Rugby-NRL to relocate 12 teams to Queensland due to COVID-19


  • Rugby
  • Sunday, 11 Jul 2021

(Reuters) - Twelve National Rugby League (NRL) clubs will relocate to three Queensland hubs on Wednesday for at least one month to ensure the competition continues, the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) announced on Sunday.

Nine teams from Sydney along with Canberra Raiders, Newcastle Knights and New Zealand Warriors will all move to southeast Queensland amidst concerns about the number of COVID-19 cases in Sydney.

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