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The NRL has been rocked by a new Covid-19 scandal just a month before the finals.
In bizarre scenes, a positive RAT cartridge was spotted in the post-match media room just before the Manly and Parramatta coaches were due to speak at 4 Pines Park on Friday night.
An NRL official was alerted and discussed the situation with both the Sea Eagles and Eels - while a scrum of bemused journalists remained in the press conference room about four metres from the test.
It remains unclear where the positive test came from, given players and staff from both clubs - as well as reporters - tested negative as part of regular pre-game Covid tests.
Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler eventually came out for his scheduled press conference - but skipper Daly Cherry-Evans chose to stay in the home sheds to avoid being potentially exposed to the test.
In bizarre scenes, a positive RAT test was spotted in the post-match media room just before Manly's and Parramatta's NRL coaches were due to
