One of the players in the DHL Super Rugby Pacific bubble in Queenstown has this evening been identified as a possible close contact of a confirmed COVID case and team protocols have been applied.

The player, a member of the Blues camp, and his roommate, have as a precaution been isolated from the rest of the group in line with public health protocols. The team doctor is conducting a PCR test to supplement the twice-weekly Rapid Antigen Tests all teams are receiving.