‘Walk past them every day’: NRL players say sharing hotels ‘awkward’ in game week | sarah_keoghan SMHsport
NRL players have opened up on the awkwardness of sharing hotels with opposition NRL teams, with Roosters hooker Sam Verrills revealing Knights players had walked by while Trent Robinson’s side was doing video in preparation for Friday’s clash.
Twelve NSW-based NRL teams moved into three separate hotels across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast where they will remain for at least a month of the season. “We’ve probably seen them 5 or 6 times this morning already,” he said on Monday. “You’ve just got to put up with it, but obviously you’d rather not see the opposition team that week,” he said.
At the time, Blues skipper Kezie Apps admitted the situation made it hard to develop strong state vs state rivalry due to the fact many players were friends outside of footy.
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