With Sydney set to cop a scorcher on Saturday, the NRL will delay the kick-off for three matches, including the World Club Challenge.
abc.net.au/news/nrl-pushes-back-pre-season-trials-heat/101973804The NRL has pushed back the start of all of Saturday's pre-season NRL challenges by nearly an hour in a bid to combat the extreme heat forecast in New South Wales.
The high-profile Charity Shield clash between St George Illawarra and South Sydney is the match of greatest concern, with a mid-afternoon kick-off scheduled in Mudgee. The clubs earned some reprieve on Tuesday, with the Charity Shield moved from 3:30pm AEDT to 4:20pm AEDT, and the start of the World Club Challenge pushed back to 6:50pm AEDT.
The move should at least take some of the sting out of the day's heat in NSW, but it is unlikely to please clubs that had hoped the games would be played later at night to better protect players.
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