The Rebels are still holding out hope that they will be able to return to Melbourne before the end of Super Rugby AU despite increasingly severe restrictions being placed around Victorian travel.
Melbourne's players and a host of staff are set to be based out of Canberra for the next four weeks at least, as coronavirus cases spike in Victoria, in a bid to ensure the Super Rugby AU competition continues.
Relocation was made a necessity last week when Queensland announced strict border controls and quarantine requirements for sporting teams in Queensland who had been in contact with teams in or from Melbourne in the preceding two weeks.
Yesterday, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews announced that the NSW-Victoria border would be closed from midnight tonight.
`Already, the squad has said they are prepared to be away for as long as they need to be to keep the competition going but it is not an easy proposition.
With a bye scheduled for next week and the uncertainty around when they would return to Melbourne, many players and staff were hoping to try and have their families potentially visit Canberra for a short time.
[Source: Rugby.com.au]
