Raynes is of the opinion the season should be scrapped given the lack of sponsorship dollars available and reduced revenue.

However, the majority of the club is keen to get back on the park and Raynes is happy to follow suit.

Rugby Australia has set a date of June 1 for community rugby to resume, with a mandatory pre-season period before competition matches officially start.

Club presidents across SIRU recently met and while a full season isn't completely off the cards, Raynes expects it will be reduced to one full round (eight matches), with nine first grade teams entered.

"Rugby Australia set a date a couple of months ago for a June opening, but it's all tentative," he said.

"What Rugby Australia is saying is if we open in June, there has to be a four-week pre-season because we have to prepare properly.

"That basically puts us into July-August, so basically a one-round competition.

"All the clubs in the SIRU are very keen to try and get some rugby up. The juniors are keen because all the kids are going bonkers.

"Personally, I think we should call the season off, but I'm just one vote.

"At the end of the day, it's our members, our players and the other committee members who hold sway.

"They're very keen to get some rugby, so I'll tow the line 100 per cent. I have no problem with that."

Raynes added if the season were to go ahead, it would have to be legally and morally correct.

But no crowds would be "problematic".

"We don't get a big crowd, at our home games we might get 300 or 400 people, but we can't really be going to sponsors for money," Raynes said.

"Our only opportunity to make any money out of the year to pay for the kits and the games is through people at games if we can open a bar and sell through the canteen.

"If the limitations are we can only play and it's only players and coaches, that's going to put a huge financial limitation on us.

"When Rugby Australia turns around to SIRU and says you're right to start from any given week, the Steamers will have a club-wide meeting and discuss what our approach is. We'll go into it as a united group."

Raynes had reservations about travelling to Wagga for matches after a COVID-19 case was confirmed there on Sunday, but has since been ruled negative.

"We're relying on everyone staying in their lane in terms of what they should and shouldn't be doing at their home towns," he said.

"Once you enter into a competition, I could be pretty confident our local Steamers are doing the right thing, but you can't be sure that's being carried across the whole competition.

"The other thing is you're looking at the welfare of players, juniors and seniors, and a big part of it is their ability to play rugby."

This weekend would have marked round three.

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