The NRL has brought back its stage three biosecurity protocols for players amid the recent COVID-19 cluster in NSW.<\/p>\n
It was announced today the NSW outbreak, which has centred around the Sydney suburb of Bondi, had grown to 21<\/a>, with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian revealing the number would continue to swell as more household contacts of cases test positive in the coming days.<\/p>\n According to Nine's rugby league reporter Danny Weidler, players from Sydney-based NRL clubs will be subjected to level three restrictions.<\/p>\n With Origin Game II taking over the weekend, all NRL clubs are on a break, which means the biosecurity protocols won't apply to players from Sydney clubs who are on leave outside of the city.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/Danny_Weidler\/status\/1407231106412208134<\/a><\/p>\n Under the restrictions, players are not to leave their homes unless it's for training and team duties or to buy essentials.<\/p>\n Weidler also revealed earlier that the NRL staff working on Sunday's Origin clash would be rushed into Brisbane today.<\/p>\n NRL staff were scheduled to arrive later in the week, but will instead head north several days earlier to avoid any border restrictions.<\/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<\/strong><\/em> clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"