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Lindsay Collins has been called into the starting side for the Roosters in place of the injured Nat Butcher with Isaac Liu coming onto the bench. Brett Morris will play after withdrawing in the warm-up last week with a groin injury and so will Boyd Cordner who. Robinson wouldn't be drawn on whether the Morris boys, likely to play on in 2021, will be reunited on the same side of the field after Matt Ikuvalu scored five tries against the Cowboys.
Ricky Stuart has promoted Kai O'Donnell to the starting side in place of Joe Tapine, who drops back to the bench. Semi Valemei will make his NRL debut off the bench in place of Curtis Scott, who was scratched with an infected arm.Never a dull day in rugby league and again today has been a big one, most notably for the ever changing biosecurity measures which the NRL is being forced to enact.
Australian Rugby League Commission boss Peter V'landys held urgent talks with the Queensland government today about the fate of the four sides currently based in Queensland: the Broncos, Titans, Cowboys and Storm. There were concerns they would need to be parachuted into NSW with uncertainty over the border status or even send players and officials into hotel quarantine in Queensland.
Nineteen players who live in COVID-19 hotspots in Sydney will also undergo regular testing before matches against Queensland-based teams.
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