NRL considering moving competition to Queensland as Covid-19 crisis soars

14 July 2020 01:55
NRL could play out rest of premiership season in QueenslandQuarantine concerns surround players who live in hotspotsThe Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys has called an urgent meeting as reports surfaced about the possibility of the NRL moving the entire competition to Queensland to stave off another coronavirus-related season halt.V’landys told Fairfax the NRL was working on a contingency plan to play out the rest of the season, which still has 11 rounds plus finals to run, in Queensland. On Tuesday the Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, declared Liverpool and Campbelltown, areas of Sydney’s south-west where many NRL players live, as Covid-19 hotspots. Related: Canterbury Bulldogs centre Jake Averillo stood down over Covid-19 fears Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian