A clinical advisory group made up of experts from across rugby league’s three professional competitions has held detailed talks over the process to return to training ahead of a planned August restart. Instead clubs could return at stage two, allowing the contact training described as “absolutely essential” by RFL chief medical officer and England doctor Chris Brookes before playing can recommence. Brookes said: “In rugby league the majority of players in a game will have contact with others for quite considerable periods of time. (Image: Getty Images)He also says that a decision over how long Super League players need back in training must be made by coaching and conditioning staff after medical professionals make recommendations. “But the medical consensus is that training is necessary before returning to play rugby league - you couldn’t just pick a start date for playing and bring the players in the day before.

Source: Daily Mirror June 05, 2020 20:00 UTC