MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian National Rugby League side Brisbane Broncos were slapped with A$140,000 ($101,000) in fines on Tuesday after 10 players breached biosecurity protocols by having lunch at a pub.
The NRL has strict social distancing rules to protect the competition during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Broncos players fell foul of them by dining at Brisbane's Everton Park Hotel this month.
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