{"id":148575,"date":"2021-10-23T21:20:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T21:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=148575"},"modified":"2021-10-23T21:58:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-23T21:58:20","slug":"uk-star-butting-heads-with-dogs-over-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=148575","title":{"rendered":"UK star 'butting heads' with Dogs over vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luke Thompson<\/a>'s time at the Canterbury Bulldogs<\/a> could soon come to an end with the English prop clashing with the club over a refusal to be vaccinated. <\/p>\n

According to a report from Nine's Danny Weidler, the 26-year-old has been steadfast in rejecting COVID-19 protocols, in what has been deemed an "explosive" situation.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/strong>NRL clubs call for right to sack unvaccinated players<\/a><\/p>\n

"He has been butting heads with Bulldogs management about COVID vaccination," Weidler wrote in The Sydney Morning Herald.<\/p>\n

"He has told them a number of times that he does not want to be vaccinated. He didn't even want to wear a mask in Brisbane when players were required to do so after the competition was relocated to Queensland."<\/p>\n

\"Luke<\/p>\n

Bulldogs players have been told they need to be double-vaccinated for the start of the team's NRL pre-season training on November 1.<\/p>\n

News of Thompson's refusal to get vaccinated comes after the NRL refused to mandate a vaccine for its players<\/a> like the AFL had this week.<\/p>\n

"We are busy working on the protocols for the players who are vaccinated and the players that are not vaccinated. Hopefully, we are talking about a very small group of players," NRL CEO Andrew Abdo said.<\/p>\n

"Between now and the end of the off-season we will have a very clear set of guidelines for how the clubs and players can get back to training safely for those who are vaccinated and those who aren't yet vaccinated."<\/p>\n

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