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by MADURA MCCORMACK, DANIELLE OâNEAL, PETER BADEL, JACK MCKAY, BRENT READ
1st Jun 2021 10:12 AM
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In a major coup expected to pump $5m into the rugby league heartland, t
After days of negotiations, it's understood an 11th hour offer by the Queensland Government sealed the deal for the shift, dashing a last ditch bid from NSW.
The move to Townsville comes amid a worsening Covid-19 outbreak in Melbourne, where 11 new locally acquired cases were recorded in the 24 hours to Monday.
"Townsville has the lowest risk of a Covid outbreak impacting the game and the least financial fallout of the available venues," NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo said.