TORONTO – The Canadian Football League confirmed Thursday that the Toronto Argonauts’ game at the Saskatchewan Roughriders this weekend has been rescheduled from Saturday to Sunday.
It will now take place at 5:00 PM CT and 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, July 24th.
The postponement was caused by a series of positive COVID-19 tests among Riders players and staff earlier this week. The situation has improved and medical authorities are now confident that the match can go ahead safely on Sunday.
“Having to move our game is the worst-case scenario for us and something we never want to have to do,” Roughriders president and CEO Craig Reynolds said in a statement issued by the team.
“We know our fans often plan to attend Rider games weeks and months in advance and there can be a lot of travel and logistics involved in that decision. For that, we are truly sorry, but we hope that by keeping the game the same of the week and by moving it to Sunday, our fans will still be able to enjoy Family Day at Mosaic Stadium.”
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The Roughriders plan to have nearly all of the same exciting events at Mosaic Stadium on Sunday, including a Coors Light Party in the Park starting at 2 p.m. CT, appearances by princesses and superheroes, a junior anthem singer and a Roughrider slime giveaway for the first 5,000 children who enter the Stadium.
Those who have tickets for the July 23rd game will automatically have their tickets moved to July 24th. No action is required by the ticket holder.
“We’ve had an unfortunate reminder that COVID-19 is still a reality in our lives, but we’ll put our best foot forward when we play on Sunday night,” Reynolds said. “Family Day is one of my favorite games every year and I can’t wait to have our fans there to cheer us on.”
The game will be broadcast on TSN.