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The NRL will shift 12 clubs into southeast Queensland for at least a month to escape NSW amid an alarming increase in the number of COVID-19 cases over the weekend.
All NSW and ACT-based clubs will be moved into three dedicated hubs in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast by Wednesday, while Melbourne and the three Queensland-based clubs remain in their home cities.
Games will be played out of Suncorp Stadium, Cbus Stadium or Sunshine Coast Stadium, while the exact location of each team is expected to be finalised on Monday.
The NRL will shift 12 clubs into southeast Queensland for at least a month to escape NSW amid an alarming increase in the number of COVID-19 cases over the weekend. Pictured: A player sanitises his hands before a South Sydney Rabbitohs training session
All NSW and ACT-based clubs will be moved into three dedicated hubs in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast by Wednesday, while Melbourne and the three Queensland-based clubs remain in their home cities. Pictured: Joseph Manu of the Roosters scores a try during the round 17 NRL match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Sydney Roosters at Bankwest Stadium, on July 10, 2021
Over the next 48 hours, clubs will scramble to finalise their bubble roster of 41 people including players and staff who will be flown on a chartered flight into Queensland.
The call came after an emergency ARLC meeting on Sunday as coronavirus case numbers across the weekend reached 127 in Greater Sydney, with a warning that cases were expected to be
