Queensland government gives the NRL the green light 💥
The Broncos, Cowboys and Titans are set to be granted exemptions for group training from Monday following Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's backing of the NRL's proposed May 28 restart date.
"The only condition was that it did not put our excellent work containing the spread of COVID-19 at risk and the Chief Health Officer advises that the NRL plan is workable. RLPA CEO Clint Newton said the players were aware of their responsibility to ensure there were no more incidents involving social distancing."They've got some significant obligations for the broader community but the players and game are no doubt grateful to the Queensland Premier to allow the players to train and travel from Queensland."That's always been the outcome that we were trying to provide the players, to have the least disruption to their daily lives as possible.
"Ultimately those decisions will be made in those states but they'll do so on the set of consistent medical advice and that should assist those codes and how they're progressing those issues," he said.Morrison reiterated that official approval for the Warriors to fly into Tamworth and isolate before a return to training and playing matches was resting with Australian Border Force officials, and would be ruled upon in due time.
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