NRL players have reportedly been banned from all indoor activities, including pubs and movie theatres, ahead of the 2022 season.<\/p>\n
First reported in the Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>, the somewhat extreme measures will be put in place to try and prevent the competition being derailed by the coronavirus, which continues to spread rapidly in New South Wales.<\/p>\n The state has clocked a new COVID-19 daily case record, with 23,131 more infections identified overnight<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Ferguson axed by Japanese club after arrest<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Aussie rookie makes astonishing NBA history<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> One change for Australian team in Sydney Test<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The moves that are reportedly being put in place by the NRL would also require any visitors to players' homes to take rapid antigen tests before going inside.<\/p>\n Players themselves will also take RATs every day before training, with most clubs set to get their pre-seasons rolling shortly.<\/p>\n For the handful of unvaccinated players, restrictions are even harsher – and they will apparently be forced to train alone.<\/p>\n NRL CEO Andrew Abdo said late last year that it was an inevitability that COVID-19 would disrupt the 2022 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n "We're going to invest heavily in rapid testing, early detection and screening, we're going to have biosecurity liaison officers at each of the clubs," he said.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"