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Melbourne Rebels set to play in Canberra despite coronavirus fears

Chris Dutton
David Polkinghorne
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:37am, first published June 23 2020 - 6:30pm
The Rebels are expected to be able to travel to Canberra for the first game of the new season. Picture: Jamila Toderas
The Rebels are expected to be able to travel to Canberra for the first game of the new season. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Canberra Raiders boss and Project Apollo member Don Furner has backed the existing NRL coronavirus protocols, confident the competition can avoid the need to enforce blanket testing of all players.

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Chris Dutton

Chris Dutton

Sport editor

Chris Dutton has been a sport journalist since 2008, covering rugby union, rugby league, basketball, cricket and soccer. He has covered World Cups and Olympic Games in print and online. Chris has had a stint as news director, but is back in sport to follow the ups and downs. Email: chris.dutton@canberratimes.com.au

David Polkinghorne

David Polkinghorne

Sports journo

Covering the Raiders, Cavalry, cycling and racing, plus everything else that involves sport in the ACT, for The Canberra Times. Basically I love sport and watching it is a full-time job. Email: david.polkinghorne@canberratimes.com.au

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