So far, only the unvaccinated have been tested.
In a press release, the NRL indicates that "in the context of the evolution of the health situation, the Steering Committee of the NRL approved several modifications of the Covid-19 protocol on the basis of the proposals presented by the Covid-Expert Commission. 19 ".
Consequently, all the members of the professional groups of the clubs concerned, if they have been vaccinated, "will now have to carry out two weekly tests: the day of the first weekly meeting and two days before the meeting scheduled for the weekend".
For the unvaccinated, it is maintained the obligation for them to make "antigenic tests or RT-PCR every 24 hours", that of the first gathering of the week and that carried out two days before the meeting "must obligatorily be tests RT-PCR ", specifies the NRL.
Finally, "a club may request the postponement of its match if it does not have 23 players available under professional contract or hope (with six first lines), including a minimum of 15 players under professional contract", concludes the NRL.
Some 98% of players and staff are vaccinated, said the general manager of the League on Monday.
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