NRLW players call on the NRL to make it a priority for New Zealand-based players to get home, with the season delayed until early next year.
NRLW player representatives have taken aim at the NRL for a lack of communication over the postponement of the season, which has left New Zealand-based players stranded in Australia indefinitely.It is unclear when the NZ players will return home, with the NRL working closely with government authorities
In a meeting of the RLPA women's players advisory group on Monday night, complaints ranged from a lack of communication to a lack of support from the NRL over the decision to delay the competition. "Frustratingly, the communication, level of support and understanding of the effects the delayed competition announcement would have on the repatriation of these players by NRL leadership, has not met our collective expectations."
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