Brumbies coach Dan McKellar says they had no other choice but to re-locate their training base to Newcastle, with "dangerous" bushfire smoke blanketing Canberra and only weeks left until the start of Super Rugby.
McKellar says their first priority was to stay in Canberra, they looked at indoor facilities but the sad reality is the AIS is closed for a period of time.
But the club says it is still too early to determine whether the same dangers could see the Brumbies have to shift a trial against the Rebels in Albury on January 23, or even their first Super Rugby game in Canberra on January 31st against the Reds.
A Brumbies release said the club would continue to liaise with the ACT Emergency Services Authority to monitor conditions in Canberra ahead of their January 16 return.
McKellar said the club’s thoughts were with those suffering from the bushfire crisis.
[Source: Rugby.Com.Au]
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