Otago Daily Times

NRL plan slammed

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Rugby league: The Australian Medical Associatio­n has lashed out at the NRL’s ambition to have crowds back from July, labelling it ‘‘absurd’’ and ‘‘dangerous’’.

Both the New South Wales and Queensland government­s have said they are open to working with league on a planned return, even if it at this stage appears far off, but Australia’s chief associatio­n for doctors and medical practition­ers said any move to have crowds back at suburban grounds was a ‘‘huge’’ risk to public health amid the coronaviru­s.

‘‘Put bluntly, this absurd and dangerous idea belongs in the sin bin,’’ AMA president Tony Bartone said. — AAP

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