Sydney Roosters and Sydney Swans players are undergoing COVID testing after contact tracing revealed that New South Wales’ latest coronavirus case visited a cafe close to their headquarters.
Key points:
- NSW’s latest COVID-19 case visited locations in Moore Park while infectious
- The Sydney Roosters and Sydney Swans train and work nearby
- Players have been sent for testing ahead of matches this weekend
The Roosters play Parramatta on Friday night and have asked non-essential staff to avoid coming into the office today.
The Swans are due to fly to Melbourne ahead of their match on Saturday against the Demons, and the club says its preparations are yet to be affected.
The Azure Cafe is one of the locations identified by the NSW government as a possible coronavirus exposure site as it seeks to prevent the latest case growing into a cluster.
The cafe is just metres from the Roosters’ and Swans’ headquarters in Moore Park.
The Fremantle Dockers have shifted to Queensland for two weeks to avoid being caught up in any COVID-19 border closuers.
They play the Brisbane Lions on Sunday and then Essendon in Melbourne the following week.
The NRL’s “magic round”, in which all teams play at one venue over a single weekend, is scheduled for next weekend in Brisbane.
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