The Parramatta Eels and Brisbane Broncos of the National Rugby League (NRL) compete in a match on the first night of resumed play following an extended suspension of play to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, May 28, 2020.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - After two months of practising social distancing, the big men of the National Rugby League were back crashing into each other with muscular relish as professional team sport returned to Australia in Brisbane on Thursday.
The third round of the NRL season got underway almost nine weeks after the second with an emphatic 43-6 victory for the Parramatta Eels over the Brisbane Broncos at an empty Lang Park.
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