The Rugby League began two weeks ago in Australia and AFL is due to on Thursday (June 11), with the country taking baby steps towards resumption of its winter sports post the COVID-19-induced lockdown.
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They're contact sports where players tackle each other, so understandably, the organisers have had to put in place stringent bio-security measures before their resumption. While the games will be played behind closed doors, albeit both leagues pushing for crowd inclusion, the support staff and players' movement is limited to just training and home. Some have had to even move out of their family homes and whilst they're participating in the competition, they can't visit stores or restaurants, to curb even the small possibility of the virus spreading from the community.
International cricket will face its own set of challenges before