The New Zealand Warriors will arrive in Tamworth in NSW tomorrow after the club received approval to fly to Australia to play NRL.
The team will enter 14 days in isolation, where they will be permitted to train before the Telstra premiership recommences on May 28.
"The club will follow the strictest bio security protocols and, like all clubs, will participate in an education day about the protocols on Monday morning,” NRL Chairman Peter V'Landys said.
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