens kicks of at 2pm Saturday with the Rebels taking on the Chiefs.
