Six Argentina players and two staff have been kicked out of the Rugby Championship for breaching its health rules after taking an unauthorised day trip to the New South Wales resort of Byron Bay, competition organisers said on Thursday.
The Rugby Championship, which also includes Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, has been operating under strict biosecurity protocols in the northeastern state of Queensland due to Covid-19.
Argentina have now been left without back row enforcer Pablo Matera and team mates Sebastián Cancelliere, Joaquín Díaz Bonilla, Felipe Ezcurra, Santiago Medrano and Santiago Socino for their final match against Australia on the Gold Coast on Saturday. Sanzaar said they would remain in the state until rejoining the squad on Sunday before leaving Australia.
Queensland's border is effectively closed to New South Wales, which has been dealing with a larger outbreak centred in Sydney."It's very transparent to us that there’s a border between Queensland and New South Wales," Foster told reporters.
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